Mar 12, 2014, 3:53 pm
Last edit by: muji
As an additional resource for these cards see this thread: Alaska Airlines Visa
PERSONAL CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...s-credit-card/
+2k miles if done with onboard paper application
30k mile offer with $100 credit and fee for companion ticket waived the first year, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4020594
link no longer working
30k mile offer with $100 credit, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4009277
link no longer working
If you are applying for a personal Alaska card, and are not an expert on applying for Alaska cards STOP, don't apply yet.
Instead, read this post. Doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
A few people in the Alaska Airlines forum have in the past received personally targeted, single-use links for a 50k offer
when they opt-in to "Partner Offers" in their Mileage Plan account preferences.
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BUSINESS CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend, no foreign transaction fees:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallb...-credit-card//
Note: There are two different earning formats for the business card, which you choose when you apply:
To avoid billing confusion later, make sure you choose the Individual Level Earning Plan if you are not going to have employee cards under the same account as your account.
Also see the Applying for Business Credit Cards [Consolidated] thread (not-BofA-specific) for general tips on applying for business cards.
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Reconsideration # (for personal cards):
1-800-354-0401 (8am-7pm ET Mon-Fri) direct, referring agent from another BofA line called it their "credit department"
1-866-811-4108 from the Alaska Airlines Visa thread post 949
Business card Recon Line:
866-695-6598 (8-7 EST M-F from what I was told)
Biz card status line: 888 663 6262
Biz Card credit analyst line: 877 665 5022, 877 665 5023 (seems to be non-working number)
Check application status online here:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...status-form.go
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Credit Enquiries for Personal cards come from BofA. Enquiries for business cards come from FIA. Credit bureaus usually merge enquiries from the same requester made on the same day. Enquiries from BofA and FIA will not be merged.
When do the initial bonus miles post? You will get the miles after the statement closes for the cycle in which you meet your minimum spend. Usually AS points show up the Sunday evening after your statement closes, but sometimes it takes an additional week.
If there's a statement credit, when does it post?
It seems to be batch-processed. It will post automatically. Can be on the same statement or the next statement. It does not appear to be based on the statement close date.
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PERSONAL CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...s-credit-card/
+2k miles if done with onboard paper application
30k mile offer with $100 credit and fee for companion ticket waived the first year, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4020594
link no longer working
30k mile offer with $100 credit, $75 AF, $1k spend: https://secure.bankofamerica.com/app...aignid=4009277
link no longer working
If you are applying for a personal Alaska card, and are not an expert on applying for Alaska cards STOP, don't apply yet.
Instead, read this post. Doing that first may save you a huge amount of wasted time and frustration.
A few people in the Alaska Airlines forum have in the past received personally targeted, single-use links for a 50k offer
when they opt-in to "Partner Offers" in their Mileage Plan account preferences.
=======================================
BUSINESS CARDS
30k mile offer, $75 AF, $1k spend, no foreign transaction fees:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallb...-credit-card//
Note: There are two different earning formats for the business card, which you choose when you apply:
- $50 per company, $25 per card (Business Level Earning Plan)
- $0 per company, $75 per card (Individual Level Earning Plan)
To avoid billing confusion later, make sure you choose the Individual Level Earning Plan if you are not going to have employee cards under the same account as your account.
Also see the Applying for Business Credit Cards [Consolidated] thread (not-BofA-specific) for general tips on applying for business cards.
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Reconsideration # (for personal cards):
1-800-354-0401 (8am-7pm ET Mon-Fri) direct, referring agent from another BofA line called it their "credit department"
1-866-811-4108 from the Alaska Airlines Visa thread post 949
Business card Recon Line:
866-695-6598 (8-7 EST M-F from what I was told)
Biz card status line: 888 663 6262
Biz Card credit analyst line: 877 665 5022, 877 665 5023 (seems to be non-working number)
Check application status online here:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...status-form.go
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Credit Enquiries for Personal cards come from BofA. Enquiries for business cards come from FIA. Credit bureaus usually merge enquiries from the same requester made on the same day. Enquiries from BofA and FIA will not be merged.
