On a recent visit to my local Wells Fargo branch -- where I only wished to have my PIN updated on my debit card -- I was " offered '' the opportunity to apply for their Wells Fargo XXXX XXXX card. Though I was n't particularly interested, the branch agent stressed how the XXXX card would offer a great chance for a " lot lower interest rate than your other cards '' which I had said averaged 13.6 %. Fine, I thought, and applied right there through the agent who was entering my application on his system. 

A few days after the application was made ( with a credit score of XXXX and a verifiable income of {$80000.00} ) my online banking Wells Fargo account added the following card to my account list:1. Wells Fargo Platinum ( not the XXXX card the agent said I was applying for ) 2. A credit limit of {$50000.00}. An interest rate of 22.5 %, following the 0 % interest 15-month grace period. 

In short, I was bait-and-switched by the branch agent on the product I was applying for ( no mention was EVER made that I was applying for or might be downgraded to a different product ) ; the likely amount on the credit limit ; and the interest rate ( that is nearly double any of my other cards ). 

After first contacting the agent ( a XXXX XXXX XXXX to voice my complaints, I was pushed up the ladder to an XXXX XXXX, the " Regional Banking District Manager, Vice PresidentXXXX Colorado - XXXX ''. XXXX assured me that he would look into the matter, and that he would be pushing the case further up the line. A few days later, I noticed that the account 's credit limit had been increased to {$14000.00}, but the account remained a Platinum card account with the 22 % + interest rate. Once again, this was offered to a long time Wells customer ( 20+ years ) with a XXXX credit score and verifiable income. 

I next received a call from Wells " Premium Card Services '' and was abruptly told by an agent named XXXX, " your card will remain a Platinum with 22 % interest rate, and no, there is no one else to discuss this with because how we have arrived at that decision is confidential ''. 

So that was it : bait-and-switched by Wells Fargo with no further explanation, and taking the hit on my credit report for making the application in the first place. 
