In an effort to curtail abuse, many credit card issuers have instituted official and unofficial credit card application rules that can make it difficult to get approved for your next card. Depending ...

Personal and small business cards issued by U.S. Bank and Bank of America cards are currently not available on CNBC Select and links have been redirected to our credit card marketplace where you ...

You just clicked "submit" on your application for a new Chase credit card, and the few seconds it took to decide your fate felt like a lifetime. If you're lucky enough to have received instant ...

Discover cards are currently not available on CNBC Select and links have been redirected to our credit card marketplace where you can review offers from other issuers like American Express or Chase.

But just because your credit card application is denied or pending doesn’t mean you’ve violated one of these rules. If you really want that new credit card, it may make sense to call the bank ...

This is just one scoring method and a credit card issuer may use another method when considering your application. These are provided as guidelines only and approval is not guaranteed. Earn 60,000 ...

Sometimes, a credit card application relatively close to your home purchase may result in a pending and denied application, likely due to an increased number of recent inquiries. Typically, a lender ...

If you don't use your credit card, your issuer may consider your account inactive and close it. However, a closed credit card account can negatively impact your credit score, by decreasing your ...

Although having bad credit can be difficult — a poor credit score can impact everything from getting a credit card to getting an apartment — it isn't a permanent problem. With time and hard work, bad ...

Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application. If you're new to travel rewards credit cards or just don't want to pay ...

If you have no established credit history, the first thing you should look for in your first credit card is an offer designed for people in your situation. You don’t want to fill out an application ...

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