A few week back I used the 'luv' button to request a CLI for my QuickSilver One Mastercard (which I will likely close if they don't help out with the annual fee - but that's in a different thread) and was pleasantly surprised when they gave it a $1000 increase - more than 50% of the previous limit. I have a QuickSilver Visa Signature I intend to replace it with that has a SL of $5K. Just a few days ago, the 4th statement was generated so I figured what the heck, let's hit the button and see what happens on the Visa, not expecting much especially since I had such good luck just a few days ago with the other card.
I was immediately offered a $2K increase, making the new CL $7K 
I know there's been reports of folks getting Venture cards with nice SLs, but this post is regarding CLIs on existing accounts. My poor MasterCard with them struggled for years to even get a $200 increase, much less an increase in the thousands. Are they finally realizing they have been leaving money on the table by forcing customers to other banks, or do you think this is just a 'fluke'?
I'm not one to question good luck, but I figure I'm among friends here, so I'm reaching out to see what you think. 
@UncleB wrote:A few week back I used the 'luv' button to request a CLI for my QuickSilver One Mastercard (which I will likely close if they don't help out with the annual fee - but that's in a different thread) and was pleasantly surprised when they gave it a $1000 increase - more than 50% of the previous limit. I have a QuickSilver Visa Signature I intend to replace it with that has a SL of $5K. Just a few days ago, the 4th statement was generated so I figured what the heck, let's hit the button and see what happens on the Visa, not expecting much especially since I had such good luck just a few days ago with the other card.
I was immediately offered a $2K increase, making the new CL $7K
I know there's been reports of folks getting Venture cards with nice SLs, but this post is regarding CLIs on existing accounts. My poor MasterCard with them struggled for years to even get a $200 increase, much less an increase in the thousands. Are they finally realizing they have been leaving money on the table by forcing customers to other banks, or do you think this is just a 'fluke'?
I'm not one to question good luck, but I figure I'm among friends here, so I'm reaching out to see what you think.
I'm curious to hear what others think as well. I have a Cap One QS1, and I have been absolutely battling them for an adult level of credit for months. It started at $300 in July 2014 - I was subprime, for sure - and completed credit steps. I had used just about the full $300 and PIF every month. Got a measely $200 increase to $500 in January, but i didn't complain. Few months later, I tried an CLI, denied. Was told there had been a change in the account. Of course, they were referring to the $200 increase. So, I let it go, and apped for other cards. Well...no one gave me a limit under $1500, and that was Discover (who is conservative, anyways). My next lowest was $3500.
Ringed back Capital One and, long story short, had to escalate all the way to the EO to get the card *up to* $1,000. So basically, because Cap One is being stingy, they are still viewing me - and lending credit to me - as if I'm subprime. Wee bit irritating. I had explained to them that though the QS1 gave me 1.5% cash back, the annual fee and $1000 limit hampered use for me; my NFCU cashRewards is the same reward structure, but with no annual fee, an $8,000 limit and even a lower interest rate.
No dice. Heck, even my Merrick Bank still has a higher limit. Embarrassing.
I'm planning to hammer my QS1 with charges for 2-3 more months - paying down a couple times a month - and see if they get the message. If I can't get a bump after that, it's definitely a candidate for closure, since it's only 1 year old.
@Littlewing745 wrote:
@UncleB wrote:A few week back I used the 'luv' button to request a CLI for my QuickSilver One Mastercard (which I will likely close if they don't help out with the annual fee - but that's in a different thread) and was pleasantly surprised when they gave it a $1000 increase - more than 50% of the previous limit. I have a QuickSilver Visa Signature I intend to replace it with that has a SL of $5K. Just a few days ago, the 4th statement was generated so I figured what the heck, let's hit the button and see what happens on the Visa, not expecting much especially since I had such good luck just a few days ago with the other card.
