Author Topic: What was the first credit card you opened in your name? (Read 22553 times)

etech0 · « **on:** May 13, 2014, 02:40:50 PM »

mine: Chase Freedom Visa

moka · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2014, 02:56:39 PM »

Capital one journey

Achas Veachas · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:06:32 PM »

BoA secured card

DK23 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:09:25 PM »

Citi MTV-U card (meant for college kids) - that type has since been stopped by Citi and changed into Citi Forward

MC · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:15:07 PM »

Capital One platinum

Joe4007 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:18:51 PM »

Quote from: Achas Veachas on May 13, 2014, 03:06:32 PM

BoA secured card

+1

ariIs · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:22:54 PM »

This'll show my age: Sierra Games branded BofA card.

Yosel · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:50:43 PM »

stbaum · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:54:16 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on May 13, 2014, 02:40:50 PM

mine: Chase Freedom Visa

same. when i opened my checking account with chase (2007) i got it automatically. no idea how...

hocker · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:55:15 PM »

Citi Freedom student card $2500 CL

shmebeble · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2014, 03:57:45 PM »

Discover student

etech0 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2014, 04:01:04 PM »

Quote from: stbaum on May 13, 2014, 03:54:16 PM

same. when i opened my checking account with chase (2007) i got it automatically. no idea how...

that's what happened to me. I was setting up a checking account and savings account, and they offered me a credit card. I didn't think it was necessary because I'm an AU on my parent's Freedom, but I said why not.

And the rest is history...

george · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2014, 04:58:31 PM »

Wells Fargo Rewards Card
CL $7000

Got it while opening checking and savings accounts in branch.

Cw3323 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2014, 05:07:31 PM »

Citi dividend platinum
CL $1200

miles lover · « **Reply #14 on:** May 13, 2014, 05:22:01 PM »

Citi forward
Cl $1800
Half my school did that too. And very few got rejected only for identification reasons not for credit history reasons.

ckmk47 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 13, 2014, 05:23:29 PM »

I don't recall mine, but my husband's (we were already married) was an Amex student card. We cancelled it

when he finished school because of the annual fee, no one takes Amex and we were able to get other cards by then.
(I still have cards the Citicard we got around then - 1988)

Joe4007 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2014, 05:32:09 PM »

Quote from: ckmk47 on May 13, 2014, 05:23:29 PM

I don't recall mine, but my husband's (we were already married) was an Amex student card. We cancelled it when he finished school because of the annual fee, no one takes Amex and we were able to get other cards by then.

At least he can extend his "average account age" by opening some Amex cards today...

ckmk47 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2014, 05:57:00 PM »

Quote from: Joe4007 on May 13, 2014, 05:32:09 PM

At least he can extend his "average account age" by opening some Amex cards today...

By now we have plenty of Amex cards. The oldest is dated back to only 3/11, though. (Not all are the same date.

Aren't they all supposed to be 'member since...')

@Yehuda · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2014, 05:59:33 PM »

WF co-signed with my mother when I was 18.

Joe4007 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2014, 06:06:26 PM »

Quote from: ckmk47 on May 13, 2014, 05:57:00 PM

By now we have plenty of Amex cards. The oldest is dated back to only 3/11, though. (Not all are the same date. Aren't they all supposed to be 'member since...')

Interesting. That's the impression I was under as well.