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My oldest account is 13 months old. I currently have the following cards:
DCU 3k CL since Jan 2010
Bofa Secured 500 CL March 2010
Cap1 2250 CL since Mar 2010
JCP 1800 CL March 2010
I recently opened: (None shows on CR yet)
US Bank select rewards 8000 CL Jan 2011
Amex ZYNC Jan 2011
Chase Freedom Jan 2011
Util approx 1% (85$). Fico arnd 700
Now, I got an pre approved offer for Chase BA visa signature (50k miles).
I am a bit confused coz I feel I may not have enough history for a visa signature card.
Is a chase pre approval done deal?
No, a pre-approval is not a done deal. Kinda take a break from applying and just kick back and monitor the new accounts. Remember, a pre-approval / pre-qualified only indicates you fall within their marketing range at the time of their snapshot. All pre-anything must go through final approval and even though they are not reporting yet, I'd still be a little concerned about the number of recently opened accounts and how Big Bank will look at them when they start posting, so just relax a little and keep us informed on how things are growing.
@JayRizzo wrote:No, a pre-approval is not a done deal. Kinda take a break from applying and just kick back and monitor the new accounts. Remember, a pre-approval / pre-qualified only indicates you fall within their marketing range at the time of their snapshot. All pre-anything must go through final approval and even though they are not reporting yet, I'd still be a little concerned about the number of recently opened accounts and how Big Bank will look at them when they start posting, so just relax a little and keep us informed on how things are growing.
Thanks JayRizzo.
I am kinda done for now. My target is to get 2 cards with a ton of bonus points with a timing that I can complete the spending and get the miles in my account by mid next year. I have some travel coming up next year and miles would be welcome. The cards I have in mind are Chase BA (50kmiles) and citi AA (75k miles). I was not planning to apply any of them now but when I got the pre approval for chase BA, i thought I will atleast ask ppl arnd.
I feel your advice is absolutely great and I will take a break. At this point I am thinking, I will hold back for now and try to apply for citi AA 75k miles in julyish (if there is a offer), complete its spending and apply chase BA around January next year. i dont think I need any other cards for a long time.
Offcourse, I will look at my credit and also look for advice from great guys out here before I apply in july (If I do).
Does this sound like a decent plan for now.