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The Discover It Secured card is overall the best-Secured Credit card. But it can be somewhat difficult to get approved if you have negative marks on your credit report. The card can mature to an unsecured card after 8 months of on-time payments
- Credit: Secured credit card - no credit needed
- Max cards: Discover will only approve you for one card every 12 months, and they only allow a total of 2 open Discover credit cards
- Credit bureau: Discover will usually pull your Experian credit report. If you freeze your Experian credit report then Discover will be glad to pull from either TransUnion or Equifax.
- Combining same-day credit inquiries: Credit inquiries for same-day applications will be combined. Note, Discover will only approve you for one credit card application within every twelve months. (Combining credit inquiries will only make a difference when declined for your first try and you want to try a new one)
- Check application status: You can check your application status here or call 1 800 347 2683
- Reconsideration: No reconsideration line
Quickest way to get my card: Discover will not offer an instant credit card number for your new card, and physical Discover credit cards cannot be expedited and will arrive after 5-7 business days
Approval Monitor (submitted by HelpMeBuildCredit users)
Credit limit range $200-$1,500
Avg. Credit limit$1,067
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– 2% cashback at gas and restaurants up to $1,000 each quarter
– 1% cashback everywhere else
– All cashback earned the first year is matched
No foreign transaction fee.
