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]
Feb 28, 2016, 12:20 pm
#3136
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SEA
Posts: 2,556
Secure-messaging to BofA, for most things, hasn't been an option for probably two years now.
Chat tends to take a long time, and often they cannot help you with your question, and end up simply telling you to call in.
Feb 28, 2016, 2:19 pm
#3137
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
^. did that last week and got approved using TU.
Feb 28, 2016, 7:40 pm
#3139
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 59
btw, I got all 4 in 2 apps and each has $18K CL - insane as I spend almost nothing on them.
I offered to have credit reduced but he said I could not. That was my 3rd call in anyway so I just dropped the subject.
Feb 29, 2016, 10:22 am
#3140
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,744
anyone have a working recon number? seems the ones in the wiki are dead.
one of them got to an agent, but she refused to recon/forward me.
one of them got to an agent, but she refused to recon/forward me.
Feb 29, 2016, 2:37 pm
#3141
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 11
Just applied for AS Biz after cancelling my previous one this weekend.
Got approved with a $3500 LOC. Does that mean I'm headed to Platinumville? The recon rep said the card was already finalized when I called so she couldn't increase it. Is there such thing as a AA Biz Platinum?
Got approved with a $3500 LOC. Does that mean I'm headed to Platinumville? The recon rep said the card was already finalized when I called so she couldn't increase it. Is there such thing as a AA Biz Platinum?
Feb 29, 2016, 2:42 pm
#3142
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 11
Just applied for AS Biz after cancelling my previous one this weekend.
Got approved with a $3500 LOC. Does that mean I'm headed to Platinumville? The recon rep said the card was already finalized when I called so she couldn't increase it. Is there such thing as a AA Biz Platinum?
Got approved with a $3500 LOC. Does that mean I'm headed to Platinumville? The recon rep said the card was already finalized when I called so she couldn't increase it. Is there such thing as a AA Biz Platinum?
Feb 29, 2016, 10:35 pm
#3143
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
I'll update the wiki. I was coming back to this thread to update the number and saw your post.
Mar 1, 2016, 7:22 am
#3144
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: MEL KUL
Programs: AA
Posts: 154
Has there ever been an offer without the $100 statement credit if the $75 AF is not waived? I have a screenshot of the landing page from Jan 2016 showing the $100 statement credit but both BoA phone and chat support stated that they don't see this on my account. The wording on the screenshot does say limited to "new customers opening an account in response to this offer"; this isn't my first Alaska card. I went through the paperwork sent with the new card and no mention of it there either.
Yes I want my statement credit, but it looks like I don't qualify?
EDIT: read back several pages, I may have applied for an offer without the $100 credit even though the screenshot I took had it? Not enough evidence on my side, my bad for not taking enough screenshots.
Yes I want my statement credit, but it looks like I don't qualify?
EDIT: read back several pages, I may have applied for an offer without the $100 credit even though the screenshot I took had it? Not enough evidence on my side, my bad for not taking enough screenshots.
Mar 1, 2016, 8:33 am
#3145
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 214
Has there ever been an offer without the $100 statement credit if the $75 AF is not waived? I have a screenshot of the landing page from Jan 2016 showing the $100 statement credit but both BoA phone and chat support stated that they don't see this on my account. The wording on the screenshot does say limited to "new customers opening an account in response to this offer"; this isn't my first Alaska card. I went through the paperwork sent with the new card and no mention of it there either.
Yes I want my statement credit, but it looks like I don't qualify?
EDIT: read back several pages, I may have applied for an offer without the $100 credit even though the screenshot I took had it? Not enough evidence on my side, my bad for not taking enough screenshots.
Yes I want my statement credit, but it looks like I don't qualify?
EDIT: read back several pages, I may have applied for an offer without the $100 credit even though the screenshot I took had it? Not enough evidence on my side, my bad for not taking enough screenshots.
I'm in the same boat, used the wrong link a couple weeks ago, but waiting at least a month to request the credit. Not sure if I have better odds just saying I used the wrong link - give me $100 anyway, or asking them to 'match' the better offer available.
Mar 1, 2016, 9:35 am
#3146
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 25
Deleted since providing a data point, in typical flyertalk fashion, was met with a crappy attitude stating that the points provided meant nothing.
Happy to not contribute.
Happy to not contribute.
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Mar 1, 2016, 12:29 pm
#3147
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,516
I noticed that BoFA now is very stingy. My last apps with them were back to May 2015. I have 4 cards (2 cash cards, 1 virgin and old spirit) with them, total limit is $17K. I am a Merril Lynch client with $100K+. I thought it wouldn't be a problem. Applied for 2 cards - AS and Travel Rewards. Both went pending, then next day declined. Called separately, each time offered to close one of existing cards in favor of opening a new one. It did work for AS card - they had to close my virgin atlantic card. But they are not willing to do the same for travel rewards card - they first claim that they extended a max CL to me ($17K? - is it too much? I recall year ago they were giving the $15K+ for each card I opened (max I did were 3/day)) and then they cited lots of inquires (~30 in 2 years) on my EX report (that's correct, because Chase/Amex/BoFa/Barclays all use my EX). Moreover, 2 pulls for 2 apps were not combined. Well, it seems I have to cool off from apps for a year.
Mar 1, 2016, 1:07 pm
#3148
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Has there ever been an offer without the $100 statement credit if the $75 AF is not waived? I have a screenshot of the landing page from Jan 2016 showing the $100 statement credit but both BoA phone and chat support stated that they don't see this on my account. The wording on the screenshot does say limited to "new customers opening an account in response to this offer"; this isn't my first Alaska card. I went through the paperwork sent with the new card and no mention of it there either.
Yes I want my statement credit, but it looks like I don't qualify?
EDIT: read back several pages, I may have applied for an offer without the $100 credit even though the screenshot I took had it? Not enough evidence on my side, my bad for not taking enough screenshots.
Yes I want my statement credit, but it looks like I don't qualify?
EDIT: read back several pages, I may have applied for an offer without the $100 credit even though the screenshot I took had it? Not enough evidence on my side, my bad for not taking enough screenshots.
Were they just not at all willing to award you the $100 credit anyway since the offer is still going on? Let us know your final outcome.
I'm in the same boat, used the wrong link a couple weeks ago, but waiting at least a month to request the credit. Not sure if I have better odds just saying I used the wrong link - give me $100 anyway, or asking them to 'match' the better offer available.
I'm in the same boat, used the wrong link a couple weeks ago, but waiting at least a month to request the credit. Not sure if I have better odds just saying I used the wrong link - give me $100 anyway, or asking them to 'match' the better offer available.
It is still going on only for those who are purchasing tickets on the Alaska website at the time they applied, officially. Why would they match it if you weren't doing that when you applied, and didn't take care to use the right link either?
Mar 1, 2016, 1:29 pm
#3149
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,896
It's useless to say that you were approved/denied on your "high income" because 1. legally financial institutions do not make decisions on your income, but rather derivatives of it such as your debt ratio and 2. your "high income" may be my pocket change.
Mar 1, 2016, 7:30 pm
#3150
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 305
I applied for my 2nd AS personal (first one opened in September 2015), but was not approved instantly as I hoped (hoped because credit history and score, income/debt ratio, etc. are all good). Instead I got a message - something to the effect that we need more info, you will hear from us shortly.
It's been almost a week and nothing. Is it normal?
Those who have more experience with opening multiple AS - do you get approved instantly for your 2nd, 3rd, etc?
It's been almost a week and nothing. Is it normal?
Those who have more experience with opening multiple AS - do you get approved instantly for your 2nd, 3rd, etc?