Hello! I was just offered a Square Credit Card and I was wondering if it would affect future loan offers. Has anyone had experience with this.
@Panda24 Not at all. As I mentioned in my post you replied to:
You can have EITHER a Square credit card. OR a Square Loan. Having one negates the other. otherwise there is a risk we could get over extended.
Keep in mind that not everyone is being offered a Square Credit Card right now. It is still in beta testing, I think.
If you have both it's by a fluke in early testing a group who accepted the card offer and were in the range of a loan being offered snuck through during the testing of the card. They caught it and that has been stopped. Now, that it has rolled out to the community it clearly states you can only have one! The reason why is that if your loan is say 20% payback and your paying back your card at even 20% of the balance that's almost half (40%) of your daily sales. They don't want you to overextend yourself and not be able to make your payments or maintain your business needs. There was a good chunk that did receive both all around the same time period. So, I am not saying that you don't have both but it wasn't supposed to happen, and it was fixed pretty quickly.
This is what I was referring to. You said actively paying back your loan and an offer for the card came in. Unfortunately, it wasn't supposed to happen and got caught fast. Since you have had both have you had a new offer or an increase in your credit card limit? The others so far from the ones posting no on either. I tagged bellow both of them can help you get to the right number to call to see what the outcome is for those who snuck through and received both. I believe you and the one posting below 100%. Early fall to the first part of December during the early rollout stage a good group received offers right around the same time. It happens during testing products to help us run our business faster and smoother. They work 24/7 on new features and improving our products now. @TheRealChipA
Thank you! I've just never seen it or heard about it. Just trying to figure out which is better now.
@Panda24 Which one is better is a matter of perspective and how you like to handle your cash flow. The loan is better for those instances where you don’t mind paying more on, say, a day (or week) when your sales are unusually high, because you’d rather pay the loan off quickly. Unfortunately, this means that the flat loan fee actually works against you since you (if you convert that fee to an APR).
The card has the advantage of being a card — payments are predictable and they don’t fluctuate according to card sales volume. But that means that you also rack up more in interest, etc, as you would with any card. Granted there are other benefits of the Square Card — like you can earn free processing for each purchase with the card (the equivalent of a cash-back program, it seems).
Here’s a link to the Square Card marketing page with a lot of information that can help you determine which might be best for you. But, like @Twpchair has already mentioned, you somehow slipped through as this was being rolled out. Once that was detected, Square locked it down for everyone else, as they should have. If you keep the card, you won’t get any more loan offers.
Thank you! I posted in the Beta group hopefully the right spot if not I am sure you can move it to where it needs to be. I have about 20 that I counted who are actively on here with both.
I posted in the Champions lounge and tagged Isabelle. Let’s let Square pick up this ball. They made the mess. They should clean it up and do damage control.
Not to change the subject because it regards CC in the loan pages has had 3 mths nobody to call or message but this is response that user are really liking instead of the same ole no guarantee or if or when. That's something I could easily just say unfortunately that is something that is directly related to your account let me tag someone to help you out. With them crossing threads.
I apologize I see that your response is pinned up top. We have about 20 now that are in about the 65-70% range who did receive both during a short period of testing and both were offered in a such a short time period and received them both. Now, comes the loan offer time, and no offer yet. The furthest I've seen is 85% on loan repayment. I knew about what was going on but now I am not sure what the solution is or who to contact. I tagged you and Sammie. I know now it clearly stated ONE but not both. Like the other gentleman said in a different post and I tried to explain at 20% of loan payment and if only paid 20-30% of the card back that's close to 50% and you will be chasing tails and offer after offer. All of you in Beta do an amazing job and work 24/7 to help improve and add new features daily. Unfortunately, hiccups happens. Thank you for providing any updates on going forward now.
Hi @Panda24!
Appreciate you taking the time to post.
The Square Credit Card is in beta phase which means that certain features are still being built/tested. We're looking to expand access to more Sellers in the near future.
Don’t hesitate to contact us directly if you have further questions or concerns.
Is there an update on whether you can have both? I currently do but I believe I had the loan prior to the card.
Yes, you can have both. Both have been running smoothly, and those with cards are still receiving loan offers. Right now, it's kind of all over the place when and if you receive one. From around 70% to paid off recently. I would say that the majority are still in the 80-90% range paid off before the new offer. Of course with no guarantees of if or when your prior history and a strong healthy business are a part of it. Keep your goods great and the negatives to a bare minimum. Keep swiping away and good luck!
Hi @hbconley
Thanks for your post!
Your account may be part of a new program allowing for both a Square Credit Card and a Square loan at the same time. If you are eligible for both products, your account will continue to be evaluated for eligibility for loans.
This means that if you:
Feel free to reach out to us directly if you have any additional questions!
So I’ve just accepted a square credit card, and my loan randomly disappeared it wasn’t a large amount and didn’t really need it just $13,500 as I’ve seen others get $20,000+ so I was waiting to bring more revenue to possibly get a offer of $20,000 before I accept it but after accepting the square credit card the loan disappeared and when clicking on the loan option it says I’m not eligible…. I hope me accepting the credit card doesn’t eliminate my opportunity for a loan… can anyone clarify please I’m a bit concerned now
I currently have the CC and was in repayment of my loan and was just offered a new loan after paying 70% of my current one back. I have found that sometimes if you don't accept the loan it will disappear.
Yes but I don’t have a open loan when I accepted my CC offer I’ve already paid off my original loan long ago and got a offer for the CC then I’ve noticed after I accepted the CC, the loan they was offering disappeared and when looking into it they said I’m not eligible. So my I guess my main question is has anyone gotten a CC and then got offered a loan not offered a loan after progressing there original loan but a new loan after they have a CC
Yes, as @abbeyc has stated and many others have, you go back into the algorithm, and it will do its job. One of two could have happened: You had two pending offers, you chose one, and the system could be taking a second look at your loan offer, or it could have expired. You can have both, but a square isn't going to overextend your ability to pay back and still maintain a business. They don't want you to loan poor. Keep swiping daily, try to increase the value or volume of swipe. Draw in new business and try not to get any return, disputes andchargebacks. Good luck and hopefully soon a new offer will come in.
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