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]
Aug 9, 2016, 4:45 pm
#3721
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: 747 Upper Deck QF J LAX-BNE; A380 SQ SuiteC+D SYD-SIN & SIN-HKG; 777 CX F HKG-JFK; Park Hyatt Sydney
Posts: 513
I'm just saying you should expect the bonus points on your statement.
Aug 9, 2016, 4:57 pm
#3722
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
Aug 10, 2016, 11:15 am
#3723
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 24
Data point:
Just applied for 2 AS Business cards using the link in the Wiki. First was auto approved for $15k, the second was approved for $15k after calling in and having them re-open the application.
- Have 3 personal AS cards, each open for a little over a year, little to no use on them. The rep didn't mention these
- Experian was frozen, they automatically pulled Equifax without me asking. Only 1 pull is showing.
- Never had an AS business card before.
- Legitimate business that I own (sole proprietorship).
- Said that I wished to split different types of expenses as the reason for wanting two accounts.
Just applied for 2 AS Business cards using the link in the Wiki. First was auto approved for $15k, the second was approved for $15k after calling in and having them re-open the application.
- Have 3 personal AS cards, each open for a little over a year, little to no use on them. The rep didn't mention these
- Experian was frozen, they automatically pulled Equifax without me asking. Only 1 pull is showing.
- Never had an AS business card before.
- Legitimate business that I own (sole proprietorship).
- Said that I wished to split different types of expenses as the reason for wanting two accounts.
Aug 10, 2016, 12:14 pm
#3724
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: DCA
Posts: 818
Data point:
Just applied for 2 AS Business cards using the link in the Wiki. First was auto approved for $15k, the second was approved for $15k after calling in and having them re-open the application.
- Have 3 personal AS cards, each open for a little over a year, little to no use on them. The rep didn't mention these
- Experian was frozen, they automatically pulled Equifax without me asking. Only 1 pull is showing.
- Never had an AS business card before.
- Legitimate business that I own (sole proprietorship).
- Said that I wished to split different types of expenses as the reason for wanting two accounts.
Just applied for 2 AS Business cards using the link in the Wiki. First was auto approved for $15k, the second was approved for $15k after calling in and having them re-open the application.
- Have 3 personal AS cards, each open for a little over a year, little to no use on them. The rep didn't mention these
- Experian was frozen, they automatically pulled Equifax without me asking. Only 1 pull is showing.
- Never had an AS business card before.
- Legitimate business that I own (sole proprietorship).
- Said that I wished to split different types of expenses as the reason for wanting two accounts.
Aug 10, 2016, 1:15 pm
#3725
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 24
Just curious, what bureau did they pull for your personal AS card apps? Last time BofA pulled my report (for a limit increase request on a personal card) it was TU, which I'm hoping is the case for the 2 biz AS cards I got (will find out Sunday when my Credit Karma reports are refreshed).
With the business cards they didn't really give me a choice, the system either saw my Experian was frozen and automatically pulled Equifax, or they pull Equifax by default for business cards in my state (WA).
Last edited by surehit49; Aug 10, 2016 at 1:23 pm
Aug 11, 2016, 1:52 am
#3726
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 119
How long does the statement credit normally take to post? And does it post only after a payment is made or does it post after the spending is completed? I applied for the old 25K, plus $100 credit and reached spending on it August 1st. The statement was generated on August 5th and no statement credit, but I haven't paid the balance yet. Should I contact them or wait until after making the payment?
Aug 11, 2016, 2:50 am
#3727
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
How long does the statement credit normally take to post? And does it post only after a payment is made or does it post after the spending is completed? I applied for the old 25K, plus $100 credit and reached spending on it August 1st. The statement was generated on August 5th and no statement credit, but I haven't paid the balance yet. Should I contact them or wait until after making the payment?
Aug 11, 2016, 11:38 am
#3728
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: DCA
Posts: 818
For my personal apps they tried to pull Experian, since it was frozen I called in and told them that my TU was not frozen, so they pulled that instead.
With the business cards they didn't really give me a choice, the system either saw my Experian was frozen and automatically pulled Equifax, or they pull Equifax by default for business cards in my state (WA).
With the business cards they didn't really give me a choice, the system either saw my Experian was frozen and automatically pulled Equifax, or they pull Equifax by default for business cards in my state (WA).
Aug 11, 2016, 1:05 pm
#3729
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
How long does the statement credit normally take to post? And does it post only after a payment is made or does it post after the spending is completed? I applied for the old 25K, plus $100 credit and reached spending on it August 1st. The statement was generated on August 5th and no statement credit, but I haven't paid the balance yet. Should I contact them or wait until after making the payment?
I can't speak to right now, but in the past (when there was no spend requirement for the bonus, only for the credit), the statement credit usually posted by the time I had to make the payment, but not necessarily long before that.
So while I wouldn't wait until the very last second to make the payment (lest there be a problem at that point), you've got a lot of days between now and the payment due date when the credit might post.
Last edited by sdsearch; Aug 11, 2016 at 1:10 pm
Aug 14, 2016, 2:30 am
#3730
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Seattle
Posts: 126
So if you have multiple cards tied to the same Alaska account, do we get multiple companion fares ?
Aug 14, 2016, 12:08 pm
#3731
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,355
Aug 15, 2016, 9:32 am
#3732
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 50
frozen Experian
For me, BoA always pulls Experian for personal AlAir. If my Experian is frozen will they eventually pull another without calling in or will it just be denied?
Aug 15, 2016, 3:11 pm
#3733
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
You have to call in my experience, a lot of times they call you, they will also send you a letter stating that your experian is frozen.
Aug 16, 2016, 2:45 pm
#3734
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 115
I apologize if this has already been asked: will I keep my companion pass (until its expiration date) if I cancel the credit card?
Aug 16, 2016, 3:33 pm
#3735
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,355