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First National Bank of Omaha always does a manual review on everything. about 2 weeks ago I requested a CLI and they gave me the standard 7 to 10 day thing. Last night I log into my account and my new limit is $600. I don't think I'm going to bother applying for another card with them if the best they can do is a $300 increase after 1 1/2 years. It did start out as secured and they refunded my security deposit last November and left me with a $300 CL ever since. At least now it is somewhat usable as it is my oldest card.
Congratulations! I know it's tiny but you're right, $600 is a much more usable limit. There isn't an annual fee, is there?
Congrats on your increase and I wish they had given you more. I sent them a message a few days ago asking about their credit limit increase process and was told that if I ask for it, it's a hard pull, but if they do an auto, it's a soft pull and was told they review accounts twice a year.
Was yours a hard pull?
@Anonymous wrote:First National Bank of Omaha always does a manual review on everything. about 2 weeks ago I requested a CLI and they gave me the standard 7 to 10 day thing. Last night I log into my account and my new limit is $600. I don't think I'm going to bother applying for another card with them if the best they can do is a $300 increase after 1 1/2 years. It did start out as secured and they refunded my security deposit last November and left me with a $300 CL ever since. At least now it is somewhat usable as it is my oldest card.
Not sure with FNBO but in my reading on various websites (and speaking for myself), it seems when we obtain secured or low tier starter cards it is difficult to find increased credit limits that are usable. Cap1 held me to $750 (step card) and Bank of America held me to $1,500. Closed both and applied for regular cards and received real credit lines. An idea for you ... since you already have a track record with FNBO (they tend to be generous on their regular cards soft inquiry CLIs) take a look at their website today as they are offering an FNBO 2% Cash Back Visa with no points expiration and rewards can be taken as cash and deposited to most any bank of choice (real simple card that is only out their until January 3, 2018 and they do NOT repeat special offers). Actually, I took advantage of the card and closed my Barclay Commence MasterCard (useless to me).
There is no AF, it started at $19 but they took away the AF when they refunded my security deposit last November. It was basically a low limit high interest Visa card with no real incentive to use it. I was recently approved for a Citi DC with a $1,000 SL so that will be my "go to" card. Cap 1 just PC'd my unsecured starter Platimum to a Quicksilver with no AF. I was thinking at first I was approved for a regular QS but after reading and re-reading it appears they only added 1.5% cash back to my Platinum and the limit stays at $850. Not the best card, but if I'm going to use it once in awhile, 1.5% cash back is better than nothing.
Sadly, FNBO was my first card and Cap 1 was my second card. Cap 1 was one year old back in November. I don't really need another card right now, but at some point I would like a decent Visa card. I was pre-approved for a Chase Slate, but I went for the Citi DC, 2% cash back vs. 0% cash back...... The only thing is the Slate might grow where FNBO won't, I'll be lucky to get another $300 with a HP next year. High on my list is Chase Freedom with their 5% rotating catagory. Might as well get the 5% back on gas when you can as it's somthing I can't avoid buying. My parents have Wells Fargo so they really want me to apply for a Wells Fargo Visa. My only reason for considering FNBO is because I've used their starter card for 1 1/2 years now, so I have an existing relationship which I don't with Wells Fargo. I just figured FNBO would shoot me down as hard as it is to get a small CLI from them.
I can't find where FNBO pulled my credit and also I can't find where Citi pulled my credit. I received instant notifications as soon as both Walmart and Amazon pulled my credit for their store cards but nothing when I applied for Citi.
I've had my card since July of this year and I'm waiting to see what happens at the 7 month mark. While I'm happy to gain information about the card, now I'm not to optimisitic about waiting on a CLI increase. I think they did an annual review in October and unfortunately my utilization was somewhat high. Well, at tleast I'm not alone waiting on FNBO. Glad I put $750 on the card to start.
Thanks for the information. My 7 month review is in January. I hope to get a CLI, but I don’t expect it to unsecure.
@Anonymous wrote:First National Bank of Omaha always does a manual review on everything. about 2 weeks ago I requested a CLI and they gave me the standard 7 to 10 day thing. Last night I log into my account and my new limit is $600. I don't think I'm going to bother applying for another card with them if the best they can do is a $300 increase after 1 1/2 years. It did start out as secured and they refunded my security deposit last November and left me with a $300 CL ever since. At least now it is somewhat usable as it is my oldest card.
Yes! a manual review is probably risk assestment and not personal however the SL's do grow.