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And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

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NewSurrender
Contributor

And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Just got a great CLI on my JCP card. Here's my history.

 

10/11 - Opened up the card with a $900 limit, which was almost double the limit of the only other card I had at the time [A partially secured BoA card for $500]

4/12 - Requested a CLI to $2,500 [didn't expect to get the full amount] and was instantly approved.

9/12 - Requested a CLI to $5,100 - was denied, but system countered with $3,999 (literally, a dollar away from being $4k).

 

I barely ever use this card. Every so often I'll head down to CVS and get a protein bar or stick of deoderant for the hell of it, just to show minor activity. I've only actually used the card at JCP once, ironically. I'm a college student with low income ($17,000), and my second highest card is $1,300, so this is VERY generous on GE's part.

 

Hoping to get a thousand dollar increase next time, to be at the magical 5K CL limit, let's see.

 

If you're looking for a new card solely to improve your credit score, definitely consider GE. Not only did they take a chance on me, as this was my second card, but they gave me a high limit, and are doing an amazing job of growing with me.

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Shogun
Moderator Emeritus

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Nice job!

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sbeasl11
Regular Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Congrats! I just got a Belk card a few months ago $400CL. I hope I can get an increase in a few months too!

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rtw
Established Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Congrats!


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score_building
Senior Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Nice gardening growth with GE, they're good for it! congrats!

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AF_23
Frequent Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Pretty impressive for 1 year. How did you request ?

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CS800
Super Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Congrats !!

 

GE is very good with CLI's




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youngandcreditwrthy
Senior Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

I love GE too!! Keep in mind that other creditors, like Chase and Barclay's, take those high limits into account when issuing you new credit. For example, I got a $6,500 Amex based on the fact that I had a JCP w a limit of $4,900 and a Lowe's at an $8,500 limit!! So if you don't have a Visa/MC/Amex/ Discvr with a limit like your JCP, you should consider opening one in the future :-).
Marriott PR$25k | BCE $24.5K |BankAmericard Visa $25k| BOA Better Bal $17.5k |Wmt Discover $12.5k | BR Visa $17.5k | Amex Delta Gold $10k | Discover IT $10k | Paypal Extras MC $15k | Amazon Store $10k|Smile Gen $7.25k | Dillard's $10k | West Elm $4k| Express $3.05K | Mypoints.com Visa $4.5k | Freedom Visa $1k| Amex Surpass $1k
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Lzzybeth
New Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

Congrats to you!! I'm looking at a GE Capital store card myself and this is great to hear. Thank you for sharing!

 


@youngandcreditwrthy wrote:
I love GE too!! Keep in mind that other creditors, like Chase and Barclay's, take those high limits into account when issuing you new credit. For example, I got a $6,500 Amex based on the fact that I had a JCP w a limit of $4,900 and a Lowe's at an $8,500 limit!! So if you don't have a Visa/MC/Amex/ Discvr with a limit like your JCP, you should consider opening one in the future :-).

AWESOME!! I'm waiting for my $5K credit union MasterCard to post the CL next month and then I'm applying for a store card. By waiting for the CL to post, hopefully that'll give me a chance at a larger store limit. 2 positive tradelines for the win!! Smiley Very Happy



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Razeus
Frequent Contributor

Re: And this is why people LOVE GE cards!

What are GE cards? Store cards?

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