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Help! Not sure which card to apply for!

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Anonymous
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Re: Help! Not sure which card to apply for!

I have even seen lenders pull new credit minutes before closing and the borrower got a new card and that killed the house. 

Message 11 of 15
HeavenOhio
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Re: Help! Not sure which card to apply for!

Yeah, you should expect a soft pull at the closing.

Message 12 of 15
Anonymous
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Re: Help! Not sure which card to apply for!


@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous thought I'd share a little update...mortgage lender ran my credit and my loan was approved today (yay!).  So I thought what the hell, let me apply for both the Venture card and BofA card.  Well I'm left feeling a little disappointed to be honest.  Got approved for both, Venture @ 5k limit and BofA at a mere $1,800 limit.  I feel so foolish and feel like I absolutely wasted those hard pulls (not to mention my AAoA is going to be way lower now).  I really thought I would get higher limits Smiley Sad


Uhh ohh, you probably should have waited until after you closed. I know two people who's closing didn't go through because of new CC's issued after pre-approval and another friend that got slapped with a significant increase in their interest rate because of ONE additional hard pull. They all had on the boarder credit score around the same range as yours. Good luck, I really hope this doesn't impact you. The mortgage process can be such a pain Smiley Sad 

Message 13 of 15
Anonymous
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Re: Help! Not sure which card to apply for!

Seriously. If you are getting a mortgage...NOTHING!!!!!!! You don't want to get a higher rate or god forbid denied for a mortgage just for another credit card. Wait.
Message 14 of 15
Anonymous
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Re: Help! Not sure which card to apply for!

Message 15 of 15
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