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Lowes only approved me for $1,000?!?!?!?

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Involver
Valued Contributor

Re: Lowes only approved me for $1,000?!?!?!?

GECEB is weird, some people with lower scores get absurd limits and people with high scores get stuck at low CLs. I have had the Amazon store card for 18 months and they won't put me above 1400 and their last denial letter had me at 769. Meanwhile PenFed just gave me 10k. Credit is a strange thing.
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Shogun
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Re: Lowes only approved me for $1,000?!?!?!?

Well, I wouldn't worry much about it OP.  My Lowes started at $550, within 18 monts it was at $8500.  And I've never called in, just hit the luv button a couple times.

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Kenny
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Re: Lowes only approved me for $1,000?!?!?!?


@awp317 wrote:

Usually the people that think its directed at them are guilty. I know im sorta new here and all, but thats been my experience with forums in the past.  I dont buy a lot of peoples limits they post, only because I make what I would consiter to be a very nice living, and Im extended very nice credit limits, But my limits seem like nothing to what I have seen from other people on here (OCCU was a big red flag when I was only given 7k and everybody else were saying they were given 15-20k lines). IDk guess im just not good at smooth talking a phone operator. 

 

 

btw I have had about the same luck as the OP with lowes which is why im majory surprised by some of these credit lines. I had to practically BEG for a 10k limit, and thats only because I kept going over my limit. I have asked three times in the last 18 months for a CLI and am always denied. After a couple more accounts age to a year old I want to apply for a Citi Home depot card instead. 


I'm curious if the people who were approved for a large Lowe's limit have a smaller mortgage or none at all or have less debt in general that those who were approved for less? 

 

Also, I wonder if the increases were given with little usage. I know my card has been increased to 10k via the luv button and I've used the card once for a $26 purchase. :-/ LOL

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toi34
Established Contributor

Re: Lowes only approved me for $1,000?!?!?!?

Wow! Like everything CC related...YMMV...

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awp317
Frequent Contributor

Re: Lowes only approved me for $1,000?!?!?!?


@KennyRS wrote:

@awp317 wrote:

Usually the people that think its directed at them are guilty. I know im sorta new here and all, but thats been my experience with forums in the past.  I dont buy a lot of peoples limits they post, only because I make what I would consiter to be a very nice living, and Im extended very nice credit limits, But my limits seem like nothing to what I have seen from other people on here (OCCU was a big red flag when I was only given 7k and everybody else were saying they were given 15-20k lines). IDk guess im just not good at smooth talking a phone operator. 

 

 

btw I have had about the same luck as the OP with lowes which is why im majory surprised by some of these credit lines. I had to practically BEG for a 10k limit, and thats only because I kept going over my limit. I have asked three times in the last 18 months for a CLI and am always denied. After a couple more accounts age to a year old I want to apply for a Citi Home depot card instead. 


I'm curious if the people who were approved for a large Lowe's limit have a smaller mortgage or none at all or have less debt in general that those who were approved for less? 

 

Also, I wonder if the increases were given with little usage. I know my card has been increased to 10k via the luv button and I've used the card once for a $26 purchase. :-/ LOL


Up until this month I had no mortgage. However I guess thats GEs problem as my mortgage just started reporting and GE drops my limit. 

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