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Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

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Anonymous
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Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

Mid 7's FICO

 

AMEX PRG

Penfed $30k

Cap 1 Quicksilver $21.5

I am happy with these limits based on my moderate income.

 

These cards are low

 

Citi Ty Premier $5.7k

CSP $7.5k

Discover IT $4.5k

Syncrony Amazon 5% back store card $4.7k

 

Syncrony turned me down for CLI yesterday.

 

 

 

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redpat
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

Login to your discover and ask for CLI, usually it's a SP.

 

Chase is a HP.  Citi I know nothing about, no cards from them.

 

It appears that your combined limits are over your combined income.

 

Is there a need for higher limits?  You may have peaked because of Penfed and Cap One limits.

 

Good luck.

Personal Cards: Amex Delta Res | CSR | Citi AA Exec | Citi Strata Premier Business Cards: Ink+ | Amex BBP
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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

I'm sure there are others who can give you better advice regarding credit limits than I can, but I'm curious (if I'm not being too nosy) -- why are you looking to raise your credit limits? Are you trying to reduce your utilization? Is your balance pushing up against those limits and you need some breathing room? Something else?

 

Hope you don't mind my asking, and best of luck getting those limits raised! Smiley Happy

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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

What was the reason for the Synchrony denial?  And if I may, how does your credit profile look like? Why the need to increase these limits?  Is it for a particular purpose?

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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

0% utilization as I PIF

 

I just want to have the highest limits across the board.  Just trying to build a stronger profile I guess.

 

synchrony didn't give a reason, it was an auto denial online

 

 

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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits


@Anonymous wrote:

0% utilization as I PIF

 

I just want to have the highest limits across the board.  Just trying to build a stronger profile I guess.

 

synchrony didn't give a reason, it was an auto denial online

 

 


How long have you hard these cards and what are your scores?  I asked these questions because sometimes, it takes a while for these lenders to start giving CLIs..

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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits


@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

0% utilization as I PIF

 

I just want to have the highest limits across the board.  Just trying to build a stronger profile I guess.

 

synchrony didn't give a reason, it was an auto denial online

 

 


How long have you hard these cards and what are your scores?  I asked these questions because sometimes, it takes a while for these lenders to start giving CLIs..


Right. What is keeping the scores from being perfect? That could be keeping the cards from being increased. OP said scores in the mid-7's. 

 

Do you have an installment loan reporting? If no, that would keep score down. 

 

0% is also not the way to optimize score. With your number of cards you'd want 1 card reporting a 1-9% of it's CL balance to optimize scores. 

 

I know you didn't ask about optimizing scores, but that can only help with increasing limits, all else being equal. 

 

Citi can be a SP or HP online, read the blurb very carefully. (I think I'm pretty smart and I read fast and mis-read...but the HP took my TY Preferred that is super old and had been previously CLD'd from $4860 to $15k...I asked for $15k and figured they'd counter at $10-ish and they didn't.)

 

As others have said, Chase is a HP or if you're thinking about getting another Chase card, a co-branded one like an airline or hotel, you will likely get a better limit and you could move some over. That being said, if your AAoA is low or your accounts are new or you have a lot of inquiries, this probably wouldn't be a good idea. 

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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

I have paid off student loans still reporting from the 1990's, these were paid off in 2015 so should report 10 more years?

I have paid off real estate loans

I have 2 car loans one for $24k and a lease for $7k, I also have 2 recent car loans paid off due to selling or trading in

 

The credit cards are a year old so I was asking if there is anything I can do to raise limits other than wait.

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Anonymous
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

 

@Anonymous wrote:

I have paid off student loans still reporting from the 1990's, these were paid off in 2015 so should report 10 more years?

I have paid off real estate loans

I have 2 car loans one for $24k and a lease for $7k, I also have 2 recent car loans paid off due to selling or trading in

 

The credit cards are a year old so I was asking if there is anything I can do to raise limits other than wait.


 

Basically no.  Time and your credit and financial profile means more than getting more cards and combining limits only to have adverse action taken down the road for too much credit.  The banks use their determination based on your credit profile, income and payment history.  If you have only had cards a year, that's not much to go off of payment history wise.  

 

I have 5 credit cards after starting my rebuild in September 2014, Chase, Discover and three Synchrony cards.  Chase is $2000, Discover is $1400 and the Synch cards range from $1000 to $400.  I may come up on a job change before the end of the year that will raise my income significantly.  Then, and only then, would I stand any chances of raising CLs, keeping in mind that utilization and payment history also matter. 

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elim
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Re: Need advice to get cards up to my highest limits

Be sure when dealing with Synch Bank, you call Credit Solutions. If you did'nt, call them now and ask again...

 

Credit Solutions 877-379-8173

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