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4.3
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Most helpful positive review

Mar 29, 2022
Easy process
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This card was suggested to me by credit karma. The application process was very simple, they approved me for a line of credit, and I used some of the line of credit immediately on a temporary card. The amount I requested showed up in my bank account just a couple of business days later. Nice and simple.

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Most helpful negative review

Apr 28, 2022
Not A Credit Card - APR will not change
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This is advertised under credit cards in credit Karma, but this is no credit card. It's linked to a personal line of credit (which doesn't show utilization percentage so it only makes credit worse). Each month is a new loan that then compounds on current monthly payment. Don't be fooled, those emails advertising a better rate once already a customer are false even according to their rep. I canceled after that. DO NOT GET!

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Nov 27, 2023
Worst card ever
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Declined at gas pumps can not use for online purchases takes weeks to transfer money to checking

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Nov 22, 2023
Not the best “Credit Card”
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Easy to apply and even faster to ruin your good credit. Their app is terrible. It takes them for ever to process a payment and if they miss applied a payment it’s on you. Not the best customer service nor support.

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Nov 10, 2023
Super simple process to get this card
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Credit Karma suggested this card and the process was so easy. I was approved instantly with a very good credit amount. Great card.

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Oct 17, 2023
Lowers limit kinda card
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This is one of those cards that like to constantly lower your credit limit. Even if you make all payments of time. And are not using all of your available credit. This was the worst credit decision I have ever made

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Sep 30, 2023
lowered credit
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Better interest rate, high monthly payments, randomly lowered my authorized credit for no reason. Maybe they are having finanicial problems.

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Sep 26, 2023
Garbage!!!!
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Stay away from lender. This is not a credit card at all. It's a LOC (Line of Credit) which means interest is compound daily. And for you people who don't understand this. I'll explain it to you. First and foremost, they charge interest the first day you borrow the funds. You do not have a grace period. This bank is a Sub-Prime Lender, which means they will lends money to any person with bad to good credit. Watch out for companies like these. Also company is financed from several bank in different States. They will charge egregious amounts of fee's and interest. Never do business with any bank like these. If you have decent credit go to your local bank for service.

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Sep 15, 2023
Good, but…
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Applied and received this card with a credit limit of $5000. Used it to pay medical bills, about $2500. Paid it off within a year, zero late payments and they rewarded me by dropping my limit to $2000. When I inquired about it, I was given a generic “we review accounts and adjust limits according to current credit reports “. Made no sense, as my credit is good and my payment history is 100%. Haven’t used it since.

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Aug 20, 2023
Quite convenient
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The card has features that no other credit card can offer. Duplicate profits are included as a personal loan directly linked to the account and a credit card that can transfer the money to your bank account.

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Aug 07, 2023
Horrible experience
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I received the "card" with a $1000 but when I used the account it was reduced to the amount I used. I paid off the account then was told the account was permanently restricted from draws but not closed. If I can't no longer use the account why would it account remain open smh. The customer service and communication was very poor and I would not recommend getting a card through Upgrade.

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Jul 20, 2023
Easy but not a credit card...
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I was offered this card and accepted it shortly after I took out an Upgrade Consolidation Loan to pay off some other cards. The card offered me a $3,000 balance, which I eventually used to finance some car repairs. The reason for the 1 star rating is that I have consistently paid the recommended minimum payment on the card each month for over a year now, however every two months, I get an email from Upgrade saying "during a periodic review they determined to lower my limit", and then they lower it down to the current balance on the card, which results in 100% utilization for that account, which hardly will help your credit score. If this is the way they reward consistent, on time payments I want nothing to do with them as a creditor. The day I pay both this and the loan off, I will close the accounts and NEVER do business with Upgrade again.

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