I was immediately offered a $2K increase, making the new CL $7K
I know there's been reports of folks getting Venture cards with nice SLs, but this post is regarding CLIs on existing accounts. My poor MasterCard with them struggled for years to even get a $200 increase, much less an increase in the thousands. Are they finally realizing they have been leaving money on the table by forcing customers to other banks, or do you think this is just a 'fluke'?
I'm not one to question good luck, but I figure I'm among friends here, so I'm reaching out to see what you think.
I'm curious to hear what others think as well. I have a Cap One QS1, and I have been absolutely battling them for an adult level of credit for months. It started at $300 in July 2014 - I was subprime, for sure - and completed credit steps. I had used just about the full $300 and PIF every month. Got a measely $200 increase to $500 in January, but i didn't complain. Few months later, I tried an CLI, denied. Was told there had been a change in the account. Of course, they were referring to the $200 increase. So, I let it go, and apped for other cards. Well...no one gave me a limit under $1500, and that was Discover (who is conservative, anyways). My next lowest was $3500.
Ringed back Capital One and, long story short, had to escalate all the way to the EO to get the card *up to* $1,000. So basically, because Cap One is being stingy, they are still viewing me - and lending credit to me - as if I'm subprime. Wee bit irritating. I had explained to them that though the QS1 gave me 1.5% cash back, the annual fee and $1000 limit hampered use for me; my NFCU cashRewards is the same reward structure, but with no annual fee, an $8,000 limit and even a lower interest rate.
No dice. Heck, even my Merrick Bank still has a higher limit. Embarrassing.
I'm planning to hammer my QS1 with charges for 2-3 more months - paying down a couple times a month - and see if they get the message. If I can't get a bump after that, it's definitely a candidate for closure, since it's only 1 year old.
Littlewing, have you checked out the pre-qualification site yet to see what they show you good for? I was equally disgusted four months ago due to dealing with the same type stuff you describe (before these latest CLIs, my last one was for only $200). I'm with you, it seems easier to just re-app for another card, in my case it was another QuickSilver (but the Visa Sig instead) with no annual fee and a starting line more than double the credit line on the old account, which has taken me eight years to even get as high as it is now. (This much is certainly well-documented)
See what they show you pre-qual'd for, and if you like what you see it might be worth your sanity to bite the bullet and take the HPs just to be done with it. For me, "protecting" my report from HPs is not worth as much as the piece of mind I have now knowing I don't have to call and "beg" each year for them to throw me a bone for the annual fee on the new account, and if I choose to do so for the old QS1 MasterCard it's not because I have to.
Many folks don't mind sending email to CEOs, waiting for call-backs that may or may not come, or calling a list of backdoor numbers, but I think I've decided I've grown tired of feeling likeI am always begging them to do business with me, either by waiving an AF or giving me a (until recently) $200 increase. Ironically, going by their willingness to approve the QS Visa a few months back, it seems it's not me they have an issue with but strangely it's the account itself. It's too bad they don't realize it's the same person behind *both* accounts, but they don't... we're just numbers.
If the nice CLIs on the QS1 Mastercard had come a little earlier, this could have been a very different conversation.
@UncleB wrote:
@Littlewing745 wrote:
@UncleB wrote:A few week back I used the 'luv' button to request a CLI for my QuickSilver One Mastercard (which I will likely close if they don't help out with the annual fee - but that's in a different thread) and was pleasantly surprised when they gave it a $1000 increase - more than 50% of the previous limit. I have a QuickSilver Visa Signature I intend to replace it with that has a SL of $5K. Just a few days ago, the 4th statement was generated so I figured what the heck, let's hit the button and see what happens on the Visa, not expecting much especially since I had such good luck just a few days ago with the other card.
I was immediately offered a $2K increase, making the new CL $7K
I know there's been reports of folks getting Venture cards with nice SLs, but this post is regarding CLIs on existing accounts. My poor MasterCard with them struggled for years to even get a $200 increase, much less an increase in the thousands. Are they finally realizing they have been leaving money on the table by forcing customers to other banks, or do you think this is just a 'fluke'?
