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Hi Beryl,

In every smaller institution where I have worked, the "museum" credit card was guaranteed by a real live individual like a director or board member.

Given the economic/banking climate I'd be surprised if you can find a way around this.

Good luck!

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On Mar 4, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Beryl Rosenthal wrote:


> HI all,
> I'm trying to get our (brand new) institution a house credit card.  The bank says they will not give us one unless one of our board members serves a the guarantor.  Is this for real?  Have any of you smaller institutions ever dealt with this?  Laddie, if you're out there, please chime in!
> Thanks,
> Beryl
> 
> Beryl Rosenthal, PhD
> Executive Director, Waterworks Museum
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> www.waterworksmuseum.org
> 2450 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02467
> 617.277.0065
> "Get Pumped!"

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