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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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]
Dec 2, 2016, 2:31 pm
#4112
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
Got denied for the Merril Lynch card 3 weeks ago, but applied for AS business card same day. Just logged in and saw it listed under my accounts, pleasant surprise.
Dec 4, 2016, 7:49 pm
#4116
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 429
Yep, they didn't seem to really know. They kept on saying, well it's probably because of your credit score (nope), late payments (nope), or other things. It seemed to be that I have no history with Bofa, and I'd have to prove my credit worthiness to them.
Dec 5, 2016, 6:34 pm
#4117
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: LAX
Posts: 22
Approved for Plat, upgraded to Signature, got 30k miles.
On the last weekend in September, against all advice on this thread, I applied and was instantly approved online for the Platinum card with a $2k credit line. Being the weekend, re-con was closed, so I didn't attempt the double application trick.
Instead, I called back on Monday and went through the procedure to upgrade my new Platinum card to the Visa Signature product by transferring credit line from my existing Visa Signature Alaska Air card I had opened back in 01/2016. I was told on the phone that doing this would not make me eligible for the 30k bonus. I went ahead with it anyways because I would benefit from the free baggage benefit and had read a comment on a blog online saying upgrading it like normal could possibly result in still getting the bonus.
I quickly received the Platinum Card in the mail with a $5k credit line, but did not spend a dime on it. I paid the annual fee, though.
After a month of waiting, I received the upgraded Visa Signature card in the mail (with a different account number from the Platinum). I immediately activated it and spent $1,000 on it. Now, a few to several days later, I logon to my Alaska Air account and see the 30,000 bonus miles credited. (edit: My $1k charge is actually still pending and hasn't posted yet. Seems like I didnt have to charge anything for the miles to post. We'll see if I get the $100 statement credit too, though).
Instead, I called back on Monday and went through the procedure to upgrade my new Platinum card to the Visa Signature product by transferring credit line from my existing Visa Signature Alaska Air card I had opened back in 01/2016. I was told on the phone that doing this would not make me eligible for the 30k bonus. I went ahead with it anyways because I would benefit from the free baggage benefit and had read a comment on a blog online saying upgrading it like normal could possibly result in still getting the bonus.
I quickly received the Platinum Card in the mail with a $5k credit line, but did not spend a dime on it. I paid the annual fee, though.
After a month of waiting, I received the upgraded Visa Signature card in the mail (with a different account number from the Platinum). I immediately activated it and spent $1,000 on it. Now, a few to several days later, I logon to my Alaska Air account and see the 30,000 bonus miles credited. (edit: My $1k charge is actually still pending and hasn't posted yet. Seems like I didnt have to charge anything for the miles to post. We'll see if I get the $100 statement credit too, though).
Last edited by craykittens; Dec 5, 2016 at 6:45 pm
Dec 5, 2016, 7:47 pm
#4118
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
On the last weekend in September, against all advice on this thread, I applied and was instantly approved online for the Platinum card with a $2k credit line. Being the weekend, re-con was closed, so I didn't attempt the double application trick.
Instead, I called back on Monday and went through the procedure to upgrade my new Platinum card to the Visa Signature product by transferring credit line from my existing Visa Signature Alaska Air card I had opened back in 01/2016. I was told on the phone that doing this would not make me eligible for the 30k bonus. I went ahead with it anyways because I would benefit from the free baggage benefit and had read a comment on a blog online saying upgrading it like normal could possibly result in still getting the bonus.
I quickly received the Platinum Card in the mail with a $5k credit line, but did not spend a dime on it. I paid the annual fee, though.
After a month of waiting, I received the upgraded Visa Signature card in the mail (with a different account number from the Platinum). I immediately activated it and spent $1,000 on it. Now, a few to several days later, I logon to my Alaska Air account and see the 30,000 bonus miles credited. (edit: My $1k charge is actually still pending and hasn't posted yet. Seems like I didnt have to charge anything for the miles to post. We'll see if I get the $100 statement credit too, though).
Instead, I called back on Monday and went through the procedure to upgrade my new Platinum card to the Visa Signature product by transferring credit line from my existing Visa Signature Alaska Air card I had opened back in 01/2016. I was told on the phone that doing this would not make me eligible for the 30k bonus. I went ahead with it anyways because I would benefit from the free baggage benefit and had read a comment on a blog online saying upgrading it like normal could possibly result in still getting the bonus.
I quickly received the Platinum Card in the mail with a $5k credit line, but did not spend a dime on it. I paid the annual fee, though.
After a month of waiting, I received the upgraded Visa Signature card in the mail (with a different account number from the Platinum). I immediately activated it and spent $1,000 on it. Now, a few to several days later, I logon to my Alaska Air account and see the 30,000 bonus miles credited. (edit: My $1k charge is actually still pending and hasn't posted yet. Seems like I didnt have to charge anything for the miles to post. We'll see if I get the $100 statement credit too, though).
And I'n not clear, did you make only exactly one purchase, that one purchase being over $1000, or did you make few purchases, and some but not all of those posted?
Dec 5, 2016, 9:33 pm
#4119
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: LAX
Posts: 22
The bonus miles were posted on 12/2 as two transactions, 1,000 miles and then 29,000 miles. My single online transaction of $1,000 was made on 12/3 and is still pending as of tonight 12/5.
Dec 6, 2016, 10:14 am
#4120
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 665
What's the easiest way to lower my credit limit? I can't find anywhere to send a secure message.
I don't use BOA much so I may have missed the online button?
I don't use BOA much so I may have missed the online button?
Dec 6, 2016, 11:05 am
#4121
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
The only way to contact BOA if you're not a Preferred customer is to call them. They removed the online messaging some time ago and then the chat for regular folks a few months ago.
Dec 6, 2016, 1:26 pm
#4122
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Dec 8, 2016, 1:28 pm
#4123
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,790
My new AS Signature card finally showed up in my BoA online account this morning. I had to call in again yesterday to push it through because apparently it was stuck in the queue for some 2nd level rep to rubber stamp the 5k credit line.
