Woohoo! My husband never really had bad credit; he just never had any credit. Couple of years ago, he was a victim of ID theft. After about a year of straightening everything out and battling the thin credit issue we were able to get him a Capital one secured CC (on second try). I log on to his account (which I manage for him) and low and behold he went from his secured $200 limit to $500…….Baby steps I know, but from not being able to get a pack of gum on credit to a surprise increase is exciting! 
Now, I have had my card for 2.5 years, no lates and have never had a increase….grrrr....
@savings4tomorrow wrote:Woohoo! My husband never really had bad credit; he just never had any credit. Couple of years ago, he was a victim of ID theft. After about a year of straightening everything out and battling the thin credit issue we were able to get him a Capital one secured CC (on second try). I log on to his account (which I manage for him) and low and behold he went from his secured $200 limit to $500…….Baby steps I know, but from not being able to get a pack of gum on credit to a surprise increase is exciting!
Now, I have had my card for 2.5 years, no lates and have never had a increase….grrrr....
Grats to him