When do the initial bonus miles post? You will get the miles after the statement closes for the cycle in which you meet your minimum spend. Usually AS points show up the Sunday evening after your statement closes, but sometimes it takes an additional week.
If there's a statement credit, when does it post?
It seems to be batch-processed. It will post automatically. Can be on the same statement or the next statement. It does not appear to be based on the statement close date.
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Alaska Airlines card offers, Personal & Business [2012-2016]
Oct 30, 2015, 7:56 am
#2761
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: S.E. Pennsylvania
Programs: SPG, SW Air, AA, all of'em!
Posts: 239
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/20...NzgzNjE4ODQ3S0
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Oct 30, 2015, 9:49 am
#2762
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 214
It's true. Could've been worse, as long as we don't get a string of new threads like 'I read on a blog I could apply to 5 cards at once why won't they approve me'...soon to be yelling at the money desk managers at WM why they cant load $5k in GCs to Serve.
Oct 30, 2015, 12:05 pm
#2763
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ORD
Posts: 835
Approved for Alaska Bus card today and then applied for personal. No decision. Should I call or just let it ride?
Update: Checked online app status - shows denied. Don't want to push it by calling in at this time.
Update: Checked online app status - shows denied. Don't want to push it by calling in at this time.
Last edited by CherylD; Oct 30, 2015 at 1:36 pm
Nov 3, 2015, 7:19 am
#2764
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 68
So I tried this just now using the $100 statement credit on Alaska airline booking page. Got approved for 13k CL with a 14.24% so I'm guessing that's the visa signature card? Is there another card beside the business version of this I can apply? Also I didn't have a mileage account with Alaska at the time, did they create one for me when I applied?
Nov 3, 2015, 2:06 pm
#2765
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,744
no.
yes.
Nov 3, 2015, 2:27 pm
#2766
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: LAX/ONT
Posts: 201
Goal: 75k points
Goal time period: 6 months max
Hp last 6 months: 2
Fico: 800
Credit history of 15 years:
What is the proper way to get 75k via as signups? Should i try and sign up for a bus and a personal now then wait 4-5 months and try for another personal? What are the odds of successfully pulling this off?
Goal time period: 6 months max
Hp last 6 months: 2
Fico: 800
Credit history of 15 years:
What is the proper way to get 75k via as signups? Should i try and sign up for a bus and a personal now then wait 4-5 months and try for another personal? What are the odds of successfully pulling this off?
Nov 3, 2015, 2:29 pm
#2767
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 68
Thanks your replying, what confusing me is that I saw on the application there are rates for the platinum AS card and another variation. How do they determine which card you get??? Does it have anything to do with your credit history and score? Also if I want to I can still apply to the biz card and get another 25k mile on my mileage account?
Nov 3, 2015, 3:05 pm
#2768
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 214
Thanks your replying, what confusing me is that I saw on the application there are rates for the platinum AS card and another variation. How do they determine which card you get??? Does it have anything to do with your credit history and score? Also if I want to I can still apply to the biz card and get another 25k mile on my mileage account?
Like any CC your history and score weigh in, but lately it seems AS cards have a lot to do with your history with BofA since they've been cracking down on people abusing the bonuses lately. That being said people are still opening multiple cards successfully (though some not so much), but much more spread out than before. You can go for the biz, but I'd be ready for a recon call.
Nov 3, 2015, 7:22 pm
#2769
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
Otherwise BofA will generate yet another Alaska Airlines account number for you (they won't look up the previous account they created for the card you just applied for), and even if those two accounts can be combined later, it'll call attention to Alaska about your heavy churning, and Alaska may not take kindly to having that called to their attention:
If I were you, I'd recommend earning Alaska miles some other way besides just churning credit cards, for example using Alaska MileagePlan Dining here and there (assuming they have participating restaurants near you or near where you're traveling), and/or having a hotel stay or a car rental (or a flight on either Alaska or AA or Delta) post to Alaska, etc.
