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 22, 2014, 12:32 pm
#842
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
Alaska Airlines card offers, Personal & Business, 25K and up
did you get auto approval for 2 cards or go to recon?
Aug 22, 2014, 1:04 pm
#844
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
Thanks. Some of my CPs were earned by AS cards already closed. Anyone know if using other AS cards will work?
Aug 22, 2014, 1:36 pm
#845
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,746
Alaska Airlines card offers, Personal & Business, 25K and up
It doesn't matter which card as long as it's in the name if the CP owner.
Aug 23, 2014, 7:19 pm
#846
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 40
no BOA cards, and no AS cards..chances of getting 3 personal cards approved at the same time?
Aug 23, 2014, 8:01 pm
#847
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MR, UR, AA, AS, HH Gold, SPG Gold, HGP, RR
Posts: 708
Do you have a good reason/argument to make on the recon call if they ask why you need 3 new cards at once? That would be assuming you qualify for all 3 cards in all other respects.
Aug 24, 2014, 6:46 am
#849
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MR, UR, AA, AS, HH Gold, SPG Gold, HGP, RR
Posts: 708
To keep expenses separate for a home improvement project.
To separate reimbursable travel expenses.
The cards have different benefits that are needed for upcoming travel plans such as free bags, lounge access, gold status etc.
I'm sure there are a dozen other good explanations. The point is to think about your responses to probable/possible questions before calling recon since you won't likely get instant approval on 3 apps at once.
Aug 24, 2014, 6:53 am
#850
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: 25 million points to burn!
Posts: 1,522
Or if u do get approved, it will be for the measly lower version of the card which u don't want: only 5k bonus.
Aug 24, 2014, 8:11 am
#851
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 40
Some explanations I've seen noted here on FT are:
To keep expenses separate for a home improvement project.
To separate reimbursable travel expenses.
The cards have different benefits that are needed for upcoming travel plans such as free bags, lounge access, gold status etc.
I'm sure there are a dozen other good explanations. The point is to think about your responses to probable/possible questions before calling recon since you won't likely get instant approval on 3 apps at once.
To keep expenses separate for a home improvement project.
To separate reimbursable travel expenses.
The cards have different benefits that are needed for upcoming travel plans such as free bags, lounge access, gold status etc.
I'm sure there are a dozen other good explanations. The point is to think about your responses to probable/possible questions before calling recon since you won't likely get instant approval on 3 apps at once.
how can you tell?
Aug 24, 2014, 10:10 am
#852
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,257
Based on your initial questions, and your follow-ups (like this one), it's pretty obvious you have done little or no research on this subject. Not to beat up on you - we were all new clueless noobs once - but you are setting yourself up for (at best) some disappointment, or (at worst) some possible damage that could take a while to undo and/or cost you.
I would suggest you cool your jets, and before jumping in and doing something foolish (like applying for 3 of the same credit card), first invest some time in learning at least a little about how all this stuff works. The answers to all your questions can be found in about 10 minutes with only a tiny bit of effort. If that's too much trouble for you, then either A) you have no business playing this game, or B) some things are going to happen that you probably won't like.
Choose wisely. Good luck.
I would suggest you cool your jets, and before jumping in and doing something foolish (like applying for 3 of the same credit card), first invest some time in learning at least a little about how all this stuff works. The answers to all your questions can be found in about 10 minutes with only a tiny bit of effort. If that's too much trouble for you, then either A) you have no business playing this game, or B) some things are going to happen that you probably won't like.
Choose wisely. Good luck.
Aug 24, 2014, 10:21 am
#853
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,767
Then comes the unpleasant surprise - AF not waived albeit may be only $50 but also the bonus would be 10K or even worse.
Among all cards, I would put the planning needed for BofA AS cards just under the level of getting the US Bank's Club Carlson and the Barclays A+.
Last edited by Happy; Aug 24, 2014 at 10:27 am
Aug 24, 2014, 10:31 am
#854
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,767
Based on your initial questions, and your follow-ups (like this one), it's pretty obvious you have done little or no research on this subject. Not to beat up on you - we were all new clueless noobs once - but you are setting yourself up for (at best) some disappointment, or (at worst) some possible damage that could take a while to undo and/or cost you.
I would suggest you cool your jets, and before jumping in and doing something foolish (like applying for 3 of the same credit card), first invest some time in learning at least a little about how all this stuff works. The answers to all your questions can be found in about 10 minutes with only a tiny bit of effort. If that's too much trouble for you, then either A) you have no business playing this game, or B) some things are going to happen that you probably won't like.
Choose wisely. Good luck.
I would suggest you cool your jets, and before jumping in and doing something foolish (like applying for 3 of the same credit card), first invest some time in learning at least a little about how all this stuff works. The answers to all your questions can be found in about 10 minutes with only a tiny bit of effort. If that's too much trouble for you, then either A) you have no business playing this game, or B) some things are going to happen that you probably won't like.
Choose wisely. Good luck.
Poster demonstrates very little knowledge on how things work, not just the BofA cards but cards in general based on all the posts on this thread so far. Some people may prefer to learn things the hard way versus doing research and learn to avoid making unnecessary mistakes. Hence the YMMV is always true.
Aug 25, 2014, 7:57 pm
#855
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 66
New to Alaska miles and just read a few articles from a few years ago with the 50k bonus. Does anyone have info on this ever happening again?