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What are the benefits of pre-qualified credit card offers?
How do you find the right pre-qualified credit card offer?
How does the pre-approval process work?
I'm trying to build my credit was approved deposit $200 for now will be waiting for the card to come in the mail. What is the best way to use it? I've heard only use 30% but I'm not sure.I'm thinking about putting my phone bill on it it's $55 a month and then maybe gas.
Hi, I recently used the pre-approval tool on Discover’s website, and to my surprise, I was finally pre-approved for their secured credit card. That is exciting, since I had previously been denied even their secured option.
I currently have two secured cards: one with Navy Federal ($1,000 limit) and one with Capital One ($200 limit).
Should I accept the Discover secured card and have three secured cards to help build credit, or would it be better to stick with the two I already have?
I was looking to add another credit card to my profile:
•Credit score: over 800+ across all 3 bureaus •Oldest account: 13 years •Average age of accounts: 4 years 11 months •Credit mix: 1 paid closed personal loan, 7 paid closed student loans, 1 closed paid car loan, 9 revolving accounts- •AMEX blue cash everyday: $35,000 CL •Cap 1 quicksilver: $9,000 CL •Cap 1 platinum: $1,300 CL •SYNCB/PayPal Credit: $10,000 CL •Apple Card: $9,000 CL •TD Bank cashback rewards CC: $5,000 CL •SYNCB/Care Credit Rewards CC: $20,000 CL •Cap 1/Kohl’s: $3,000 CL •Cap 1 Spark Cash for Biz: $2,200 CL •Total CL: $94,500 •Credit utilization: 2% ($1,800 out of $94,500) •Pay off my balances in full every month except for PayPal, Care Credit and Apple (0% APR) • Never late, no derogatory marks
I went to the discover pre approval website because I wanted to see what I would be approved for without impact on my credit from a creditor different than those above. Entered my information and discover offered me the discover it SECURED card!!! Can you believe it? I don’t know what happened. I don’t need to build credit as I already have well established credit history. Does Discover have a history of low balling? Can anyone shed a light as to what could have happened?
I just got the Capital One Qucksilver. It hasn’t even arrived in the mail yet. I decided to see if I was pre approved for anything over at Discover, since I see you guys recommend it so often to newbies. They offered me the secured Discover It card. Should I get it and start building credit history for two cards, or will it look too bad to have two hard pulls so close together? Especially for a secured card...