hb_breezy: How do I obtain a credit card? discover said “insufficient credit history”?
So as I was looking around sendearnings.com (get paid to read emails and all that), I seen a thing for discover card. It says to sign up and i’ll get $ 15 to my sendearnings account.
So I went ahead and went to the link it gave me and I applied.
When I was finished, it told me: We sincerely appreciate your interest in Discover Card. After carefully considering your application we are unable to approve your request at this time for the
reason(s) listed below.
INSUFFICIENT CREDIT HISTORY
After reading below, does anyone know how I can sign up for this credit card? THANKS!
Here is the whole page it showed me after trying to sign up. I’ll copy and paste:
We sincerely appreciate your interest in Discover Card. After carefully considering your application we are unable to approve your request at this time for the
reason(s) listed below.
INSUFFICIENT CREDIT HISTORY
We recommend obtaining a copy of your credit report (from the reporting agency listed below) and review for inaccuracies. If any are found, contact the credit bureau
agency to correct the discrepancies. If you find your credit bureau report to be accurate, we recommend a few things that can greatly increase your ability to become
a Discover Cardmember. We encourage you to take these important steps to help improve your credit score:
1. Minimize applications for other credit cards or loans
2. Reduce outstanding balances by paying more than the minimum payment
3. Make all credit payments on-time and avoid becoming over limit
4. Close any unused or unnecessary accounts
Following some or all of these steps will put you back on your way to improving your credit score. Once you have completed these steps, we encourage you to
reapply with Discover Card once again. We would like to be your card of choice. If you have any questions, please write to the following address:
PO BOX 15410
WILMINGTON, DE 19850-5410
New Accounts Department
Application Number: 092081658122300
Your Discover Card application was processed by a credit scoring system that assigns a numerical value to the various pieces of information we consider in
evaluating an application. These numerical values are based upon the results of analysis conducted on repayment histories of a large number of customers. The
information you provided in your application did not score a sufficient number of points for approval of the application. Our credit decision was based in whole or in
part on information obtained from the reporting agency listed below.
You have a right under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to know the information contained in your credit file at the consumer reporting agency listed below. This agency
played no part in our decision and is unable to supply specific reasons why we have denied credit to you. You also have a right to a free copy of your report from the
consumer reporting agency, if you request it no later than 60 days after you receive this notice. In addition, if you find that any information contained in the report you
receive is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to dispute the matter with the consumer reporting agency.
For a free copy of your credit bureau report, contact:
TRANS UNION-CONSUMER RELATIONS
PO BOX 1000
2 BALDWIN PLACE
CHESTER, PA 19022-1000
WWW.TRANSUNION.COM/DIRECT
If you have any questions, you should contact Discover Bank, issuer of the Discover Card, at P.O. Box 15410, Wilmington, DE 19850-5410
Answers and Views:
Answer by jlf
https://credit.about.com
Go to your local bank and sign up for one of their cards.
If they also turn you down, then I guess you’ll just have to save up cash before you can buy something.
Answer by FlybyI would go to either your local bank or credit union to see if you qualify for one of their cards. If not then I would see if you could have a secured card. With a secured card you put money into a savings account and the lender uses that as collateral. You still pay each month just like a regular credit card. It is one way to build your credit. Some secured cards can be obtained with as little as $ 300-500. Payments are reported to the credit bureau just like an unsecured credit card. It is very easy to get into trouble with credit cards. You don’t need to charge much to build credit. Just a small purchase each month where you can pay it off when the bill comes would be best. It helps your score when you don’t use up most of your credit.Answer by jfs1988
try applying for store credit cards like walmart. or you could buy a prepaid credit card.Answer by Pete
Get a credit card from local bank and pay it in time. You also can use this service to avoid common mistakes while buiding credit and pre-estimate future scores for different scenarios of payments – freecreditreport.sinfree.net
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