Originally Posted by
daw4888
I have had luck calling in to get my statement date changed to speed things up. When I get my card, if I know I can hit the spend in a week, I will have them change my statement date to 2 weeks away. Make the charges, give them a few days to post, then statement date will hit. Typically within a couple days of statement, your SW account will update with points/rewards.
I called tonight to request a statement date change and was told that they cannot change the statement date for the first statement but subsequent statements can be changed. My statement date is 3/1 which is soon enough for my travel but a little surprised they would not do this.