Originally Posted by
packfanlv
I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a little hope for reconsideration. My wife applied for the personal version of the card about a month ago. It was pending at first and she received a letter to call because they needed more information. After calling, two days later it was denied and we were sent a letter saying it was because of too many recent applications. I waited a while and wrote a reconsideration letter about a week ago to the address on the denial. (Making sure it would arrive within 30 days of the original application date.) Two days ago when I called the hotline the status had changed from denial to pending. This morning when I called it was approved! I don't know if it was the lesser version that was approved or even what the limit is, but it is an approval nonetheless!
Just to follow up on this, my wife was approved for the Premier card so she will receive the full bonus. It definitely pays to at least write a reconsideration letter.