Consumer complaint received 2016-10-26
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: NY
Product: Credit card
Issue: Balance transfer fee

Complaint:
E-Mail sent to Discover Bank : Good Evening, Please see chat below. I am very upset. I applied for a credit card with balance transfers of approximately {$8000.00}. I was only approved for {$2500.00} after adding my husband ( copied ) who works for a bank and has a credit score over XXXX and a excellent credit history. We immediately called Discover and asked for an increase to {$8000.00}, so we could still work with you for these balance transfer. We were turned down and told that we have to " prove '' ourselves before asking for an increase. At that time we told the representative that we will not be using this card. We were told quite dismissively " that is fine '' and the call ended. 

A couple weeks later I received notification that a partial balance transfer was conducted by Discover and I am being charged {$71.00} for it. I already took care of my balance transfer with XXXX. So now I have a credit due to me and I need to get that money back ASAP to pay back Discover. I will not pay the {$71.00} because I told your employee that I would not be using this card. 

I attempted to resolve this in the chat below, where I was told that not using the card is different than canceling the balance transfer. When I placed my call immediately after getting the approval amount, I made it clear to your employee that I needed {$8000.00} to do my balance transfer. Once turned down, I said that I would not be using the card and I was dismissed. Instead of your employee 's rude response he should has either asked " do you still want to do a partial balance transfer '' or " if you would like to cancel the balance transfer, then you must do the following ... ''. I am a new customer. How am I supposed to know your policy and procedures five minutes after being approved for a card? I am an XXXX attempting to establish my credit. I would have simply cancelled this card, but I was afraid it would negatively impact my credit score, which is why I told your employee that I would not be using this card. Your employee knows Discover 's policy and procedures, not me, and they should have at least made the attempt to work with me as a new customer. This was my first ever dealing with your company and it was not good, and now things are going downhill even faster. 

I was told on chat that the {$71.00} can not be reversed. So I am being punished for your employee 's inadequate customer service? I would choose to not pay the {$71.00}, but once again I am afraid how it will impact my credit, as an immigrant attempting to establish himself here. So instead, I will make the payment by the due date, if this is not resolved prior. However, I will also send a copy of this message to the CFPB, the XXXX, and any other consumer reporting agencies who may be interested in this story. I will also attempt to contact Discover publicly via XXXX and other social media platforms. As I mentioned to your employee in the chat, I find it very hard to believe that Discover has no way of rectifying this situation. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation