Originally Posted by
BOShappyflyer
I'm cooling down with the apps since I got my first denial for too many inquiries recently.

I could probably take a few hits with transunion, but not with Experian. It seems like every Massachusetts credit issuers pulls Experian.
I used the search tool, but it seems to be that most barclay (us air) pulls from transunion. Can anyone (from MA) who recently applied for it confirm? I may go for the Virgin Atlantic (even with the annual fee), but that's through Amex. I can't take any more hits on my Experian, so I'll probably wait a couple of months and then re-evaluate what cards I want in my wallet at that time.
The Virgin card is AMEX branded (uses their network) but it's issued by Bank of America rather than American Express, so depending which credit bureau BoA uses in MA you might be OK.