The more varied the miles earning in your Alaska account looks, the less obvious two (or more) card applications will be among that. Plus you'll "smell" like a legitimate Alaska Airlines enthusiast, rather than just someone trying to trick the system.
Last edited by sdsearch; Nov 3, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Nov 4, 2015, 7:50 am
#2770
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 68
Yes, but you should probably wait at least until you get the Alaska Airlines account number that BofA will be creating for you, and then put that number into your business card application.
Otherwise BofA will generate yet another Alaska Airlines account number for you (they won't look up the previous account they created for the card you just applied for), and even if those two accounts can be combined later, it'll call attention to Alaska about your heavy churning, and Alaska may not take kindly to having that called to their attention:
If I were you, I'd recommend earning Alaska miles some other way besides just churning credit cards, for example using Alaska MileagePlan Dining here and there (assuming they have participating restaurants near you or near where you're traveling), and/or having a hotel stay or a car rental (or a flight on either Alaska or AA or Delta) post to Alaska, etc.
The more varied the miles earning in your Alaska account looks, the less obvious two (or more) card applications will be among that. Plus you'll "smell" like a legitimate Alaska Airlines enthusiast, rather than just someone trying to trick the system.
Otherwise BofA will generate yet another Alaska Airlines account number for you (they won't look up the previous account they created for the card you just applied for), and even if those two accounts can be combined later, it'll call attention to Alaska about your heavy churning, and Alaska may not take kindly to having that called to their attention:
If I were you, I'd recommend earning Alaska miles some other way besides just churning credit cards, for example using Alaska MileagePlan Dining here and there (assuming they have participating restaurants near you or near where you're traveling), and/or having a hotel stay or a car rental (or a flight on either Alaska or AA or Delta) post to Alaska, etc.
The more varied the miles earning in your Alaska account looks, the less obvious two (or more) card applications will be among that. Plus you'll "smell" like a legitimate Alaska Airlines enthusiast, rather than just someone trying to trick the system.
Nov 4, 2015, 10:48 am
#2771
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 527
Anyone know if I will get 1 free checked bag if I have this card BUT booked my ticket using another credit card? I am flying Alaska to Seattle and Hawaii , but paid for it with a Chase card :-(
Nov 4, 2015, 11:53 am
#2772
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: RDU
Posts: 812
Originally Posted by Terms & Conditions
First Checked Bag Free benefit: Primary cardholders of the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® consumer credit card who have an open account at the time of travel and up to six (6) companions traveling on the same reservation may check one bag free of charge on qualifying reservations. Qualifying reservations include flights marketed by Alaska Airlines and operated by Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, SkyWest or PenAir (codeshare flights operated by other carriers are not eligible). Primary cardholder must be an Alaska Airlines Mileage PlanTM member and the Mileage Plan number must be included in the reservation at the time of check-in. For reservations made with Group Booking Codes or through the Group Desk, individual travelers must qualify for the benefit. Baggage restrictions apply. See alaskaair.com/bagrules for complete baggage rules. Payment with the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card is not required to qualify for this benefit.
Nov 4, 2015, 1:00 pm
#2773
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,355
What if only the 2nd leg of the trip is on AS and the others on AA?
Nov 4, 2015, 2:03 pm
#2774
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New England
Programs: UA 1P, Hyatt Diamond, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,502
BoA is getting really aggressive regarding "duplicate" applications.
9/6 App1, denied.
10/25 App2. Got "processing" information.
11/4 called recon, and BoA thinks both apps are duplicated, but approved one card over the phone.
9/6 App1, denied.
10/25 App2. Got "processing" information.
11/4 called recon, and BoA thinks both apps are duplicated, but approved one card over the phone.
Nov 4, 2015, 2:23 pm
#2775
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
Also, you have to allow some time (at least several weeks?) after reducing the credit line on an existing card before it's likely to be available for a new card application.