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I'm newly discharged from Ch13 and was applying for a secured card from Discover. Being a secured card, I figured there would be no problem but instead I got the standard message "We'll get back wtih you in 5-7 days with our decision". Has anyone ever been rejected by Discover secured card before? Should I call them?
What are your FICO scores, first off? While I don't know what the usual recommended waiting period is before applying for a Discover secured, I remember that I gave it a year or so after being discharged from my own Chapter 7 before applying for a Cap 1 secured (and was approved immediately). It's possible you app'ed too soon, if you wait a while and try again you might have better luck then.
That was one of the first cards I app'd for after discharge and I was denied as well as cap one and citi secured cards. FICOs were mid 500s at the time.
@Anonymous wrote:I'm newly discharged from Ch13 and was applying for a secured card from Discover. Being a secured card, I figured there would be no problem but instead I got the standard message "We'll get back wtih you in 5-7 days with our decision". Has anyone ever been rejected by Discover secured card before? Should I call them?
Well, first of all that message is not a definite rejection, it means they couldn't make a instant decision. Call their recon dept - 888-676-3695 (from the Backdoor Numbers sticky threa in the CC Applications) - and start off with saying "I'm calling to see if I can provide you with any additional information to help you make a decision".
Secondy, Discover can be all over the place with their decisions. After reading here that they approve some folks within a few years after BK7 discharge (as long as they were not included in the BK) I app'd at 4 years post DC, instant rejection. Then around 4 months later they started mailing me weekly pre-approval offers. After the 3rd one I decided maybe they were serious and app'd again, instant approval w/$4k SL, no HP.
Finally, from my own experience I recommend the Bank of America secured card as one of the better secured card. I had included 1 BoA CC in my 2010 BK7, so at 4 1/2 years post DC I app'd for their secured card as I wanted back in with them. Instant approval, and I just made the minimum $300 deposit. I got it unsecured at 7 months. With a $300 CL & no rewards it was my least used card, I just used it for Netflix & few other small charged and let it age. I got an auto CLI to $1800, so Icalled in to see if I got get rewards added and was told I qualified to have it PC'd to a Cash Rewards Platinum card w/no HP. With 3% rewards on gas & 2% on groceries its one of my better reward card and now my most used card.
It turns out it was an issue with their website. It didn't complete the application online for some reason. I called and they finished processing it - I was approved! I put down the minimum of $200 for now and will probably increase it later.
Not sure what all my scores are yet - I'm just now getting started with the whole process. I know my Vantage Scores - TransUnion is 671 and Equifax is 686. My FICO for Transunion is somewhere around 608.
Turns out it was a website issue! I called and was approved!
FICO8 - Experian is 601, Equifax is 659 and Transunion is 568.
Congratulations! And that's a valuable lesson for us all: sometimes it really just is a technical glitch that keeps one from being approved.