Pulaski Bank and IberiaBank Credit Cards: Great Products, But We Can't Recommend Them Anymore
We are no longer recommending IberiaBank or Pulaski Bank credit cards. Here's why:- The two Pulaski Bank no fee balance transfer 0% credit cards that we were recommending on the www.BalanceTransfer.cc website are no longer available. The Pulaski Bank & Trust Company owns IberiaBank, so I'm guessing that the company decided to focus on the IberiaBank brand. The recently discontinued Pulaski Bank cards were very similar to IberiaBank cards.
- The three IberiaBank cards, which were the only 0% intro APR, no fee balance transfer credit cards we were recommending, are still available, but the terms and conditions associated with these cards were recently changed. All 3 cards now charge a 2% fee on balance transfers, and, for all 3 cards, the "goto" APR's were raised (the "goto" rate is the APR your balance would be subject to once the introductory period ends.) And that's not all: the introductory APR for all 3 cards was raised from 0% to 1.99%.
- For the three IberiaBank cards we were recommending, we referred hundreds of applications, and, as of today, all those applications resulted in zero approvals (for June.) The IberiaBank Visa Classic cards, which required a "good-to-excellent" credit rating, is now a card which requires an "excellent" credit rating. In fact, now all IberiaBank cards require an excellent credit rating. For us, this is clear evidence that these cards are not worth recommending, since the vast majority of applicants would have to face a declined application.
To be clear, this is not to say that IberiaBank is not a good credit card bank. In fact, we applaud the bank's tight lending standards and non-automated review process. However, we feel that the bank's standards are a bit too tight, plain and simple. That's just our opinion. If you are interested in applying for an IberiaBank card, please feel free to follow this link.
Our no fee balance transfer page still contains two American Express cards, but these cards don't offer 0% intro APR. The intro APR for the Amex TrueEarnings® Credit Card from Costco is 1.99%, and this rate lasts for six months. For the Amex Starwood Preferred Guest® card, the intro APR period is also 6 months, but the intro APR is 2.9%. Of course, we have absolutely no problem recommending American Express products, since the company's customers have ranked Amex above its competitors two years in a row. O% intro APR is nice, but so is dealing with a bank that won't treat you like a sucker.
Stay tuned for the latest updates.
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