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 29, 2016, 3:31 pm
#3781
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 371
Where are my miles?
---------Card#1: my card--------
Aug 19th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles NOT posted in AS account.
---------Card#2: my family member's card--------
Aug 24th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles POSTED in AS account.
Why is the miles on card#1 not posted?
I closed another AS card two days before applying card#1, but didn't do that when applying card #2. Not sure if that will cause red alert for AS account.
Btw: I double checked that the AS# on the credit card application was correct.
---------Card#1: my card--------
Aug 19th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles NOT posted in AS account.
---------Card#2: my family member's card--------
Aug 24th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles POSTED in AS account.
Why is the miles on card#1 not posted?
I closed another AS card two days before applying card#1, but didn't do that when applying card #2. Not sure if that will cause red alert for AS account.
Btw: I double checked that the AS# on the credit card application was correct.
Last edited by milaohu; Aug 30, 2016 at 12:19 am
Aug 29, 2016, 6:37 pm
#3782
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 940
Where are my miles?
---------Card#1: my card--------
Aug 19th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles NOT posted in AS account.
---------Card#2: my family member's card--------
Aug 19th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles POSTED in AS account.
Why is the miles on card#1 not posted?
I closed another AS card two days before applying card#1, but didn't do that when applying card #2. Not sure if that will cause red alert for AS account.
Btw: I double checked that the AS# on the credit card application was correct.
---------Card#1: my card--------
Aug 19th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles NOT posted in AS account.
---------Card#2: my family member's card--------
Aug 19th: BOA statement closed, showed 31,100 (1,100 purchase + 30,000 promotional ) miles earned and transferred to AS account.
Aug 29th: Miles POSTED in AS account.
Why is the miles on card#1 not posted?
I closed another AS card two days before applying card#1, but didn't do that when applying card #2. Not sure if that will cause red alert for AS account.
Btw: I double checked that the AS# on the credit card application was correct.
Aug 30, 2016, 12:21 am
#3783
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 371
Hmmm, that's interesting. I have a similar situation. The points were listed on my statement last week, but it hasn't been transferred over to my Alaska account. I thought most people say it posts on the Sunday after the statement closes. Maybe they're experiencing delays as one of yours posted on a Monday? I'm going to wait a few more days to see if resolves itself. Not sure if I should be worried. Their t&c does say up to a few weeks (standard T&C), so I'd rather it post sooner than later, of course.
Aug 30, 2016, 9:08 am
#3784
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 519
I think there is no statement credit on business card, please let me know if there is 
Aug 30, 2016, 9:14 am
#3785
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: NY
Programs: SPG preferred, AA, United
Posts: 290
Aug 30, 2016, 11:45 am
#3787
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
I have two AS cards and both of them have the same statement date. I had $58 and $51 on each card, but only 58 points posted to my AS account a few days ago. Has anyone else noticed this before?
Aug 30, 2016, 12:05 pm
#3788
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
I am hitting a wall with BofA Alaska card. I have gotten them about every 4 months for last 18 months, but lately both wife and I only are getting platinum cards. I apply for a second card that goes pending and when I call they will not give me more than $1200 credit limit. Income 160+, fico 800, < 1% utilization. I do have 7 inquiries last 6 months, does that have something to do with it. no open BofA cards at the moment. Maybe just a datapoint.
Aug 30, 2016, 2:46 pm
#3789
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: UA, AA, BA
Posts: 162
This is odd, there is some missing information that you are missing or not aware of, with your income and FICO score and NO BofA cards you should be getting more than 1,200 credit limit on a new card, i personally would recon with them, also i would make sure when i call for a pending app to let them know that i am in no way interested in any card other than a signature card, it worked for me in the past when my credit with BofA was thin and i still got 5k signature cards.
Aug 30, 2016, 7:01 pm
#3790
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
When I was mistakenly given only $1500 once, it was a supervisor who called me and told me it was a system error on their part that shouldn't have happened. (Of course, by then it was too late to avoid the two month upgrade process.) No front-line agent ever seemed to know that.
Perhaps if you cannot get an answer about the recent apps (which you cannot get IMHO without elevating a call at some point), the next time you should apply for a business card. With a business card, you either get approved for the Signature or get denied, no in between. And with a denial, you'd get a reason. (It's harder to legally get a reason for just getting a lesser version of the card you wanted. It's easier to legally get a reason when you're outright denied.) Tho, of course, with the business card you also cannot get a $100 statement credit.
Last edited by sdsearch; Aug 30, 2016 at 7:06 pm
Aug 30, 2016, 7:12 pm
#3791
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 940
I figured out what the problem is, in case it helps other people. Despite putting in my alaska mileage plan number of the cc app, bank of america opened up a new mileage plan account for me. The number is on the credit card itself. At least the mystery is solved. Maybe it's the same for you?
Aug 30, 2016, 7:33 pm
#3792
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
OK wait a minute. Please let me know if you've already answered the obvious. How many BOA cards do you have open? How many Alaska personal cards do you have open. What is BOA's overall credit exposure for all your open BOA cards?
Aug 30, 2016, 11:39 pm
#3793
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: UA, AA, BA
Posts: 162
Why not? Perhaps at least a supervisor could have given you a reason and double-checked it was it was because of wrong information somewhere.
When I was mistakenly given only $1500 once, it was a supervisor who called me and told me it was a system error on their part that shouldn't have happened. (Of course, by then it was too late to avoid the two month upgrade process.) No front-line agent ever seemed to know that.
Perhaps if you cannot get an answer about the recent apps (which you cannot get IMHO without elevating a call at some point), the next time you should apply for a business card. With a business card, you either get approved for the Signature or get denied, no in between. And with a denial, you'd get a reason. (It's harder to legally get a reason for just getting a lesser version of the card you wanted. It's easier to legally get a reason when you're outright denied.) Tho, of course, with the business card you also cannot get a $100 statement credit.
When I was mistakenly given only $1500 once, it was a supervisor who called me and told me it was a system error on their part that shouldn't have happened. (Of course, by then it was too late to avoid the two month upgrade process.) No front-line agent ever seemed to know that.
Perhaps if you cannot get an answer about the recent apps (which you cannot get IMHO without elevating a call at some point), the next time you should apply for a business card. With a business card, you either get approved for the Signature or get denied, no in between. And with a denial, you'd get a reason. (It's harder to legally get a reason for just getting a lesser version of the card you wanted. It's easier to legally get a reason when you're outright denied.) Tho, of course, with the business card you also cannot get a $100 statement credit.
I will call tomorrow and see if a supervisor can help, but if its cancelled don't want to reapply.
See above
Aug 30, 2016, 11:49 pm
#3794
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
Sorry yztim, I'm just trying to help, but I still don't see the answers to my very relevant questions.
Aug 31, 2016, 5:17 am
#3795
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 329
Approved! Never had the card before.
Last edited by PowerMan572; Aug 31, 2016 at 7:00 am