My score has gone up 100 points in the last year. I got approved for this card when my score was in the low 600’s. I pay for stuff like gas, groceries and stuff I need with money I have and pay off the full balance every month. I started with a $500 credit limit and months later it jumped up to $1000 and then $5000. I still pay the balance off every month because the interest is so high but this card saved my score.
I have had this card for 14 years with a $30,000 annual credit limit. Unfortunately, I pay the balance in full every 30 days. I received an e-mail that my credit limit has been lowered to $10,000 because I do not use it enough! Well, I do use it a lot, but I pay the balance in full every month. I can use home equity if I need more credit for a large purchase, but this makes no sense. I want to find another card that will not do this, if any exists.
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Great in every way
I got this card when my credit was not great and did not start with a big limit, but every month I would put most of my purchases on it to get the cash back and then after six months they raised my limit by 5X. As my credit improved and I kept using this card they kept raising my limit every six months. Their app is great and their call center is in America and always helpful and polite. I’ve switched my bank accounts to Capital One now too.
Crappy rewards and they recently added an annual fee in which I didn’t have when I signed up a few years back. Paid the card off and don’t use it as my other cards have a significantly better rewards and/or don’t have an annual fee. (Chase Amazon VISA & Amex Platinum)
That’s weird... is it Capital One Quicksilver or Quicksilver One?
A good cash back card.
Like a few other reviewers, I had my platinum card converted into this card. I'm enjoying this cash back reward so far and it's great that there is no cap. Since the card is attached to my first credit card account, I'm going to keep using it and let the cash build for years.
Decent card, Denied sign-up bonus
After searching so many different cards with similar benefits, I chose the Capital One Quicksilver. I know I applied during the $150 sign-up bonus but was told that that offer wasn't extended to me. All similar cards have that sign up bonus, what's the deal Capital one?!
Credit Karma said poor, but i got it
I wanted a Capital One card for my wife and I's joint checking account with them. (we each retain one as well.) I wanted to transfer a balance to get the 0% interest. Didn't get much of a CL, so a little disapointed with that. but I'll take it.
amazing online features
capital one has the best website and app.
I'm a little ****ed
*******s put a hard inquiry on my credit report. Discover didn't, and neither did amex. I am not pleased about this...
It will heal. You have a sensitive credit report. It doesn't affect all applicants that way.
capital one and amex put a hard inquiry on my report that's how credit works.
they probably all did put a hard inquiry on, but on a credit report you haven't seen yet. if you're only looking at CreditKarma, which shows you Equifax and TransUnion, then it could have been through Experian. All new CC applications do hard pulls.
Both American Express and Discover gave you a hard pull, just like any other creditor would when you apply for credit. I have both American Express and Discover and they both hard pulled my Experian report, credit karma doesn’t show Experian though, so that’s why you didn’t notice them.
In one sentence... it works.
I'm not sure why I would only have "fair approval odds" for this card, I already have it and just like other credit cards, it works just fine.
Some potential of growth
Started with the capital one secured about a year ago. Applied for this card and got approved with a 300$ limit with a ~630 score. My other one is 700$. There is potential of growth but not very much. After 5 on time payments they increase your limit $200. After a year I have applied for a credit increase and haven’t gotten it. I am very happy to have started with a secured and now have an unsecured, although this isn’t my only one. CK is saying I have POOR approval odds but the card is in my wallet. Also, I know this is a review for THIS card but there ARE other cards outside of CK. I just got approved for a 1,200$ limit from discover with 0% apt for a year and almost wish I didn’t get the 300$ card with a 49$ fee, knowing I will be stuck with 500$ for at least a year while my other card will be almost at 2k. So overall, the credit limit is lower than competitors and higher APR.
Quicksilver One to Quicksilver
My story is similar to Jelsmom's I did not apply for the card nor was I pre-approved. Credit Karma said I had a poor chance of getting the card. In a quest to become more financially credot wise I called all my credit cards with an annual fee and ask them to waive it. Two did and two did not. The cards that did not waive the fee I paid in full and closed. I closed the accounts after getting credit line increases from the other two that did waive the fee so my credit purchasing power and credit score would not be affected. After explaining to the Cap1 customer service person what I wanted to do, he looked over my account and offered to switch my CO Platinum Card to the Quickesliver with no annual fee and then walked me through the process of merging the credit line from my Quicksilver One (has annual fee) in to the new Quicksilver. As my great granny would say “I am pleased as punch” Cap1 helping me get my credit financial life together and rewarding me for my efforts.
Very smart on your part. Extremely well done. Congratulations!