I'm not one to question good luck, but I figure I'm among friends here, so I'm reaching out to see what you think.
I'm curious to hear what others think as well. I have a Cap One QS1, and I have been absolutely battling them for an adult level of credit for months. It started at $300 in July 2014 - I was subprime, for sure - and completed credit steps. I had used just about the full $300 and PIF every month. Got a measely $200 increase to $500 in January, but i didn't complain. Few months later, I tried an CLI, denied. Was told there had been a change in the account. Of course, they were referring to the $200 increase. So, I let it go, and apped for other cards. Well...no one gave me a limit under $1500, and that was Discover (who is conservative, anyways). My next lowest was $3500.
Ringed back Capital One and, long story short, had to escalate all the way to the EO to get the card *up to* $1,000. So basically, because Cap One is being stingy, they are still viewing me - and lending credit to me - as if I'm subprime. Wee bit irritating. I had explained to them that though the QS1 gave me 1.5% cash back, the annual fee and $1000 limit hampered use for me; my NFCU cashRewards is the same reward structure, but with no annual fee, an $8,000 limit and even a lower interest rate.
No dice. Heck, even my Merrick Bank still has a higher limit. Embarrassing.
I'm planning to hammer my QS1 with charges for 2-3 more months - paying down a couple times a month - and see if they get the message. If I can't get a bump after that, it's definitely a candidate for closure, since it's only 1 year old.
Littlewing, have you checked out the pre-qualification site yet to see what they show you good for? I was equally disgusted four months ago due to dealing with the same type stuff you describe (before these latest CLIs, my last one was for only $200). I'm with you, it seems easier to just re-app for another card, in my case it was another QuickSilver (but the Visa Sig instead) with no annual fee and a starting line more than double the credit line on the old account, which has taken me eight years to even get as high as it is now. (This much is certainly well-documented)
See what they show you pre-qual'd for, and if you like what you see it might be worth your sanity to bite the bullet and take the HPs just to be done with it. For me, "protecting" my report from HPs is not worth as much as the piece of mind I have now knowing I don't have to call and "beg" each year for them to throw me a bone for the annual fee on the new account, and if I choose to do so for the old QS1 MasterCard it's not because I have to.
Many folks don't mind sending email to CEOs, waiting for call-backs that may or may not come, or calling a list of backdoor numbers, but I think I've decided I've grown tired of feeling likeI am always begging them to do business with me, either by waiving an AF or giving me a (until recently) $200 increase. Ironically, going by their willingness to approve the QS Visa a few months back, it seems it's not me they have an issue with but strangely it's the account itself. It's too bad they don't realize it's the same person behind *both* accounts, but they don't... we're just numbers.
If the nice CLIs on the QS1 Mastercard had come a little earlier, this could have been a very different conversation.
Yeah, I'm very seriously considering that. I try to time my apps so that everything in on a June/July and December/January cycle for increases. SO...I may be getting myself a Christmas Venture One app, haha.
@Littlewing745 wrote:
@UncleB wrote:
@Littlewing745 wrote:
@UncleB wrote:A few week back I used the 'luv' button to request a CLI for my QuickSilver One Mastercard (which I will likely close if they don't help out with the annual fee - but that's in a different thread) and was pleasantly surprised when they gave it a $1000 increase - more than 50% of the previous limit. I have a QuickSilver Visa Signature I intend to replace it with that has a SL of $5K. Just a few days ago, the 4th statement was generated so I figured what the heck, let's hit the button and see what happens on the Visa, not expecting much especially since I had such good luck just a few days ago with the other card.
I was immediately offered a $2K increase, making the new CL $7K
I know there's been reports of folks getting Venture cards with nice SLs, but this post is regarding CLIs on existing accounts. My poor MasterCard with them struggled for years to even get a $200 increase, much less an increase in the thousands. Are they finally realizing they have been leaving money on the table by forcing customers to other banks, or do you think this is just a 'fluke'?
