Jun 19, 2015, 7:12 am
Last edit by: 747FC
Current offer (as of 7/1/16):
"A special offer for Ameriprise Clients: $0 introductory fee for the first year, then $550. Additional Cards can also be added for an introductory fee of $0 for the first year, then $175 for up to 3 Additional Platinum Cards. Earn an additional 5,000 Membership Rewards points for every $20,000 in eligible purchases on the Card, up to 30,000 additional points per year."
https://www262.americanexpress.com/d...rsion/personal
(In 2015 the offer included 25k MR points for $3,000 spend, with $450 annual fee waived.)
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Is this card a different product than the normal personal Amex Platinum?
Yes, by all indications this card is treated differently. Multiple members have received the bonus after previously having a personal Platinum card. Members have also been able to use the travel credit on this card even after obtaining the travel credit on a personal Platinum in the same year. (Post 363)
Do authorized users have a fee?
The fee for additional users is waived for the first year. You can add authorized users at $0 when signing up or you can add them later by calling the number on the back of your card.
My decision is "in progress", what should I do?
Many users report that they received an "in progress" decision initially only to be approved within the next 48hrs with no additional communication (recon call). Click here to check status.
Does one need to be an Ameriprise customer to be approved for this card?
No, one does not have to be an Ameriprise customer in order to get approved for the card, although AMEX could technically enforce the "rule" in their terms and conditions and either cancel your card or convert it to a "regular" Platinum.
"A special offer for Ameriprise Clients: $0 introductory fee for the first year, then $550. Additional Cards can also be added for an introductory fee of $0 for the first year, then $175 for up to 3 Additional Platinum Cards. Earn an additional 5,000 Membership Rewards points for every $20,000 in eligible purchases on the Card, up to 30,000 additional points per year."
https://www262.americanexpress.com/d...rsion/personal
(In 2015 the offer included 25k MR points for $3,000 spend, with $450 annual fee waived.)
__________________________________________________ _________________
Is this card a different product than the normal personal Amex Platinum?
Yes, by all indications this card is treated differently. Multiple members have received the bonus after previously having a personal Platinum card. Members have also been able to use the travel credit on this card even after obtaining the travel credit on a personal Platinum in the same year. (Post 363)
Do authorized users have a fee?
The fee for additional users is waived for the first year. You can add authorized users at $0 when signing up or you can add them later by calling the number on the back of your card.
My decision is "in progress", what should I do?
Many users report that they received an "in progress" decision initially only to be approved within the next 48hrs with no additional communication (recon call). Click here to check status.
Does one need to be an Ameriprise customer to be approved for this card?
No, one does not have to be an Ameriprise customer in order to get approved for the card, although AMEX could technically enforce the "rule" in their terms and conditions and either cancel your card or convert it to a "regular" Platinum.
Ameriprise Amex Platinum (discontinued October 2019)
Oct 5, 2019, 3:39 pm
#1111
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I understand the point that mikesyr18 is making, but I do not understand why it is being made now. The fee waiver offer ended in February.
Oct 5, 2019, 4:50 pm
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Right, but when you keep the card for 12 months, cancel it, have the AF refunded, and then sign up for another Ameriprise Platinum... You get the $200 airline reimbursement, Uber credits, Global Entry/TSA Precheck, 5x on flights, Centurion Lounges, etc., basically free each year.
Oct 6, 2019, 12:49 am
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Right, but when you keep the card for 12 months, cancel it, have the AF refunded, and then sign up for another Ameriprise Platinum... You get the $200 airline reimbursement, Uber credits, Global Entry/TSA Precheck, 5x on flights, Centurion Lounges, etc., basically free each year.
And even for those Ameriprise Amex accounts applied before that time in early 2018, the Ameriprise Amex initial year fee waiver mostly came at the expense of getting a boat load of MR points as a “sign up” bonus.
Did the Ameriprise Amex relationship get killed off by Amex because of initial year fee waivers on the card accounts being used by account holders as suggested in the quote above? I would say no, but at this point none of this matters except as part of history. Part of that history is that it hasn’t been possible to do that (which is suggest in the above quote) for well over a year, for the initial fee waiver was killed off in the first quarter of 2019 and thus doing that (which is suggested in the above quote) wouldn’t be available to any who opened Ameriprise Amex accounts after the first few months of 2018.
The Amex Ameriprise card accounts’ statements and online wallet cards still show the Ameriprise name in places, but it’s to be seen when replacement cards for such standing accounts will no longer do so.
Oct 6, 2019, 5:50 am
#1114
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Now we’ve moved on to second best—the Canadian Amex Biz Plat deal.
Oct 6, 2019, 7:28 am
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The waived annual fee version of the Ameriprise Amex Platinum card was discontinued in February, 2019.
Oct 6, 2019, 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Even that hasn’t been available to anyone who opened an Ameriprise Amex account since sometime in the first few months of 2018, so the comment about this coming in the last quarter of 2019 seems untimely at the very least.
But perhaps some were cancelling accounts before a year was over and then opening a new account? Can’t be too many of those either.
Last edited by GUWonder; Oct 6, 2019 at 9:02 am
Oct 6, 2019, 8:58 am
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Mike’s right. This was hands down THE best ongoing CC offer for years. Our Churn Team milked this over and over again! 10 of us reaping the Plat benefits and credits for years—and actually getting paid to do it! Sigh.
Now we’ve moved on to second best—the Canadian Amex Biz Plat deal.
Now we’ve moved on to second best—the Canadian Amex Biz Plat deal.
Oct 6, 2019, 12:56 pm
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Oct 6, 2019, 1:19 pm
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Between July 1st of 2018 and September 30, 2019, how many people actually opened Ameriprise Amex accounts more than once for themselves during this period and got two or more first year fee waivers on this card type during this period? I’m guessing that it’s a number that was approaching zero and was insignificant in the scheme of things for Amex.
Jan 11, 2020, 2:38 am
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Ameriprise Platnium card
I know the card has been discontinued. I still have mine open. What options do I have when the annual fee hits? Is it going to get changed over to the regular plat? Am I not able to downgrade at all and the only option is to cancel if I don't want it?
Jan 11, 2020, 9:13 am
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Apparently this discontinued card also got the new trip delay/cancellation/interruption insurance benefit — the same as for the regular US Amex Platinum — and got it as of the start of this year.
Just discovered this when looking up the benefit for other cards too.
Just discovered this when looking up the benefit for other cards too.
Jan 12, 2020, 4:37 pm
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I just noticed that on the Amex app on my iPhone, my Ameriprise Amex Plat now doesn't say Ameriprise anymore. It used to. I guess this means these cards will transition to the regular Plat?
Jan 12, 2020, 6:38 pm
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That's what I'd expect. It's what happened with the Mercedes Benz Plat in January 2019.