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# Rejected from increasing limit, but approved for a new card...

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**Published:** July 9, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/1urvtj0/rejected_from_increasing_limit_but_approved_for_a/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

Hi everyone! Credit Card noob here with a question (FICO 713). I only had one card WF $3k Active Cash Card I got sometime in High School. After a few months of steady income with my first "real" job, I decided to apply to up my CC limit last month. I got rejected (don't remember the reason, but I remember not agreeing), but then today, I applied for a WF autograph card and got approved right away... My question is -- is this common? What are some reasons this could happen? I'm 

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