I'm not one to question good luck, but I figure I'm among friends here, so I'm reaching out to see what you think.
I'm curious to hear what others think as well. I have a Cap One QS1, and I have been absolutely battling them for an adult level of credit for months. It started at $300 in July 2014 - I was subprime, for sure - and completed credit steps. I had used just about the full $300 and PIF every month. Got a measely $200 increase to $500 in January, but i didn't complain. Few months later, I tried an CLI, denied. Was told there had been a change in the account. Of course, they were referring to the $200 increase. So, I let it go, and apped for other cards. Well...no one gave me a limit under $1500, and that was Discover (who is conservative, anyways). My next lowest was $3500.
Ringed back Capital One and, long story short, had to escalate all the way to the EO to get the card *up to* $1,000. So basically, because Cap One is being stingy, they are still viewing me - and lending credit to me - as if I'm subprime. Wee bit irritating. I had explained to them that though the QS1 gave me 1.5% cash back, the annual fee and $1000 limit hampered use for me; my NFCU cashRewards is the same reward structure, but with no annual fee, an $8,000 limit and even a lower interest rate.
No dice. Heck, even my Merrick Bank still has a higher limit. Embarrassing.
I'm planning to hammer my QS1 with charges for 2-3 more months - paying down a couple times a month - and see if they get the message. If I can't get a bump after that, it's definitely a candidate for closure, since it's only 1 year old.
Littlewing, have you checked out the pre-qualification site yet to see what they show you good for? I was equally disgusted four months ago due to dealing with the same type stuff you describe (before these latest CLIs, my last one was for only $200). I'm with you, it seems easier to just re-app for another card, in my case it was another QuickSilver (but the Visa Sig instead) with no annual fee and a starting line more than double the credit line on the old account, which has taken me eight years to even get as high as it is now. (This much is certainly well-documented)
See what they show you pre-qual'd for, and if you like what you see it might be worth your sanity to bite the bullet and take the HPs just to be done with it. For me, "protecting" my report from HPs is not worth as much as the piece of mind I have now knowing I don't have to call and "beg" each year for them to throw me a bone for the annual fee on the new account, and if I choose to do so for the old QS1 MasterCard it's not because I have to.
Many folks don't mind sending email to CEOs, waiting for call-backs that may or may not come, or calling a list of backdoor numbers, but I think I've decided I've grown tired of feeling likeI am always begging them to do business with me, either by waiving an AF or giving me a (until recently) $200 increase. Ironically, going by their willingness to approve the QS Visa a few months back, it seems it's not me they have an issue with but strangely it's the account itself. It's too bad they don't realize it's the same person behind *both* accounts, but they don't... we're just numbers.
If the nice CLIs on the QS1 Mastercard had come a little earlier, this could have been a very different conversation.
Yeah, I'm very seriously considering that. I try to time my apps so that everything in on a June/July and December/January cycle for increases. SO...I may be getting myself a Christmas Venture One app, haha.
LOL... I like that plan. Here's an idea; even if you aren't ready to actually app for a new account, the pre-qual site will at least tell you which cards you are good for and what the interest rate will be. That's actually what pushed me into 'taking the plunge'; once I saw that I wouldn't get the highest rate as I had feared would be the case (they gave me a not-great-but-not-horrible 17.9%) it made me pull the trigger. As a side-note, the interest rate offered on the pre-qual was spot-on with what I was actually given on my new account.
If the rate is higher than you would like, or you don't get offered that Venture, you can always try back later. Or if you get pre-qual'd for a fantastic rate, you can still wait and know you have something to look forward to. Even more importantly, you'll know that all the calling and emailing for the account you presently have is because you want to, not because you are forced to...
Whatever you decide, you have to do what's right for your situation and your personal plan.