Sainsbury's employee denied credit card from store's own bank

A part-time employee for national supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has claimed that he was refused a credit card by the supermarket because they weren’t paying him enough.

Frank Raftis, who is 61 and currently lives in Surrey, insists that his credit history is impeccable, and yet Sainsbury’s Bank have refused to approve a loan for him. The former teacher turned supermarket clerk wanted the loan to buy a car for his daughter.

In an interview with the MailOnline, Raftis explained the situation, saying: “I've never missed a mortgage payment, I pay my child support and I pay for all my household bills. I was told I had a good credit rating and I decided to get a new car loan.”

When Sainsbury’s rejected their employee, Raftis went to NatWest instead, and had his loan approved immediately. Raftis then emailed the CEO of Sainsbury’s, Mike Coupe, asking exactly why he was rejected.