Jun 21, 15, 7:53 pm
Last edit by: rxgeek
Bank of America Reconsideration phone numbers
1-888-663-6262 (auto line, option 3 for recent apps)
877-665-5020, 877-261-3494 (Business apps to reach a person. Calling between 6 pm and 7 pm Eastern time may have shorter wait times.)
877-665-5020, 877-261-3494 (Business apps to reach a person. Calling between 6 pm and 7 pm Eastern time may have shorter wait times.)
1-800-354-0401 (8-7pm EST M-F) STILL working for personal apps 9/25/17
1-877-721-9405 (auto line, option 3 for recent apps)
from posts #113 and 122: 1-866-224-7803 (no longer active)
from post #92: 1-888-221-6262 (no longer active)
Bank of America Reconsideration?
Nov 18, 14, 10:24 am
#63
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 266
On the board, we've seen numerous posts that affirm that Barclays is one of the most, if not THE MOST churn unfriendly card issuer. US Bank seems to be in that category, but not so bad. On the other hand, Chase and Citi are our friend. AMEX seems to be in the middle ground.
What about BoA? I don't have a lot of their cards, only 2, with the newest card opened only 3 months ago. But the last time I called, they reluctantly approved my app.
Would I be pushing it by applying again this month? How stringent in BoA relative to the other card issuers?
What about BoA? I don't have a lot of their cards, only 2, with the newest card opened only 3 months ago. But the last time I called, they reluctantly approved my app.
Would I be pushing it by applying again this month? How stringent in BoA relative to the other card issuers?
Nov 18, 14, 10:28 am
#64
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 266
Same experience today - very friendly bilingual agent after holding for a while to get connected but well worth it. He seemed to be going out of his way to find ways to approve a pending/under review application. Painless...let's hope the Spanish line continues to be open for recon calls and doesn't get shut down like other lines have. Thanks again to Pedro for posting this treasured number.
Nov 25, 14, 4:39 pm
#67
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA Plat & 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hyatt Exp, Hilton Gold
Posts: 15,207
Called a day after I was sent to "further review" and was instantly approved for $10k on the Fidelity Amex. 
FYI none of the recon lines listed in prior posts are still working, with the exception of the Spanish-language line 866-865-7843
FYI none of the recon lines listed in prior posts are still working, with the exception of the Spanish-language line 866-865-7843
Dec 9, 14, 7:09 am
#68
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,599
Same experience today - very friendly bilingual agent after holding for a while to get connected but well worth it. He seemed to be going out of his way to find ways to approve a pending/under review application. Painless...let's hope the Spanish line continues to be open for recon calls and doesn't get shut down like other lines have. Thanks again to Pedro for posting this treasured number.
Last edited by The_Wrath_of_Khan; Dec 9, 14 at 7:15 am
Dec 11, 14, 11:01 am
#69
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LAX
Posts: 301
Am getting the bf in on the game and of course he made a simple mistake on his first app that yielded the "we will get back to you with a decision" message, but just had him call the Spanish # (thanks PedroNY!!) and turns out he had already been approved and his card is on the way! Ps - the expression on the already-baffled-the-game bf when I told him he'd be calling a Spanish recon line but to just wait through the voz hablando en espaol to get to a bilingual agent - priceless
Dec 19, 14, 7:51 pm
#70
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SFO
Programs: Hyatt, SW, Virgin America
Posts: 11
+1 for spanish line. Applied for the VA BOA card yesterday and got the message saying they weren't able to approve my app. Called the spanish line this morning and the rep said that it was just a system error that automatically declined my app, and that she would go ahead and approve me.
For what its worth, I've opened about 9 cards since April and this is the first time I've had success with a recon line (rejects from Citi, Chase, and Barclays).
For what its worth, I've opened about 9 cards since April and this is the first time I've had success with a recon line (rejects from Citi, Chase, and Barclays).
