Warning: you will have to turn over your entire banking transaction history for 365 days +your funding bank balance -- to fund your Kabbage account, unless you're willing to pay $25 fee to wire in a funding deposit.
You will have no way to revoke the feed they have to your bank transactions access once access is granted. Be weary of any "link your bank" services, as they all operate the same way.
expiredskeleton516 posted Oct 25, 2021 05:36 AM
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expiredskeleton516 posted Oct 25, 2021 05:36 AM
New Kabbage Checking Accounts: Complete 5 Debit Card Purchases & Earn
(Within 45 Days of Acct. Opening)$300 Cash Deposit
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You should know that Plaid, Yoodle and companies like them scrape your personal bank account information using your username + password, and then they will use that for their own data mining purposes --- in addition to providing the data to the requesting company as part of their service.
- In this case they are obtaining all your bank transactions over 365 Days and your balance to make it available to Green Dot bank.
- they will maintain this access until you change your Funding Bank account password.
The only way to stop Plaid and Yoodle from harvesting your personal and financial information after you've used any "login to verify your bank" services is by changing your Bank password.
NOTE: Plaid/Yoodle etc can gain access to all your banking information, including mortgages, loans, credit cards etc. as they login to your account pretending to be you and scrape data that your bank may present to you on your bank home page. While in this case scope is limited to your transactions over 365 days and balances, other companies may try to extract as much information as possible about your finances, without you knowing.
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Since they have no other funding source option (w/o turning over my entire finances to this no-name bank, or incurring a $25 wire deposit fee) it seems like I'll have to pass on the deal.
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I was instantly approved. My business category was Retail (I forget the exact terminology used in the application), sole proprietor, using my SSN to identify my business. Like many others, I buy and sell products on eBay, and that is what I claim as my business. I am not incorporated and have no tax records to back up my claims. So, it's a very loose assertion that I own a business. But I've been using that to claim a business since 2013 and haven't been turned down for a new account yet.
So, why was I approved when others (with legitimate businesses) were not?
Maybe Kabbage liked my FICO scores, 800-plus. Maybe they liked my low credit utilization rate, 2%-3%. Or maybe they just automatically approve anyone that applies under Retail, sole proprietor, and SSN?
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This promotion is being offered by American Express Kabbage Inc. ("we", "us" or "our"). The Kabbage Checking account is provided by Green Dot Bank. Green Dot Bank will deposit a $300 cash deposit into your Kabbage Checking account subject to the terms of this offer as stated below. To be eligible to earn the $300 cash deposit, you must 1) apply and be approved for a Kabbage Checking account opened between October 1, 2021 and December 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET, and 2) successfully complete 5 debit and/or virtual card purchases within 45 calendar days of the opening of your Kabbage Checking account. Only transactions that clear within 45 calendar days of Kabbage Checking account opening will qualify. Transactions that do not clear within this 45-day period will not qualify. To receive the $300 cash deposit from Green Dot Bank, your Kabbage Checking account must be open and in good standing at the time of fulfillment. Once you have completed all the above eligibility requirements, the $300 cash deposit will be deposited into your Kabbage Checking account between 45 to 90 calendar days from the date your Kabbage Checking account was opened. Limit one offer per new Kabbage Checking account. This offer (i) is not available to existing Kabbage Checking customers, (ii) is non- transferable, and (iii) cannot be combined with any other offer. If we determine in our sole discretion that you have engaged in abuse, misuse, fraudulent activity, or gaming in connection with the offer in any way or that you intend to do so, you may not receive the $300 cash deposit. We may also cancel this Kabbage Checking account and other accounts you may have with us. The $300 cash deposit may be taxable income to you and may be reported on IRS Form 1099. You are responsible for any federal or state taxes resulting from the $300 cash deposit. Please consult your tax advisor if you have questions about the tax treatment of the $300 cash deposit. We reserve the right to modify or revoke this offer at any time. If you have any questions regarding this offer, please call 888-986-8263.
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You should know that Plaid, Yoodle and companies like them scrape your personal bank account information using your username + password, and then they will use that for their own data mining purposes --- in addition to providing the data to the requesting company as part of their service.
- In this case they are obtaining all your bank transactions over 365 Days and your balance to make it available to Green Dot bank.
- they will maintain this access until you change your Funding Bank account password.
The only way to stop Plaid and Yoodle from harvesting your personal and financial information after you've used any "login to verify your bank" services is by changing your Bank password.
NOTE: Plaid/Yoodle etc can gain access to all your banking information, including mortgages, loans, credit cards etc. as they login to your account pretending to be you and scrape data that your bank may present to you on your bank home page. While in this case scope is limited to your transactions over 365 days and balances, other companies may try to extract as much information as possible about your finances, without you knowing.
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Since they have no other funding source option (w/o turning over my entire finances to this no-name bank, or incurring a $25 wire deposit fee) it seems like I'll have to pass on the deal.
You should know that Plaid, Yoodle and companies like them scrape your personal bank account information using your username + password, and then they will use that for their own data mining purposes --- in addition to providing the data to the requesting company as part of their service.
- In this case they are obtaining all your bank transactions over 365 Days and your balance to make it available to Green Dot bank.
- they will maintain this access until you change your Funding Bank account password.
The only way to stop Plaid and Yoodle from harvesting your personal and financial information after you've used any "login to verify your bank" services is by changing your Bank password.
NOTE: Plaid/Yoodle etc can gain access to all your banking information, including mortgages, loans, credit cards etc. as they login to your account pretending to be you and scrape data that your bank may present to you on your bank home page. While in this case scope is limited to your transactions over 365 days and balances, other companies may try to extract as much information as possible about your finances, without you knowing.
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Since they have no other funding source option (w/o turning over my entire finances to this no-name bank, or incurring a $25 wire deposit fee) it seems like I'll have to pass on the deal.
However, What I have done to overcome this is that I always maintain a "middleman "checking account to overcome this problem. So in this case:
Your real checking account >> Middleman Checking Account >> Kabbage
And if the middleman checking account can be paired up with something like a Zelle, then you can transfer funds instantly between accounts without having to wire them and incurring a wire charge. This way they can pull as much history as they want and will get almost nothing
Right after I connected my middleman checking account to Kabbage, I got this message from Kabbage saying that "thank you for linking a business service to Kabbage, When we have a full picture of your datasources, we can provide most relevant products and services". This is crazy data collection!!
Will make 5 bogus debit transactions and close account after 90 days. Thanks !
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