First National Bank ends relationship with NRA

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Brad Davis

First National Bank of Omaha, a major issuer nationally of credit cards, said Thursday it would end its relationship with the National Rifle Association.

The bank issues NRA-branded cards as part of its business that brands First National cards with organizations’ logos, like Visa cards issued under the Scheels, Chrysler and Best Western brands. So a Best Western Rewards MasterCard, for instance, is actually issued by First National of Omaha; same goes with the NRA Visa Personal Credit Card.

The bank wouldn’t disclose details about its relationship with the NRA, including for how long it’s been established, what financial terms exist or the number of NRA-branded cardholders.

First National spokesman Kevin Langin said “customer feedback” caused the bank to review its dealings with the NRA. The bank is “not going to renew the contract” when it comes to co-branded NRA cards, Langin said. He wouldn’t say when the contract expired.

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First National Tower in downtown Omaha.

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[riversedge]

1. Great to see that customer feedback works!

[lapfog_1]

2. I wonder if Warren Buffet has any money on deposit there...

[mobeau69]

4. LOL. Great minds think alike?

[Lulu KC]

7. Yes, wondering

He has a very faithful following in Omaha of people whose families he started making wealthy two-three generations ago. Even if he himself isn't there, some of them have to be. And they are well-educated.

[mobeau69]

3. I wonder if they took a call from Warren.

[rockfordfile]

5. That's good. It seems they are for the people.

[appalachiablue]

6. Excellent! That was fast. Yesterday I posted how the card website

just disappeared, customers were complaining about the "Official NRA Visa Credit Card" and recent FL shooting deaths.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210268849

[durablend]

8. Boycott from the right any time now...

"Leftists shut down our free speech god given right to gunz!"

[Judi Lynn]

9. Totally unexpected great news. Thank you, O.S.

[Judi Lynn]

10. First National Bank to halt production of NRA credit card

Grant Schulte, Associated Press
 Updated 6:54 pm, Thursday, February 22, 2018

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The nation's largest privately-owned bank holding company will stop producing credit cards for the National Rifle Association in response to customer feedback, a spokesman said Thursday.

The Nebraska-based First National Bank of Omaha will not renew its contract to issue the group's NRA Visa Card, spokesman Kevin Langin said in a statement.

"Customer feedback has caused us to review our relationship with the NRA," Langin said.

Langin declined to say when the contract would expire and would not elaborate on what sort of feedback the company had received. The company released the same statement dozens of times on Twitter in response to other users who called on the company to sever its ties with the NRA. Some users who identified themselves as customers pledged to take their business elsewhere.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/First-National-Bank-to-halt-production-of-NRA-12637867.php