What credit score is needed for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite Mastercard?

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The Barclaycard credit score requirement is to have a credit score of 700; this means you need at least good credit to get a Barclaycard. But barely meeting the absolute minimum Barclaycard credit score requirement probably won’t give you very high odds of approval. For the same reasons, Barclaycards that require excellent credit should be reserved for people with scores of 750+.… read full answer

It’s also important to note that your credit score isn’t the be-all and end-all of credit card approval. Credit card issuers also consider factors such as your credit history, income and how much debt you owe. But comparing your rating to a given Barclaycard’s credit score requirement is an easy way to get a rough sense of your approval odds.

Here are the Barclaycard credit score requirements:

• JetBlue Plus Card: Excellent credit (750+)
• JetBlue Card: Good credit (700+)
• Emirates Skywards Credit Card: Excellent credit (750+)
• Emirates Skywards Premium Credit Card: Excellent credit (750+)
• Mastercard® Black Card: Good credit (700+)
• Lufthansa Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Priceline Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Princess Cruises® Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• RCI® Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• AARP Rewards Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Upromise Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Frontier Airlines Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Holland America Line Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Wyndham Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Wyndham Credit Card with No Annual Fee: Good credit (700+)
• Carnival Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Barnes & Noble Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Choice Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• American Airlines AAdvantage® Aviator™ Business Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• JetBlue Business Credit Card: Good credit (700+)
• Wyndham Business Credit Card: Good credit (700+)

Ultimately, if you don’t know whether your credit puts you in the Barclaycard ballgame, you can check your latest credit score for free on WalletHub, the only site with free daily updates.

Mastercard credit limits depend on the card, and they can range from a couple hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars. There is no set minimum or maximum Mastercard credit limit, as credit lines are left entirely up to the discretion of individual credit card issuers. In addition, the limits that issuers set on individual Mastercard credit cards can vary widely from cardholder to cardholder.… read full answer

Mastercard credit limits are based on issuers’ evaluations of applicants’ credit history, income, assets, and existing debt obligations. There’s nothing special about Mastercard credit limits, at least as they compare to the spending limits on Visa credit cards.

More info about the Mastercard credit limit

One thing that Mastercard and Visa have in common is that neither one is responsible for setting spending limits. American Express and Discover – the other two major card networks – are a different story because they issue their own cards. That means they set the spending limits on those cards.

Even though Mastercard doesn’t set your credit limit, there are some general trends you can expect from issuers that have cards on the Mastercard network. For example, Mastercards for people with good or excellent credit offer the highest limits. Similarly, people with low incomes are more likely to qualify for Mastercards’ minimum credit limits, while people who make a lot of money could potentially get limits that are thousands of dollars above the minimum on a given card.