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You can check your personal application status online here.
You can check your business application status online here.

Barclay reconsideration line: 866-408-4064, Mon-Fri 8AM - 5PM EST.
The 24-hour number is 866-408-4064
New 24 hour number is 866-205-5973
you can finally fax documents to Barclays the number is 866-836-6959

Based on the phone reps, an application usually remains in the system for 90 days, during which you can ask for a reconsideration.
However, if 30 days have passed, it will incur another hard pull.

There have been a few reports of Barclay pulling credit again when reconsidering - even when specifically asked not to.
Make sure to explicitly tell the rep that you don't want another credit pull. The benefit of such action would be that if later you see they did pull your credit you can call up and speak to a manager and have the pulls removed (based on first-hand accounts from this thread).

If you want to guarantee that you don't get another pull, freeze your credit report.

While Barclay recon reps are usually very tough to deal with, there have been sporadic reports of them reconsidering by reallocating credit-line from other cards. Additionally, there are a few reports indicating success with the 3BM.
Personal and biz didn't combine

Barclay recon reps take notes of each phone call and subsequent reps usually regurgitate the previous rep's reply.

Barclays has a 6/24 rule similar to chase 5/24. Not hardcoded like chase though.

Random: see this great article about negotiating tactics with Customer Service Reps.
not working. Found it on the wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20161018151314/https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-negotiator-shares-negotiating-tricks-2015-1/ref=cyberdust.com

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #80 on: April 10, 2013, 02:30:29 AM »
Many bloggers have reported yes, but truthfully, now a days I don't even trust them.
Yes, i understood your question. The reason i recommended checking the status online is because many a times (IME) they say pending but when you check the status right after it's already declined. This is what happened with my recent Arrival app. But if yours is still pending, i guess someone will actually manually review it. Still, your chances of approval are slim, IME.
Okay. Thanx for the info. Will keep you posted.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #81 on: April 10, 2013, 02:32:48 AM »
Yes, this is what it says:
My question is if that's a nice way of them saying that I was declined (and i'll need to call recon), or if it means that its going to be manually reviewed and may actually still get approved (without a phone call) .
I applied for two cards yesterday. Got the same message as you. One got approved today. Very low 5k limit. My first barclay cards. Other is still pending with 10 day message.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #82 on: April 10, 2013, 05:40:14 AM »
I got the generic message, but when checking the status a minute later, it said rejected.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #83 on: April 10, 2013, 12:17:27 PM »
I got the generic message, but when checking the status a minute later, it said rejected.
Same happened to me:
The reason i recommended checking the status online is because many a times (IME) they say pending but when you check the status right after it's already declined. This is what happened with my recent Arrival app.
Looks like their system cannot say the word rejected.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #84 on: April 10, 2013, 02:02:02 PM »
Same happened to me:Looks like their system cannot say the word rejected.
just applied for 2 barclay cards the us airways and the arrival. got approved for the us airways card the next day.(10k) I just called recon the rep said they checked my report and see some recent cards opened from chase etc.. they want to see more history especially with my new us card. and chance of success with recon? thank you

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #85 on: April 10, 2013, 02:02:46 PM »
just applied for 2 barclay cards the us airways and the arrival. got approved for the us airways card the next day.(10k) I just called recon the rep said they checked my report and see some recent cards opened from chase etc.. they want to see more history especially with my new us card. and chance of success with recon? thank you

Chances are very slim IMHO.
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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #86 on: April 10, 2013, 02:05:02 PM »
Chances are very slim IMHO.
thanks for the quick response. so it is not worth wasting my breath?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #87 on: April 10, 2013, 02:05:51 PM »
thanks for the quick response. so it is not worth wasting my breath?

Well, if it were me I'd call.  At least worth a try. But like I said I wouldn't expect any positive results.
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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #88 on: April 10, 2013, 02:23:13 PM »
so just applied for the US Air card, and got instant approval. 5 minutes later applied for the arrival card, but got a notice that the application is pending and they will need up to 10 days for a decision. When i check the application status link, it also shows pending.

question is, should i call recon right now, or should i wait till theres a decision?

Thanks

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #89 on: April 10, 2013, 05:24:21 PM »
just applied for 2 barclay cards the us airways and the arrival. got approved for the us airways card the next day.(10k) I just called recon the rep said they checked my report and see some recent cards opened from chase etc.. they want to see more history especially with my new us card. and chance of success with recon? thank you
They hate recently opened cards. I usually try to apply for Barclay cards after a biz AOR, so they don't see my recent cards. Just some advice...

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #90 on: April 11, 2013, 02:13:10 PM »
Okay. Thanx for the info. Will keep you posted.
Update:
Today - Two days later - and I was still getting the same message about the application still being reviewed.
So I called recon and the rep said the app was in the pending stage.

The first thing I did was ask her if she's going to pull my credit again.

Then she asked me some questions about income, and then why i've been opening so many accounts lately, and then approved with a $5k line!

Thanx everyone for help!

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #91 on: April 11, 2013, 02:16:05 PM »
Update:
Today - Two days later - and I was still getting the same message about the application still being reviewed.
So I called recon and the rep said the app was in the pending stage.

The first thing I did was ask her if she's going to pull my credit again.

Then she asked me some questions about income, and then why i've been opening so many accounts lately, and then approved with a $5k line!

Thanx everyone for help!

What was your reason?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #92 on: April 11, 2013, 02:56:49 PM »
What was your reason?
Different cards have different benefits and features that the other ones don't have, and i'm trying out the different products to see what fits my needs etc. . .

I also threw in that the citi bank near me recently closed up, so those cards "lost the benefit" of a local branch.

And I forgot to mention in the last post, she also asked me about a late payment that she saw on the cc. I gave a valid reason and she was fine with it.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #93 on: April 23, 2013, 05:13:55 PM »
Just applied for barclays arrival and got a pending message.

Should I call recon or wait a day or two?

Is there any chance it will go thru on its own?
« Last Edit: April 23, 2013, 05:20:49 PM by mgarfin »

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #94 on: April 23, 2013, 05:22:42 PM »
Just applied for barclays arrival and got a pending message.

Should I call recon or wait a day or two?

Is there any chance it will go thru on its own?

It's probably declined.

Check the status of the app online.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #95 on: April 23, 2013, 05:31:06 PM »
It's probably declined.

Check the status of the app online.

Just checked it is not declined

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #96 on: April 23, 2013, 06:33:56 PM »
Just checked it is not declined

Probably best to wait.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #97 on: April 23, 2013, 08:55:38 PM »
Wait got a couple of people approved just by waiting

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #98 on: April 24, 2013, 03:31:47 PM »
Got denied for arrival card

so I froze experian

called recon and got instant approval

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #99 on: April 24, 2013, 04:29:32 PM »
Got denied for arrival card

so I froze experian

called recon and got instant approval
How did the conversation go?