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Approved for the Upgrade Card

What a strange product this is.  Works like a card, but opens an installment loan once you use it.

 

Got a preapproval letter in the mail.  Took the bait; filled out some fields; it said I was not eligible for a loan but instead for their card.  Was dazzled with the $7,500 limit so I took it.  They only verified my email address and my phone and I was in.

 

Good luck to anyone else hoping to get in.  If you tell them you are self-employed they lower your offer, for example, from $7,500 to $2000.  Correct that error and they raise it back to $7,500 while in the application process.  Rate was pretty high for me, about 21-22%.  It seems like a good emergency loan option, though, to have available until or if needed.

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CreditAggie
Community Leader
Super Contributor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Congratulations on your Upgrade approval!

Current Cards (in order of approval):

         
Current FICO 8 | 9 (April 2025):  
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CreditMagic7
Mega Contributor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Congratulations on the new card with Upgrade!

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Elpadrino1
Valued Contributor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Congratulations on your approval!!

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babygirl1256
Senior Contributor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Congrats on your upgraded card!!!

Starting FICO 8 Score in 06/2019: EQ-625, TU-649, EX-640
Current FICO 8 Score in 06/2021: EQ-796, TU-806, EX-812
Goal FICO 8 Score in 06/2022: EQ-825, TU-850, EX-850
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gdale6
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Grats on your upgrade card approval Smiley Happy

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woodyman100
Valued Contributor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Congrats!

on a side note they have been known to suspend the approval while they seek paperwork and POI. 
I was instantly approved and then they hit me up 3 times for POI. Stubs twice and then 2 years of returns. I told them to cancel it. It was silly for a 1


@Anonymous wrote:

What a strange product this is.  Works like a card, but opens an installment loan once you use it.

 

Got a preapproval letter in the mail.  Took the bait; filled out some fields; it said I was not eligible for a loan but instead for their card.  Was dazzled with the $7,500 limit so I took it.  They only verified my email address and my phone and I was in.

 

Good luck to anyone else hoping to get in.  If you tell them you are self-employed they lower your offer, for example, from $7,500 to $2000.  Correct that error and they raise it back to $7,500 while in the application process.  Rate was pretty high for me, about 21-22%.  It seems like a good emergency loan option, though, to have available until or if needed.



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cashorcharge
Community Leader
Super Contributor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

That's terrific!!  Congratulations on your Approval!! 🎉🥂👏

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MistressTony
New Visitor

Re: Approved for the Upgrade Card

Congrats. 

Wondering you said if you put self employed they lower the offer. Correct that error and it went back up. How or what did you "correct " it to. 

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