How can I check my Discover card application status?

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You can check your Discover card application status online or by phone: 1 (800) 347-3085. Both methods are available 24/7. You just need to confirm your identity by inputting your Social Security number (SSN) and you’ll find out whether your Discover credit card application is approved, denied or pending.

How to check your Discover card application status online:

Go to Discover’s application check website.
Enter your Social Security number.
Enter your zip code.
Hit “Continue.”
View your Discover card application status.

It’s as simple as that. And it works pretty much the same way if you want to call. But we’ll give you the breakdown anyway.

How to check your Discover card application status by phone:

Call the Discover credit card application status phone number: 1 (800) 347-3085. This line is available 24/7, and you’ll always get to speak to an actual person.
Listen for the menu options. If you’d like skip the full list, press # on the first menu provided and 4 on the second. Please note that the menu options could change.
Input your Social Security number when prompted.
Listen for your application status.

If you end up getting denied, you do have the right to ask for reconsideration, but you’ll need to make the case that Discover’s information about you was incomplete/incorrect. Call customer service at 1 (800) 347-2683. Good luck!

JOSEPH BULEBUSH, Econ Major

@joeybule11/20/17

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Go here: https://www.discovercard.com/application/checkStatus?execution=e1s1 . Type up your details, and they'll give you your status.

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The Discover it Student Cash Back card and Student chrome card are attractive choices, too. Both cards offer students $20 cash back for a 3.0 GPA or higher every year for up to five years, in addition to better ongoing cash back rates than the average credit card offers. And applicants with bad/limited credit can get up to 2% cash back with the Discover it Secured card.

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But overall, Discover credit cards combine some innovative perks and attractive rewards into a single package. And since they don’t charge annual fees or foreign transaction fees, the cards’ rewards go right to you. Those are just a few reasons why Discover cards are good credit cards in general.

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