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First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

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JunMT89
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First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

First ever app spree and CLI spree and it was exhilarating =]

Not too worried about inquiries because I won't be buying a car or house for a year at least (hopefully).

Main cards I really really wanted are US Bank Cash+, Sallie Mae, and Amex BCE.

 

myFICO scores at time of applying: (just noticed how badly my SIG needs to be updated lol)

EQ = 725

TU = 748

EX = 748

 

These are somewhat in order:

 

New Apps:

US Bank Cash+ = Pending $5000 SL approved Cash+ (just checked on phone 7/15/15)
Sallie Mae WMC = $4000 SL 
Amex BCE = $2000 SL
Quicksilver = $3000 SL
VentureOne = $7500 SL

Chase Slate = Denied because too many accounts in last two years (should've tried for this card before they started using that lame reason)

FNBO Amex = Pending - Approved $2600 SL

 

CLIs:
BofA cash Rewards CLI = $2k CLI to $2.7k

Discover IT = Denied (currently at $10000 limit anyway thanks to their LUV train)
Chase CLI = Pending $4500 CLI to $5000 limit (previously $500 limit since August 2011, two CLI attempts denied)
NFCU cashRewards = $3500 CLI to $11000
NFCU NAVchek = $4000 CLI to max $15000
Amazon Store Card = $1k CLI to $6000 chat
Old Navy Visa = $500 CLI to $2.700 (tried chat the day after but denied...should've used chat first)
JCPenney = $1k CLI to $6000 chat

VS Angel CLI = $200 CLI x 2
J Crew CLI = $200 CLI

 

Overall increase in credit limits by $41200...getting real close to that $100k mark

 

EDIT: Does anyone know if I should call in to US Bank to have them check on my app? If so, what number would I call?

FICO 08s
5/16/15: EQ 659 TU 680 EX 684
5/29/15: EQ 694 TU 701 EX 722($13.5k Balances / $52.8k Limits / 25.08% UTL)
7/12/15: EQ 725 TU 748 EX 748
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Anonymous
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Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Good work! Congrats!

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GoldSorata
Established Contributor

Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Nice! Some good cards there. A suggestion... I would have done the CLIs first, let them report and then done the apping for new cards.

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s_haliz
Valued Contributor

Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Jumbo x Jumbo Congratulations!!!!!!! 

TU FICO 850 | EQ FICO 850 I EX FICO 850
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becontent
New Contributor

Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Congrats! Great cards all around.. 

I think I'm gardening now...
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JunMT89
New Member

Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree


@GoldSorata wrote:

Nice! Some good cards there. A suggestion... I would have done the CLIs first, let them report and then done the apping for new cards.



This is true and I kinda did that already over the past few months.  A month or two ago I used Synchrony chat to get Walmart Store, Amazon Store, and JCPenney cards all to $5k limits from $1k.  And I also got on that Discover luv train and got my limit from $3k to $10k in 3 months.

 

I would have done more CLIs but my other cards are HPs for CLI. (NFCU wouldn't give me an instant SP increase).

I wanted all my HPs to be for apps first and then CLIs just in case any of them are INQ sensitive.

 

Basically, the timing for this spree was perfect because my $9000 Lending Club personal loan has not reported yet (got this middle of last month).  Used that loan to consolidate high interest cards and lower utilization in preparation for this app spree.

 

FICO 08s
5/16/15: EQ 659 TU 680 EX 684
5/29/15: EQ 694 TU 701 EX 722($13.5k Balances / $52.8k Limits / 25.08% UTL)
7/12/15: EQ 725 TU 748 EX 748
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Anonymous
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Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Well done !

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Scupra
Super Contributor

Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Congrats on all the success you have had so far and good luck to what is still pending Smiley Happy

Filed BK7: 7/2012 (start score EQ 560 / TU 529) Discharge 10/2012
801 EQ FICO 06/2022
797 TU FICO 04/2022
793 EX FICO 04/2022
$30k NFCU Platinum | $30.7k NFCU cashRewards Sig | $15k NavChek | $7.1k Cap1 Quicksilver | $10k Amazon Store | $19k Cap1 VentureOne | $16k Barclay Aviator | $5k Chase Freedom | $5k Chase Sapphire Preferred | $9k Costco Visa | $20k AMEX BCE | AMEX Gold | NFCU Platinum #2 $19.3k | Apple $8.5k
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Anonymous
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Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree

Congrats! Some excellent new cards and awesome CLI's!

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Themanwhocan
Senior Contributor

Re: First MASSIVE App and CLI Spree


@JunMT89 wrote:

First ever app spree and CLI spree and it was exhilarating =]

Not too worried about inquiries because I won't be buying a car or house for a year at least (hopefully).

Main cards I really really wanted are US Bank Cash+, Sallie Mae, and Amex BCE.

 

myFICO scores at time of applying: (just noticed how badly my SIG needs to be updated lol)

EQ = 725

TU = 748

EX = 748

 

These are somewhat in order:

 

New Apps:

US Bank Cash+ = Pending
Sallie Mae WMC = $4000 SL 
Amex BCE = $2000 SL
Quicksilver = $3000 SL
VentureOne = $7500 SL

Chase Slate = Denied because too many accounts in last two years (should've tried for this card before they started using that lame reason)

FNBO Amex = Pending

 

CLIs:
BofA cash Rewards CLI = $2k CLI to $2.7k

Discover IT = Denied (currently at $10k limit anyway thanks to their LUV train)
Chase CLI = Pending (currently $500 limit since August 2011, two CLI attempts denied)
NFCU cashRewards = $3500 CLI to $11000
NFCU NAVchek = $4000 CLI to max $15k
Amazon Store Card = $1k CLI to $6k chat
Old Navy Visa = $500 CLI to $2.7k (tried chat the day after but denied...should've used chat first)
JCPenney = $1k CLI to $6k chat

VS Angel CLI = $200 CLI x 2
J Crew CLI = $200 CLI

 

EDIT: Does anyone know if I should call in to US Bank to have them check on my app? If so, what number would I call?


Good job. And the new cards you applied for (except Chase) each have methods of getting CLI's via SP in the future.

 

Check the Status of My Credit Card Application? Please call 800-947-1444 and choose option 1 for the status of an application. The potential cardmember will be required to enter his/her social security number to locate the application. Additional verification item(s) will be needed to validate.





TU-8: 804 EX-8: 805 EQ-8: 788 EX-98: 767 EQ-04: 752    
TU-9 Bankcard: 837 EQ-9: 823 EX-9 Bankcard: 837
Total $443,800
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