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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 #340 on: July 16, 2013, 02:50:41 PM »
They see that you opened a lot of CC in the past 12 months, so they don't wanna give you a new product, this was with me, they actually mentioned that i should use the card for 12 months
Just happened to me when I called up for myself, and my SO.
Too many accounts opened in the last 12 months, and not enough time w/ my US card.

Seems that as they get better offers, their filtering improves as well.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #341 on: July 16, 2013, 03:33:42 PM »
Called them and it was a waste of time.

They told me that Trans Union has multiple types of credits scores per person.

I told them that the info on the denial letter was wrong so they answered that that’s Trans Union’s info we have our own other reasons for denying. So I asked them for a letter for their own reasons of the denial and they promised to send it.

Basically, they say that I opened to many new accounts in the last 12 months and almost nothing spent on it. Same thing they tell everybody else.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #342 on: July 19, 2013, 11:27:49 AM »
I just had success in getting approved for the US airways card as part of a 3BM after calling recon.
I applied for LH, US air and Arrival. LH was instantly approved. Now USair was also approved through recon with no additional pulls.   
« Last Edit: July 19, 2013, 11:32:02 AM by yas »

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #343 on: July 19, 2013, 11:41:49 AM »
I just had success in getting approved for the US airways card as part of a 3BM after calling recon.
I applied for LH, US air and Arrival. LH was instantly approved. Now USair was also approved through recon with no additional pulls.

Congrats   :)

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #344 on: July 19, 2013, 12:26:32 PM »
I just had success in getting approved for the US airways card as part of a 3BM after calling recon.
I applied for LH, US air and Arrival. LH was instantly approved. Now USair was also approved through recon with no additional pulls.

Extreme exception.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #345 on: July 19, 2013, 12:28:12 PM »
Extreme exception.

Better to be lucky than good . I personally have given up on Barclays for the time being .

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #346 on: July 19, 2013, 12:44:34 PM »
Extreme exception.
Interesting... the rep was so chilled and easy going about it. He asked a few security questions and informed me they are sending out the card.
Could it be they are approving the US airways card easier these days to free themselves of miles they bought from US air? 

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #347 on: July 21, 2013, 11:54:47 AM »
I just had success in getting approved for the US airways card as part of a 3BM after calling recon.
I applied for LH, US air and Arrival. LH was instantly approved. Now USair was also approved through recon with no additional pulls.
Arrival too?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #348 on: July 21, 2013, 12:13:41 PM »

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #349 on: July 21, 2013, 12:41:30 PM »
I didn't try yet.
Did u get 3 pulls?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #350 on: July 21, 2013, 12:53:16 PM »
I got 2 for some reason but the extra pull was not from recon.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #351 on: July 21, 2013, 12:57:49 PM »
I got 2 for some reason but the extra pull was not from recon.
When did you apply.  Sometimes it comes off day later

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #352 on: July 21, 2013, 01:00:24 PM »
2 weeks ago.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #353 on: July 21, 2013, 05:20:27 PM »
When did you apply.  Sometimes it comes off day later

That happened to me with my Barclay 2BM, the 2nd pull dropped off a day later.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #354 on: July 21, 2013, 08:58:11 PM »
That happened to me with my Barclay 2BM, the 2nd pull dropped off a day later.
only if everything matches but recently pulls have been showing up from different addresses

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #355 on: July 25, 2013, 10:56:57 AM »
any success in getting both the arrival 40k and 20k?

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #356 on: July 28, 2013, 07:39:40 PM »
After being told that a hard inquiry pulled during a recon call will be recalled, I got a letter from Barclaycard in the mail confirming that it will not be recalled.
I called fuming but to my disappointment I was told by the recon dept manger that I'm screwed and if I have any further complains I can mail the president of the bank.
Very disappointing they had no respect for me what's so ever.

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #357 on: July 28, 2013, 08:08:34 PM »
After being told that a hard inquiry pulled during a recon call will be recalled, I got a letter from Barclaycard in the mail confirming that it will not be recalled.
I called fuming but to my disappointment I was told by the recon dept manger that I'm screwed and if I have any further complains I can mail the president of the bank.
Very disappointing they had no respect for me what's so ever.

Don't know why anyone would expect any respect from them . Recon was condescending to me 2 times , and the 3rd time I got even with them and read them the riot act.

  I cancelled my card and told them I didn't want to do business with anyone who made absolutely no sense, changing their mind in mid conversation,  and treated their customers like second class citizens.

Sometimes it feels good to be independent . 

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #358 on: July 28, 2013, 09:10:24 PM »

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Re: Barclays Reconsideration
« Reply #359 on: July 28, 2013, 09:30:23 PM »
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Act
???


An appropriate excerpt


" entered into common language as a phrase meaning "to reprimand severely", with the added sense of a stern warning. The phrase remains in common use in the English language. " 

And did I tell them off severely .  :)