Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the present invention manage balance transfer accounts associated with customer pre-existing debt accounts. The system first creates a balance transfer account for the customer, which may include opening the balance transfer account to allow the customer to activate it. The method then determines whether a payment to the balance transfer account received from the customer meets a payment threshold criteria. If the received payment meets the payment threshold criteria, then a credit bureau is notified of the balance transfer account and the balance transfer account remains open. If the received payment does not meet the payment threshold criteria, then the balance transfer account is closed without notification to the credit bureau.

Abstract: A system and method is provided to manage a reaffirmation credit card account associated with an outstanding debt of a user. The reaffirmation credit card account includes a credit line account record, providing an available credit up to a credit limit, and a pre-existing debt account record. The outstanding debt of the user is transferred to the pre-existing debt account record. When a payment to the reaffirmation credit card account is received from the user, the payment is allocated between the credit line account record and the pre-existing debt account record, based on predetermined allocation criteria. The amount of available credit in the credit line account record is increased, based on whether the received payment or series of payments satisfies predetermined payment criteria.