Originally Posted by
GrizShel
Are you sure this is really true? Is this a generalized policy of Citi and other credit companies to deny all credit card applications for 6 years after they have decided to close an account for inactivity?
I've never heard of such a thing before, but it wouldn't be the first time they have shot themselves in the foot.
Read further. OP's closed account was wrongly flagged by citi's screwy system - either by miscoding or human error. He finally got that cleared out and he got at least one AA card.