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You fill out the application.
You hit submit.
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That alone gets people’s attention.
But a high starting...
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Low limits.
Small increases...
You may be able to get approved for a Citizens Bank credit card without a hard pull.
And I’m not talking about some tiny $500 approval that barely moves the needle.
We ...
Chase credit cards get a lot of love.
And honestly, some of that praise is deserved.
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Capital One gets a lot of hate in the credit card world.
And I get it.
They can be weird with approvals.
They can be stingy with some credit limit increases.
Some old...