1, Report:
#660827
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2011
Advanta Bank Advanta Bancrop deceptive business practices, overcharging late fees, false reporting to credit bureaus Internet
I have had a business account with Advanta Credit Card since 02/2008.
The account was closed in February 2009 because Advanta Bank was taken over by the FDIC. I later received notice from the company that all accounts were closed in 02/2009. At the time my acc...
Entity
Advanta Bank
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
2, Report:
#354006
Posted Date:
Oct 06 2009
Advanta Credit Card Raising interest rates for no reason other than to line their pockets!! Wilmington Delaware
Go ahead and add me to list of innocent hard working consumers that this company has taken advantage off. Started a small business credit card account at 7.99% and after a year of no late payments or ever going over my limit they increased the rate to 24.99%. I never received any ...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
4, Report:
#1029052
Posted Date:
Jun 04 2009
Advanta Credit Card Increase Finance Charge Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I accepted this credit card for my small business purchases at a 0 % introductory rate. Once the grace period ended the interest rate increased to 10%. After using my credit card for 4 months, paying on time and making more than my minimum payment I received my October statement w...
Entity
Advanta Credit Cards
Categories: Banks
5, Report:
#451978
Posted Date:
May 14 2009
Advanta Credit Card Service Refusal to close zero-balance a/c Philadelphia Pennsylvania
For months I have had a zero balance and have repeatedly called and sent many letters or signed notes requesting account closure.
I am being totally ignored. When I call they either say they will do it or they need a signed letter. They report their only record of my repeated...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card Service
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6, Report:
#440821
Posted Date:
Apr 04 2009
Advanta Credit Card I am a small business and had no problems with Advanta until they decided to increase my fixed of 6.99 to over 36 percent, the only explanation is I didn't use my card as regularity as they wished Advanta Bank Corp Salt Lake City Utah
I have a small business and have a good credit standing and a long time client of Advanta Credit Card.
I used their 6.99 fixed percent promotional checks they offered for life, then my interest was raised to over 36 percent.
After many calls and emails requesting an explanat...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
7, Report:
#436513
Posted Date:
Mar 27 2009
Advanta Bank & Credit Cards Advanta Raises credit card interest to over 36% & will take money from your checking account without your approval!!! PhiladelphiaSpring House Pennsylvania
March 21, 2009
Advanta Bank's Credit Cards are charging over 36% interest on balances, when our national average is around 14% I believe) which is what we did the following week with limited results.
But Instead of Advanta MasterCard discussing with us our options to repay f...
Entity
Advanta Bank
Categories: Banks
8, Report:
#437101
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2009
Advanta Credit Card, Advanta Credit Card rate increase, rude attitude, threats Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Advanta Business Card is a ripoff ratewise, with increases to suit thier mood' not the actual experience. They are rude, lie, and steal from thier cardholders with no regard for the consequences. They prey on any weakness in these hard times My credit score is 785. I have had this c...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
9, Report:
#417112
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2009
Advanta Credit Card, advanta Bank Corp raised interest rates without cause to usuarious rates Salt Lake City Utah
I had a business card taken out with adavanta bank corp, I paid all my payments on time without delay and never went over the limit, they changed my rate from 9.99 to a whopping 32 percent in april of 2008 then when I contacted them inquiring they closed the account so that I could ...
Entity
Advanta Bank Corp
Categories: Banks
10, Report:
#414658
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2009
Advanta Credit Card Corporation Another Consistently Paying Customer Gets a 4x + APR Increase with No Explanation Nationwide
My story is like others' stories here, except unlike other reporters, I did receive some notification that my APR would be increasing. As I was out of town, I did not read it until 2 days after the increase went into effect, which was unfortunate.
I had a fixed 7.99% APR card ...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card Corporation
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
11, Report:
#406509
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2009
Advanta Corp. Advanta Credit Card Rate Change from 7.99% to 37.00%, never paid late, never over limit, high FICO score. Salt Lake City Utah
I received Advanta's letter the other day offering me the choice to either close the account or pay 37% interest on new charges 45 days retroactively effective Jan. 19, 2009. Are the people making these decisions at Advanta out of their minds?
I never missed a payment, was nev...
Entity
Advanta Corp.
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
12, Report:
#400031
Posted Date:
Dec 16 2008
Advanta Credit Cards For Small Business 2.99% to 35.18% Salt Lake City Utah
I took advantage of the 2.99% for life balance transfer offer from Advanta Credit Card for Small Business. I made large payments monthly and several times set up the auto-pay option when offered just to insure no late payments as I travel for my business. The first time it didn't go...
Entity
Advanta Credit Cards For Small Business
Categories: Banks
13, Report:
#398101
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2008
Advanta Credit Cards For Small Business Advanta Bank Corp. is like an animal that eats it's young Salt Lake City Utah
Advanta feeds on the people who will pay....to get money they can't get from people who can't or won't pay anymore.
I, like many other people have been paying my Advanta credit card as I should....no late payments, I paid more than the minimum and I'd even paid down my balance to g...
