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Apple Card surprises applicants by offering credit to riskier borrowers

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Geekz Snow
Apple Card surprises applicants by offering credit to riskier borrowers

Apple may have become known for premium-priced technology, but the company’s new Apple Card credit card is being made available to a large cross section of borrowers, including people who might not qualify for other major cards.

Users invited to the early Card preview program are being accepted even with weak credit scores, albeit generally with relatively high interest rates and low credit limits.

Early user comments on Reddit and Twitter have confirmed rumors that predated the card’s release: Rather than restricting the Apple Card to its wealthiest customers, Apple and partner Goldman Sachs are casting a wide net to broaden the service’s customer base.

While users with credit scores in the 700s are unsurprisingly getting accepted on the spot, so are many users in the low to mid 600s — enough that rejections are comparatively uncommon.

At least one user with credit “in the high 500s” was also accepted, albeit with a $750 credit limit.

As part of the application process, users are asked to provide some basic personal details to enable a quick decision and confirming credit check through TransUnion, most notably including current income level.

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