I've been lurking here for about six months but have never posted. It took getting a CLI on my WM card after 10 years of trying to finally persuade me to post.
I opened the card in March 2006 with a whopping $180 CL. About a year later, it was CLD to $100 (why I'll never know...nothing happened on my credit report to prompt an $80 CLD). I tried everything over the years, carrying a small balance, paying off, etc etc. I have tried every six months for an increase via Credit Solutions and chat. I have always been declined. My TU score has fluctuated over the years due to a few events (late SL payments reporting when they were in forbearance, etc etc). I got serious about my credit again about six months ago and haven't really seen much progress on my TU (fluctuates between 620-640). Yesterday I did my every six months request for a CLI on my WM via chat and was prepared to just close it this time and reapply sometime in the future. I asked for $800 thinking it would be a no again but to my surprise it was approved. I knew I left money on the table, so I went back to chat again and requested $2,000 (I don't really need more than this at WM)....approved!!!
So yeah, I requested CLI on all my Synchrony accounts and got CLI on all my newer cards (6 months old). Pulled CCT this morning and my TU has finally reached 658.
Old Navy $200 now $1200
Amazon $800 now $2000
Care Credit $800 now $1700
Yay!