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#1411
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,934
Just applied for the chase Marriott card 80k and was not instantly approved with 790 credit score. Called in and talked to specialist for about 5-7 minutes. She came back and told me I was being denied because of too many new accounts in the last 24 months. She specifically quoted my citi and existing chase cards. I currently have 6 chase accounts and about 7 citi accounts. I tried to move existing credit around and close an account and was still denied.
For me it appears that the 5/24 rule is in full force for ALL chase cards.
For me it appears that the 5/24 rule is in full force for ALL chase cards.
There's been a theory that Chase would have to get permission from each partner individually to change how it takes applicants to that partner's card. (In part, that's because the partners send out invitations to apply for the card, and so the partners can get blamed for any denials which don't make sense to a consumer.) It could be Chase has just negotiated this with Marriott, but not with all other partners.
Or, because you're the first person to claim this was the only reason given (and did it 5-7 minutes to claim that as the only reason?), it could be that the agent was making things up (and not listing another reason which was even more important). Please come back and tell us what your denial letter says, word for word, as to the reason(s) for denial. Thanks.
#1412
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Or, because you're the first person to claim this was the only reason given (and did it 5-7 minutes to claim that as the only reason?), it could be that the agent was making things up (and not listing another reason which was even more important). Please come back and tell us what your denial letter says, word for word, as to the reason(s) for denial.
- applicant whose total Chase CL was already maxed out or close to it
- neglecting to lower said CL in preparation for the app
- making the mistake of calling in, and
- getting a rep just itching to invent additional reasons that had nothing to do with the app's failure to be approved instantly
#1413
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: TPA
Programs: spg gold
Posts: 406
Just applied for a United card, called in and told no way i had opened 11 cards in the last 24 months. No moving credit.My credit score in 790 and high income with no debt.
#1414
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
My advice to anyone applying for a co-brand card:
- Lower your CLs beforehand to what you actually need, plus 5K. The old days when you could bank more credit than you needed & then easily move some around with a CSR to get an app approved are over. (The key is "easily." Some lucky people will still be able to do this, which is the reason to hold that extra 5K; don't bet on your being one of them.) You want to be auto-approved & avoid closer scrutiny.
- Do. Not. Call....unless you've already been denied. Numerous reports suggest that Chase CSRs have itchy trigger fingers & will find additional reasons (such as the 5/24 rule) to deny you even when those reasons wouldn't be triggered by automated review. OTOH, if you've already been denied after waiting for a decision, you have nothing to lose by calling.
#1416
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
We don't have much good evidence that there's a particular wait time needed, so I'd give it at least a couple business days to make sure the new CL info is propagated across the various systems that make use of it. My preference is not to wait until I'm ready to apply for a new card, but instead to lower the CL on each curent card not long after the signup bonus is earned (& the balance paid off).
#1417
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NYC
Posts: 581
For example if you lower the credit line on a card line on a card from $10,000 to $500, and it reports with a $500 balance, don't be shocked to see a double digit drop in your FICO scores. This happens even if the overall utilization barely changes.
#1418
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,934
Just want to point out that if someone lowers a credit line, doesn't pay off the balance, and the card reports, there may be unwelcome news.
For example if you lower the credit line on a card line on a card from $10,000 to $500, and it reports with a $500 balance, don't be shocked to see a double digit drop in your FICO scores. This happens even if the overall utilization barely changes.
For example if you lower the credit line on a card line on a card from $10,000 to $500, and it reports with a $500 balance, don't be shocked to see a double digit drop in your FICO scores. This happens even if the overall utilization barely changes.
Ie, you want to keep the utilization below 30%, so if you're planning on charging enough to get up to a $300 balance, don't lower below $1000, if you're planning on charging enough to get up to a $600 balance, don't lower below $2000, etc.
But that doesn't mean you shouldn't lower a card from $10,000 to a few thousand (thus making many thousand available for the next card), it just means you shouldn't go overboard in the lowering if you might use the card again and haven't paid off your last charges in full already.
#1419
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Just want to point out that if someone lowers a credit line, doesn't pay off the balance, and the card reports, there may be unwelcome news.
For example if you lower the credit line on a card line on a card from $10,000 to $500, and it reports with a $500 balance, don't be shocked to see a double digit drop in your FICO scores. This happens even if the overall utilization barely changes.
For example if you lower the credit line on a card line on a card from $10,000 to $500, and it reports with a $500 balance, don't be shocked to see a double digit drop in your FICO scores. This happens even if the overall utilization barely changes.
#1420
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 197
BTW I know some of you will lose your minds over this but just reporting my application decision:
July 31 - Applied for United Biz. Initially had the 2 weeks response on automated line.
Aug 14 - Automated response changes to "notify in 7 - 10 days"
Today - Got a letter in the mail stating reasons for denial as
* "Too many credit accounts have been opened recently"
* "Too many recent requests / review of your credit"
* "You have too many active accounts or too much credit"
So I called the Business Recon line listed in Wiki, talked to an agent who said I wasn't even eligible for moving credit around because I have too many open accounts in the past 24 months.
Of course this is 1 agent and I plan on HUCA but I thought I would report back my findings.
BTW Chase pulls EXP, EQ in my area. Both above 770 for me.
July 31 - Applied for United Biz. Initially had the 2 weeks response on automated line.
Aug 14 - Automated response changes to "notify in 7 - 10 days"
Today - Got a letter in the mail stating reasons for denial as
* "Too many credit accounts have been opened recently"
* "Too many recent requests / review of your credit"
* "You have too many active accounts or too much credit"
So I called the Business Recon line listed in Wiki, talked to an agent who said I wasn't even eligible for moving credit around because I have too many open accounts in the past 24 months.
Of course this is 1 agent and I plan on HUCA but I thought I would report back my findings.
BTW Chase pulls EXP, EQ in my area. Both above 770 for me.
#1421
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 3,727
Just applied for the chase Marriott card 80k and was not instantly approved with 790 credit score. Called in and talked to specialist for about 5-7 minutes. She came back and told me I was being denied because of too many new accounts in the last 24 months. She specifically quoted my citi and existing chase cards. I currently have 6 chase accounts and about 7 citi accounts. I tried to move existing credit around and close an account and was still denied.
For me it appears that the 5/24 rule is in full force for ALL chase cards.
For me it appears that the 5/24 rule is in full force for ALL chase cards.
#1422
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: fort worth, texas
Posts: 946
People, let the process play out without attracting attention and calling in before a decision! Call after you get denied of you want.
#1423
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
It blows my mind people are not getting instant approval with several hard pulls and think calling in is going to "help" them these days.
People, let the process play out without attracting attention and calling in before a decision! Call after you get denied of you want.
People, let the process play out without attracting attention and calling in before a decision! Call after you get denied of you want.