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Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??

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trumpet-205
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??


@SwiftTone wrote:

 

I should have listened to you. I applied for a Sapphire Preferred, and got denied after a recon. Reason being my other CLs were not large enough.

 

So I guess I'll do what you suggested and head to the CUs. If I get approved for a CU CC with a good CL, how long should I wait before applying again?

 

Thanks


Sapphire Preferred is Visa Signature only, which means a minimum credit limit of $5000 is required for approval. Chase won't issue you a Visa Signature if they cannot extend $5000 of credit to you.

 

Your late payments are hurting you A LOT than you think. Your AAoA is also very low. Those two factors alone is why Chase refuses to grant you more credit. While CU is generous, don't expect high CL from them either. Until those late payments are off your reports, you won't be in prime club yet.

 

Capital One rarely does auto CLI, and currently does not accept request for CLI.

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LS2982
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??


@trumpet-205 wrote:

@SwiftTone wrote:

 

I should have listened to you. I applied for a Sapphire Preferred, and got denied after a recon. Reason being my other CLs were not large enough.

 

So I guess I'll do what you suggested and head to the CUs. If I get approved for a CU CC with a good CL, how long should I wait before applying again?

 

Thanks


Sapphire Preferred is Visa Signature only, which means a minimum credit limit of $5000 is required for approval. Chase won't issue you a Visa Signature if they cannot extend $5000 of credit to you.

 

You late payment is hurting you A LOT than you think. Your AAoA is also very low. Those two factors alone is why Chase refuses to grant you more credit. While CU is generous, don't expect high CL from them either. Until those late payments are off your reports, you won't be in prime club yet.

 

Capital One rarely does auto CLI, and currently does not accept request for CLI.


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annielorie
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??

Ouick suggestion start GW all thos lates while you are letting accounts age.  Goal for no derogs or lates.  This makes you super appealing to the prime lenders!!


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LS2982
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??


@annielorie wrote:

Ouick suggestion start GW all thos lates while you are letting accounts age.  Goal for no derogs or lates.  This makes you super appealing to the prime lenders!!



+1

 

Hopefully they remove them for you OP!!!




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SwiftTone
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??


@daisydvm wrote:

I should have listened to you. I applied for a Sapphire Preferred, and got denied after a recon. Reason being my other CLs were not large enough.

 

So I guess I'll do what you suggested and head to the CUs. If I get approved for a CU CC with a good CL, how long should I wait before applying again?

 

Thanks



In my opinion, I think you should wait at least a year before you apply for any other cards. Let your accounts grow and the inquires age off. Three revolving credit cards is PLENTY to build your credit history. Keep your utilizations low on those cards and pay your accounts on time. Even if it means paying off your card multiple times a month. My two cents.



Problem is that my 2 Capital Ones stopped growing. Stuck at CL's of $1000 and $1250. I don't think my Slate will grow as fast as I like.

 

I am thinking of hitting up DCU to see what kind of CL they will give me. They pull EQ and I don't have any inquires on EQ, I'll bring a copy of my recent CR and talk to someone to try to get an idea what type of CL they can give me.

 

Good or bad idea??

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annielorie
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??

Good idea at least you can try


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trumpet-205
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??

Good idea, but please do something about those lates.

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SwiftTone
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??

Yep, I will probably work on GW letters to Capital One and Toyota about those lates.

 

So my plan is to get a higher CL CC with a CU, work on gettings lates removed from my CR, and garden for the next or so...

 

I really don't need to large CL, but I'd like to improve it anyways for the future. 

AMEX: $25,000, CSR: $10,000, Chase Priority Club: $1,500, Freedom: $5000, Freedom Unlimited: $1000, Discover: $21,000, BoA $11,000, WF Cash Wise: $5000

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SwiftTone
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??

Went to 2 credit unions this morning. DCU and RTN. Neither can give me an idea of what kind of CL they can give me without apping.

 

Should I app? DCU pulled EQ, which I have no iquiries on. If I am not happy with the CL, I can always just not open the card, and it would just be an inquiry.

AMEX: $25,000, CSR: $10,000, Chase Priority Club: $1,500, Freedom: $5000, Freedom Unlimited: $1000, Discover: $21,000, BoA $11,000, WF Cash Wise: $5000

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TU FICO - 755
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Message 29 of 33
Open123
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Re: Why is my credit limit so low? What are my chances of getting a prime card??


@trumpet-205 wrote:

Sapphire Preferred is Visa Signature only, which means a minimum credit limit of $5000 is required for approval. Chase won't issue you a Visa Signature if they cannot extend $5000 of credit to you.

 


Right, as I've learned, with Visa Sigs, unless you have an existing CL of at least $5k, your Fico scores are irrelevant.  Even if you have 850 with tons of money at their bank, you will still be declined.  I was told the system cannot be manually over-riden, even by a credit analyst for this.

 

As to getting a higher CL, the first is the toughest since no one really wants to be the first lender to give you something higher than you've ever had in the past.  The best advice here is to focus on one or a couple of good issuers and use/pay the cards frequently.  Eventually, you'll be able to request a CLI above $5k.

 

 

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