How to Get 100% APPROVED for Capital One Credit Cards (Capital One Application Rules 2024)

Watch this video BEFORE applying for a Capital One Credit Card. I’ll teach you the rules for Capital One applications so you can increase your chances of approval. Click “Show More” to see Ad Disclosure.

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00:00 - Intro
00:26 - General Requirements
4:51 - 48-Month Rule
5:27 - 2-3 / 30 Rule
7:26 - 5+ Card Rule
9:26 - 1/6 Rule
10:37 - Bucketing
12:55 - 3 Hard Pulls (Inquiries)
14:22 - Recent Inquiry / Account Sensitivity
14:57 - Checklist

Capital One 48 Month Rule
You’re not eligible for the card offer if you received a new cardmember bonus for the same card in the past 48 months.

Capital One 2-3 / 30 Rule
You’re not eligible for the card offer if you applied for a Capital One credit card 2 or more / 3 or more times in the last 30 days (may vary by card).

Capital One 5 Card Rule
You’re not eligible for the card offer if you have 5 or more open credit card accounts with Capital One. Currently applies to Capital One business credit cards as of this video's recording.

Capital One 2 Card Rule | Capital One 2 Card Limit | May not apply to everyone, if at all
It’s been said for years that you can only have 2 personal Capital One credit cards. It was also said that the following were excluded:
- Cobranded Cards (e.g. Walmart Rewards Card)
- Business Cards (e.g. Spark 1.5% Cash Select)
However, I (and others) have disproved this. See this video:
https://youtu.be/_SyJGPKKiE8?si=CTj15ZUdh24ugkdg

Capital One 1/6 Rule | Capital One 6 Month Rule | May not apply to everyone, if at all
It’s been said that you can get approved for 1 Capital One credit card every 6 months. This includes personal cards and small-business cards.

Capital One Bucketing
Capital One offers different versions of the same card for different credit score ranges.
If you get approved for a ‘lower tier’ version (e.g. fair credit, good credit), then you may not be able to:
- Get a credit-limit increase
- Get upgraded to a ‘higher tier’ version
- Likely applies to individual cards (not overall account)
- Only potential way out? Apply for a new Capital One credit card

Capital One 3 Hard Pulls | Capital One 3 Hard Inquiries
Capital One pulls from all 3 major credit bureaus (Experian, TransUnion, Equifax) for each new credit card application. This means 3 new inquiries, but only 1 per report. It may be possible to freeze 1 report (either Experian or Equifax) and still get approved.

Capital One Recent Inquiry / Account Sensitivity
Capital One is known to be sensitive to recent inquiries & newly opened accounts. While not a hard rule, I’d personally want the following prior to applying…
- 0 new inquiries in the past 6 months
- 0 newly opened accounts in the past 6 months

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