Entity
Advanta Credit Cards For Small Business
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
14, Report:
#397011
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2008
Advanta Credit Card Corp raised interest rate Salt Lake City Utah
We have a small business card with Advanta and have had it for many years. Always pay on time, never go over our credit limit, always pay more than the minimum payment by several hundred dollars. My husband and I have excellent credit and have taken the responsibility of having cr...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card Corp
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
15, Report:
#396996
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2008
Advanta Credit Card Corp raised interest rate Salt Lake City Utah
We have a small business card with Advanta and have had it for many years. Always pay on time, never go over our credit limit, always pay more than the minimum payment by several hundred dollars. My husband and I have excellent credit and have taken the responsibility of having cr...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card Corp
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
16, Report:
#394829
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2008
Advanta Bank Corp ADVANTA CREDIT CARD EXTORTION TACTICS RAISING INTEREST RATE TO 35.18% FOR NO REASON! Draper Utah
ADVANTA BANK CREDIT CARD COMPANY IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. MY COMPANY CARD HAD A 7.9% INTEREST RATE AND WITHOUT NOTICE IT CHANGED TO 35.18%. PAYMENTS MADE ON TIME, NOT BEHIND OR OVER LIMIT. ADVANTA'S TACTICS WILL FURTHER AFFECT THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY ACR...
Entity
Advanta Bank Corp
Categories: Banks
17, Report:
#389706
Posted Date:
Nov 25 2008
ADVANTA Bankcard ADVANTA credit card raised interest rate 29% for no reason at all Salt Lake City Utah
This scam company raised my interest rate on my small business CC I obtained from them just over a year ago. They lured me in with a teaser rate of 7.99% then 6 months later jumped it to around 17% then most recently to 37.81%
Their customer service team is a joke, as they are v...
Entity
ADVANTA Bankcard
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
18, Report:
#389363
Posted Date:
Nov 22 2008
Advanta Increasing interest rates for no reason Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I have had my Advanta credit card for many years for a small lawn service i run. Recently Advanta had raised my interest rate to 31% on $9500 dollars!
Yes I should have been smarter when using this credit.
I had always made my payments on time & made more than the miminum payme...
Entity
Advanta
Categories: Banks
19, Report:
#388399
Posted Date:
Nov 10 2008
Advanta Credit Card Advanta credit card raised my rate from 7.99 to 26.5% Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I balanced transfer on their introductory rate of 0% apr. I made my payments as usual and after 2 months they said that my payment was two days late. I told them I mailed it out a week before and it was post marked before the due date. They told me that the payment post when they re...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
20, Report:
#386661
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2008
Advanta Credit Card Company Arbitrary interest rate increase from 7% to 31% for NO REASON Salt Lake City Utah
I have had a business credit card with Advanta at 7% interest rate and when I received this months statement, they arbitrarily increased my interest rate to over 31%!! I was not over my limit nor was I late on a payment. My finance charges went from approximately $30 per month to ...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card Company
Categories: Attorney Generals
21, Report:
#385269
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2008
Advanta Bank BAIT AND SWITCH TECHNIQUES and POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ! Salt Lake City Utah
Advanta Credit Card Company, Advanta Bank Corp Advanta jacks APR from 12.49% to 30.08% overnight despite Excellent Credit and Perfect Account History Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Read how Ripoff Report saves consumers millions.
CONSUMERS BEWARE:
I found myself the victim of A...
Entity
Advanta Bank
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
22, Report:
#384196
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2008
Advanta Credit Card Shady business practices - stay away Spring House Pennsylvania
First, let me be clear, this is NOT a business credit card although they led me to believe otherwise when I signed up with them. A business credit card may require a personal guarantor if your business is less than 2 years. After your business has reached two years, you can remove...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
23, Report:
#383832
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2008
Advanta Credit Card Scam sign you up with low interest rate then raise interest because of activity on other cards Salt Lake City Utah
I have a Advanta Business card for about 2 years and they signed me up with a low interest rate. Since that time unable to get a business loan I was using the Advanta card while building a spec home and low and behold I noticed my interest rate jumped to 26%.
I was fuming mad and...
Entity
Advanta Credit Card
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
24, Report:
#379959
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2008
Advanta Bank Corp. Advanta Credit Cards, Raised interest rate with no notice whatsoever Salt Lake City Utah
I own a small business and have an Advanta credit card. I havnt used the card in sometime and have been paying down the balance on time. Ive never been late and always pay with a scheduled pay thru their system that way i am guaranteed the payment is always there on time. I checked ...
Entity
Advanta Bank Corp.
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
25, Report:
#91914
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2008
First Data - First Data Leasing - Express Merchant Processing Solutions Beware Merchant processing - First Data - Advanta - credit card processing scam Hagertown Maryland
I have been sucked in by a strange company that appears to have no real identity. The problems started when I answered an advertisement from Advanta credit cards to take credit cards for my business. I cannot determine the legal name of that business since it has names on statements...
Entity
First Data/First Data Leasing
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
