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Old Jul 30, 2010, 9:38 am
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Happy
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Originally Posted by Happy
Hate to rain on you - but if you got this language at Step 3, it is a telltale sign of denial. You most likely will receive the denial email in a few days with the reason being "existing customer).
Originally Posted by Cheapskate Travels
Not 100% true. Last application in June this happened to me and I thought: "crap, here we go again." But, a week later I got an email saying I was approved and the card came a few days later. I'm with you that normally approvals will happen that way, but not always!
You are luckier than I. I ran into that in late June for the first time and got the denial emails 2 days later. OTOH, in late Nov while still having a Visa open, I got instant approvals on both MC and AMEX, versus the Visa was canceled 2 weeks before app in late June and got denials.
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