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Article #139632Re: Hold on Funds in account
From: Brian Smith
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:37
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:37
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Al wrote: > AXemen99 the link you provided to a US site doesn't apply here. > Canadian banking isn't governed by US laws. The site refers to direct > payment cards which are only available here from credit unions (and > most of them don't know it) They look like a Mastercard but debit your > bank account, sort of like a secured credit card. They are VERY common > in the US and virtually unknown here. > Anyway, the preauth at the pump is standard for ALL credit card users > since pay at the pump came into being. If you have never noticed > you've never gotten close enough to your limit. If you know you are > close to the limit don't pay at the pump, pay inside. The $100 is > because they don't know you have a civic not an F150 and they want to > be covered regardless. > PC mastercard is issued by Mastercard and does not debit from your > bank acct. It allows charges up to your agreed credit limit. It is the > same as any of the other 50 or more branded mastercards as far as > using it goes. One does not have to choose a dollar limit when using a credit card and paying at the pump. That is only an option to those that choose to avail themselves of that.
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