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Barclay declined me about 4 months ago for not having enough established credit, I'm not sure if they're approve me now, but I figured I may try mid march or begining of may... Before I do I want your opinion.
Last time I checked my scores (fico) they were as followed: 627 tu, 598 ex, 650 eq. i believe they have all gone up since...
AAoA (creditkarma) 2.5 mo.
Oldest Acct: 11mo
Util: around 16% but my reports dont reflect the payments I made a few days ago.
No late payments.
8 total accounts
No baddies.
Thoughts? Should I wait for my AAoA to go up a little more, or do I have a shot at one of their cards?
Which card were you looking at?
I remember Barclays wanting to see a minimum of 12 months payment history with another lender before approving me for anything. Of course they are the recon kings.. so YMMV. They'll pull TU which in the mid-600's should be good enough. Actually you never told us what card..? If it's the Ring hold off.. if it's a Barclaycard go for it.
@grinlikechelsea wrote:Which card were you looking at?
I was thinking the Rewards MC.
Great choice. It's actually a pretty awesome card.
You'd have a shot at the Rewards for Average Credit (don't carry a balance on it; high APR). I would wait until your oldest account reaches 12 months before you apply though.
@grinlikechelsea wrote:Great choice. It's actually a pretty awesome card.
You'd have a shot at the Rewards for Average Credit (don't carry a balance on it; high APR). I would wait until your oldest account reaches 12 months before you apply though.
My oldest account is my car lease. I know they don't really count that.. so should I wait for my oldest CC to hit 12 mo?
I would. Do everything you can to make sure your TU report is as pristine as possible because Barclays exclusively pulls TU. Just a heads up.
@tommywerdine wrote:
Thanks! I'm trying to keep it flawless, I wish I could get it now!
I know the wait is hard, but if you wait, you have a better chance not only at an approval, but a higher credit limit and better terms (if the APR is variable). With credit, it pays to wait every now and again.
I'm not exactly sure what their qualifications are for each product but Barclay's can be one of the more difficult ones to obtain. I think you would be wasting a hard pull. If you're interested I would wait until your accounts age and until you only have a couple of inqs.
I applied for the Sallie Mae card and got my rejection letter today. Most of my accounts are more recent and I have some inquries.
I apped with:
AAoA 4.5 years
Util 17%
Baddies: 5 paid state tax liens from 2007/2008
TU FICO 715
Reasons:
High Number of Inqs
High number of credit cards recently opened
Insufficient number of accounts