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Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

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thebreeze
Valued Member

Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

Worst credit mistake I ever made was burning NFCU during a tough time while young and dumb...

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Anonymous
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Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?


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Worst credit mistake I ever made was burning NFCU during a tough time while young and dumb...


Sorry man, thats rough..   I know they have been super awesome for me, as well as Penfed, but they are more strict with unsecured cards and loans tho. 

 

Would they let you do a secured card to show them you have changed? 

 

Message 12 of 26
Anonymous
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Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

In 2016, I was planning a trip to NYC and Quebec City, so I felt I needed a good card. In February of 2016, I applied for a BoA Travel Rewards card and was instantly approved for SL $1,000 (now $4,500). I think my score was 703 with TU. In May, I got confident and applied for a Delta Skymiles Gold and was approved for SL $2,000 (hasn't changed! Can't remember my score for that.

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thebreeze
Valued Member

Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

No, I told them that I'd like to pay the card off in full and hopefully reestablish the relationship at some time. They told me don't worry about paying anything off and also don't worry about trying to come back... ever... lol. Huge loss. Went through some tough times back then...

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Anonymous
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Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

My first CC I ever got was when I had no credit history and I was a new member with NavyFed. I went for the CashRewards card and got approved for $500. Let's just say for no credit history I was pretty happy lol. 

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thebreeze
Valued Member

Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

So far I'm in the mid to high 500's across the board and only have Opensky (secured), Primor Bank (secured), My Jewelry Club and I'm pending for a secured Discover. LOL, this rebuilding process feels hopeless but I'm sticking to my plans, paying down debt and keeping my utilization at around 10% or so...

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Anonymous
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Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

My 1st decent card this rebuild was Capital One Platinum in Feb. 2017 for $300, they pulled only TU and it was 533. Eleven months later my Platinum card is now a Quicksilver with a $2250 credit limit.

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Anonymous
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Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

Mine was discover it. My scores were around 640 across the board. I still had 1 collection I hadn’t settled, either. But I still think that it was a fluke cause I’ve been denied for almost every card (except cap 1) since.
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Anonymous
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Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

First decent CC was my Discover Secured It which I opened in August of last year. I started it off with a $200 and right now I have a limit of $1,000. Oh, I also opened a Citi secured card one week after opening the Discover. It has a $200 limit. At the time my scores were in the high 500s.

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Amiashu12
Regular Contributor

Re: Rebuilders... What's the first decent credit card you were able to obtain?

I was approved for cap platinum and silver at the same time now both are quick silver. This was around 2015. One card has $3000 and other one has $7000 limit. I m hoping by the end of this year i would have atleast 15K all together. 

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