<prompt> Human: Ive been trying to get an unsecured card for the past month or so with no luck. Did I mess myself up by applying for a bunch of credit cards all at once?  <response>: Short term yes. The multiple applications for unsecured credit reads as I need liquidity now, I dont particularly care the source and I might already be in trouble financially. Or, depending on the rest of your file that you are mounting a bust-out fraud.Mechanically it lowers your score and if your file makes it into review it looks very bad especially combined with any other red flag.Is it the reason you got declined on the first few? No. On the last few? Like ly. Long term? Fixable. Whatever you currently have keep making squeaky clean paiements on. If you dont have anything have a chat with your banker and see if they offer any secured options and make sure their secured cards report to the bureaus. They dont all do. 