Presidents Choice Financial MASTERCARD Consumer Reviews

This was one of my favourite credit cards until they did this to me. I hadn't received a statement in a while, so decided to log in and check, but I couldn't log in...I got something about fraud prevention and that I need to re-certify my login by doing some reset of password and them sending me an authentication id. Tried this, failed, got locked out, told to try in 10 mins, 2 hours, and then 2 days...that's when I asked to speak to a supervisor or manager. Turns out they have switched something over, said they sent me an Email about it, which I never received...in this switchover they also reset all notification settings to blank, and that's why I never received a reminder that my balance was due on Nov 7...but it was on Nov 15 that this nightmare began for me. So I paid my bill and was told that after interest rate charges show up on my account that I should call them back about it. A few mistakes they made here...number 1. They say they sent an Email, but because this is MONEY, they should have put a CLICK TO CONFIRM in that Email to ensure two-way communication was achieved successfully...number 2. Zapping notifications was a mistake that could have been avoided if a seamless transition and true customer care was a concern in their switchover. Even if they remove interest charges, this episode makes me rethink who I am doing business with. On the subject to money, I have a zero tolerance for incompetence, which I think was demonstrated here. Customer service is the one and only way that I evaluate a company, 'nuff said.

The credit card is free and you redeem PC points. However, (1) Loblaws PC products are way more expensive than other stores. (2) I had their credit card ($1000) opened in 2009 and closed in 2013 with a zero balance. I never used it for big amounts, but I had some issues with the billing (didn't recognized a charge on my bill) and was late paying for 3 months. Paid it in full when I was tired talking to customer service with no follow up on the issue and closed the account. Now I have a perfect credit history except for that, I didn't even knew my credit was affected until I tried to get approval for a mortgage in 2017!!!

There is no customer service

I have not been able to make a single purchase that has not been blocked. Some days I call, and they can remove the block immediately, but then the next day the hold can't be removed for over a week.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU USE THIS SERVICE.

This company is overall not bad. However, I have been with them for a good amount of years, five or 6 years. I've never been late on a payment. Never missed a payment, and all that time until a month and a half ago due to health reasons. These guys from first thing in the morning right until bedtime, 7 days a week. 15 calls every single day since then. Why the hell do you have to call that many times to somebody for under $100? That is ridiculous. There is no need to call somebody 15 times from morning tonight 7 days a week for the last month and a half, there is no need for it. Feeling my voicemail up so that if I get any important missed calls from anybody, they can't leave a message because they're all filled with these stupid calls. You guys just need to calm down. I can understand. Call them one or two times a day, not 15 times every day. That's excessive and ridiculous, and that's why I'm giving it a two-star review.

I applied online and got an instant email with congratulations and card will follow in 7–10 days. I continued to get emails to activate for extra savings at gas pumps and shoppers drug Mart. Three weeks later, I called and was on hold for 20 minutes. I was told that the card was canceled due to my credit. The representative said I could reapply in six months . I was pissed as I pay my bills on time. I called them again, next day and was told it was the cancelled due to the process???? I asked for an email explaining what I was told. The gentleman said they don’t do that. He was in the Philippines. I never got one email, phone call explaining this so-called process. What a disservice and fabricated process. Shame on President's Choice!!!

It's like a roller coaster with these guys. They drop your credit limit at a moments notice from $4000 to $1000. 6 months later they offer you an increase. 6 months after that, they drop it again. Of course your credit score gets affected by these swings in limits because your total available credit across all your accounts just dropped $3000, so an outsider looking in would think you just spent 3 grand.

None of my other cards do this.

Have had this credit card on and off for over 15 years and I continues to be a pain! My card which is completely paid up continues to get declined for absolutely no reason. Call the customer service, wait for over 45 mins to be told it is my fault that the card is locked! Have to change my pin number for the 4th time! So sick of it! Don't bother with this card!

I have had my PC financial card for almost 3 years, NEVER missed a payment, perfect credit history, $2500 limit from the start.
PC called to offer me the PC insiders Elite card with annual fee of $120. I agreed to it
They did not ask to do a credit inquiry but the next thing i know i get a call telling me i was over the limit (due to their annual fee) and that they have suspended my card??
When i inquired as to why, they said there was something on my credit file that disqualifies me from the upgraded card and upon having a discussion with them they informed me that i would now need to pay the card out in full and they would have to prequalify me for a new card.
(I had a situation with telus that i was dealing with, unaware that they put me in collection)
* This had nothing to do with PC financial
* I wasn't asked to do a credit check for the upgraded card
* I have never missed a payment on my PC card
* I was put over the limit with their annual fee
This company is very sneaky and do a lot of things under the radar, i would NEVER recommend them.