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Article #381: The Orchard Bank Credit Cards: For Less Than Perfect Credit

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There are few more stressful things than service. The Platinum MasterCard has a
dealing with dinged credit. Millions of $39-$59 annual fee based on credit
Americans have experience with it, so worthiness. The Platinum card has the
there is a large pool of experience and most (relatively) stringent credit
options to draw from. The important thing history requirements of these four cards.
to realize is that if you are determined The Orchard Bank Gold MasterCard - The
to repair your credit, the right tools Orchard Bank Gold MasterCard extremely
are available to help you. One option is similar to it's Platinum cousin. With a
The Orchard Bank MasterCard. maximum initial credit line of $1000, the
What to Expect in General Gold MasterCard has the same features,
There is no "one-size-fits-all" but a slightly higher annual fee of $79,
explanation for choosing credit cards to and a processing fee of $19. As far as
fix up your FICO score. There are, relative strictness goes, the credit
however, a few general expectations guidelines for the Gold card fall in the
across the category. Whether it is true middle of Orchard's lineup.
or not, credit vendors consider lower The Orchard Bank Silver MasterCard - You
FICO scores as higher risk. That pretty guessed it: Silver. It's the logical next
much means two things: higher interest step. And just like the Gold and Platinum
rates and lower credit limits. MasterCard, the Silver offers all of the
You can expect to see that for at least same features, albeit with a $49 annual
the first year of the rebuilding process. fee in addition to a $49 process fee. We
Initial credit limits will be anywhere expect to see more approvals on the
from $250 to $1000, most likely somewhere Silver, but probably with higher interest
toward the middle or lower end. The third rates and lower limits.
feature to expect from this category, The Orchard Bank Secured MasterCard - The
including Orchard's cards, is an annual Secured card is the bedrock of rebuilding
fee in addition to precessing fees. These bad credit. If you have trouble getting
fees are one of a few ways that banks approved for the other offers, the this
mitigates the risk of default. is the way to go. Secured cards, as the
What to Expect from Orchard name implies, require a security deposit
Orchard Bank, a branch of credit giant prior to usage. Typically companies,
HSBC, has an industry-wide reputation as including Orchard Bank, will ask for
a "go-to" card for those seeking to 100%-200% of the desired credit limit
repair their credit. Orchard Bank offers upon approval. The Orchard Bank Secured
a few features across its credit card cards look and act just like a regular
products. Firstly, they promise an offer credit card, and with time, can lead to
after the application process. While that unsecured cards with increased limits.
may not mean an unsecured card, they do In general, all Orchard Bank cards share
have relaxed approval restrictions to get some common features. If you stay on top
almost everybody started. They offer an of your payments and refuse to let
array of cards with different levels of yourself get behind, then these cards
obligations and credit requirements. Here will help you rebuild your credit; they
are their primary offerings: do so by reporting to the three major
The Orchard Bank Platinum MasterCard - As credit bureaus every thirty days. This
the "Platinum" moniker might suggest, gives you an opportunity to show that you
this is the top of the line option from can handle credit card debt. These cards
Orchard. The Platinum MasterCard comes are accepted at over 22 million
with every feature somebody recovering locations, and can get you a cash advance
from bad credit could hope for. The on over 770 thousand ATMs. Since it's
Platinum MasterCard will offer a slightly inception, HSBC has helped over 2 million
higher credit limit and lower interest Americans take the first step toward
rate for its users, and nice features rebuilding their credit.
like hotel reservation and car rental






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