Regarding my quesiton as to whether a targeted pre-approved offer for an AA Amex linked to my AA Visa would be "different" (ie, not generate a pull):
Originally Posted by
Dr_wanderlust
my guess is yes, especially with Citi.
Originally Posted by
longhorn11
I believe you're right. When they send you this additional Amex it is not an additional credit pull since it's linked to the Visa.
Well, they did in fact pull. I had a free credit check offer from my bank in mid-Nov that was to last 60 days, and it still worked a few days ago, and so I checked my pulls and there was one from Citi that corresponded to the Amex that's linked to the Visa or MC*.
*Bizarre: I have a several-year old AA MC, plus a year-old AA Visa. The email invite said it'd be linked to my AA Visa, but after approval, I received a letter in the mail that says it's linked to my AA MC! (Of course, it's linked to an account that has both, but the point is the invite said I'd have no annual fee on the AA Amex as long as I kept my AA Visa open, but the letter says I have no annual fee as long as I keep my AA MC open!!!
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