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Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

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haulingthescoreup
Moderator Emerita

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

On BofA, t's always been a soft for me and most posters. I do remember reading a post by someone who kept hitting the button, over and over, and finally they did a hard. Slowed him down a bit. Smiley Wink

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JMN
Frequent Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

All of my inqs. with Bank of America for CLIs have been soft.

Despite my employment in the banking industry, any and all views contained in this post are purely my own, and do not represent any financial institution, nor constitute as financial or investment guidance or advise.
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laboi_22
Established Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

Soft inquiry for me as well. I asked for 5000 from 1000 after 3 months and they approved with only a soft pull!

Current Scores: EX - 728 FICO (5/11/13) TU - 771 FICO (7/02/13) EQ ??

Current Cards: Chase Freedom $5,000, CSP $5,700, BofA Visa Signature $15,000, AMEX BCE $6,000, Walmart $4,150, Gap Visa $10,000, JC Penny $5,800, Lowes $8,500, Dillard's AMEX $8,000, AMEX Hilton HHonors - $2,000, Chase United $12,000, Citi AAdvantage & Simplicity $6,000/$6,000, SPG AMEX $1,000
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scottwagnon
Valued Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

i requested cli on sunday. did not call (i should have but figured somehow i might avoid hard pull this way.) beginning of day three and still no go. sigh.

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MrCredit
Established Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

Everytime I apped for a CLI on BOAs website its been a soft on Experian. They give me

a message saying to call in to get an instant approval. I never call in and a few days later

they usually grant my CLI. I run a lot through the card $2-3k a month. PIF. They like usage.

 

I went from 2.5k to 4k to 7.5k in five months.

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scottwagnon
Valued Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question


@MrCredit wrote:

 They give me

a message saying to call in to get an instant approval.


 

are you sure it said "instant approval" or "instant decision". i got "call for instant decision"

 

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

I just got the "Call 1-800 for an instant decision", I called and was approved for a CLI from $700 to $2.5k, they pulled Experian for me since she asked about my recent American Express inquiry. I'm not sure if it was soft or hard. I've had my BofA card for 3 years, I was always scared to use the increase button.

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frogfan12
Established Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

I requested a CLI on both of my BOA cards and was denied. They tried to use something on my credit report as the reason why. Then I applied for a Citi AMEX card and was approved for $5K. I only keep BOA for the history.


Starting Score: 760
Current Score: 716 Equifax 754 TU 736 Experian
Goal Score: 760
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Woolfman
Established Contributor

Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question

Well i just hit the button . I am sure its been a year since i seen any love on the card. . Current CL is 3.5k i asked for 7k .. and got the call now for an instant decision. Last time i did not call and within a day ... they called me Smiley Surprised  but i got a 1k increase (atleast i think it was 1k ) 

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Anonymous
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Re: Bank of America Credit Limit Increase Question


@Woolfman wrote:

Well i just hit the button . I am sure its been a year since i seen any love on the card. . Current CL is 3.5k i asked for 7k .. and got the call now for an instant decision. Last time i did not call and within a day ... they called me Smiley Surprised  but i got a 1k increase (atleast i think it was 1k ) 


Just curious. Why are you guys not calling? It takes about 3 minutes and your limit is increased.

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