Discover It - Low Initial CL

[IEM]

I just applied for the Discover It and was instantly approved. I called in to find out my CL and it's $2K. That bums me out. I'd been hoping for closer to $5K.

My credit score is 760 (Equifax, through MyFICO). I have a $5K Chase Freedom, $6K Barclay Rewards, and $10K PayPal Smart Connect, all with $0 balances. (Those 3 cards are my non-store cards.) I did max out my Amazon.com store card (85% of a $4K CL) to take advantage of financing, but other than that, I'm not carrying any balances on any other cards. My income is just shy of 6 digits.

Should I attempt a recon? I've browsed the forum and a positive recon seems highly unlikely. Are low initial CLs with Discover the norm?

[myjourney]

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@IEM wrote:

I just applied for the Discover It and was instantly approved. I called in to find out my CL and it's $2K. That bums me out. I'd been hoping for closer to $5K.

My credit score is 760 (Equifax, through MyFICO). I have a $5K Chase Freedom, $6K Barclay Rewards, and $10K PayPal Smart Connect, all with $0 balances. (Those 3 cards are my non-store cards.) I did max out my Amazon.com store card (85% of a $4K CL) to take advantage of financing, but other than that, I'm not carrying any balances on any other cards. My income is just shy of 6 digits.

Should I attempt a recon? I've browsed the forum and a positive recon seems highly unlikely. Are low initial CLs with Discover the norm?

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Lately it seems that way

Congrats on the approval 

Try a recon when card arrives good luck

[enharu]

Discover is somewhat conservative for most people. You could call in and try recon for a CLI. Some people were able to get their limits raised that way.

[09Lexie]

Discover can be conservative with the initial CL's. the high util may have been the cause of your low CL. I'd use it and ask for a CLI in 3 mos.

[dodfire]

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@09Lexie wrote:
Discover can be conservative with the initial CL's. the high util may have been the cause of your low CL. I'd use it and ask for a CLI in 3 mos.

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+1

AND unlike most other cards, Discover likes to see you carry a balance. 

[youngandcreditwrthy]

Discover started me out at $4k :-/...

I did get a $750 cli at six months. It seems that Discover gives small clis via sp pretty regularly every six months and maybe will give a larger cli for a hp.
Just use it a little and wait six months! Haha