| Result | What we mean |
|---|---|
 | You charmer! Being pre-approved means this lender is super keen on you. You’re basically a shoe-in for this card, as long as you use all the same details to sign up with the lender as you used for our form. It’ll also want to do a few of its own tests for fraud and money laundering, so you’ll have to pass those too. |
 | The lender wants your business, but it just has to make a few more of its own checks. Nothing to get too worried about though – out of 100 applicants in the same financial situation as you, between 70 and 95 percent get approved. |
 | We know this is a bit like saying there’s a 50% chance it might rain tomorrow. Not the most definitive advice. As going through the application on the lender’s own site can affect your credit score, applying for this card is only really worth it if you urgently need the credit for something specific and this is the highest score on your list. |
 | Out of every 100 people who apply for this card and have a similar financial situation to you, only around 10 to 30 get approved. Not great odds! Of course, there is a chance you might be one of the lucky few, but it doesn’t look likely and a rejection can affect your credit score. |
 | Unfortunately, you don’t meet this lender’s criteria for credit. In other words, computer says no. This could be for a number of reasons – your income is not high enough, the lender deems your credit history to be problematic or you already have one of this lender’s cards. But don’t get discouraged – focus on building up your credit score and try again in the future. |
 | It’s not you, it’s us. We either don’t have enough information available about the acceptance criteria for this card, or we can’t match your details with your credit report. Either way, we are unable to give you a rating for this card at this time. |
If your results don’t contain any suitable cards for your needs, don’t despair. There are several things you can do to improve your credit score, so that next time you check your eligibility, you get a better outcome.
In the interest of full disclosure, we should mention that, while our list is comprehensive, it doesn’t contain every single card on the market. The benefit of checking your eligibility through Finder is that this doesn’t affect your credit score, even if you don’t get the results you were hoping for.
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