Old Jan 16, 2017, 9:36 am
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Before applying, please note
B of A's restrictions (2-3-4 rule, UPDATED: as of Sept 28,2019 possibly 3/12 for new customers and 7/12 for existing customers. See thread for ongoing discussion) on approving applications:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...24-months.html

Nestled in the terms and conditions of all of the personal Alaska Airlines credit card offers:
"This card will not be available to you if you currently have or have had the card in the preceding 24 month period. This does not apply to the business credit card product."

More info on the COMPANION FARE cert can be found here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...-fare-faq.html

This thread is a continuation from THIS discussion (2012-2016)
Concurrent discussion here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...017-later.html


As additional resources for these cards, see the following threads in the Alaska Airlines forum
Please do not delete non working offers because sometimes they start working again. Instead move them to the prior offers section.

PERSONAL CARDS

Current offers:
All offers below are DEAD
72K offer
: 72K offer
70K offer: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/cr...B&gclsrc=aw.ds
70K + $100 statement credit: click on the direct link to offer in the DoC article...https://www.doctorofcredit.com/bank-...0-miles-offer/

Prior offers:
50k miles + companion fare, $75 AF, $2k spend (Live Jan 2021 to May 2021)
40k miles + $100 + companion fare, $75 AF, $2k spend

As of December 2018, Bank of America no longer gives you a lower bonus if you're approved for Platinum instead of Signature.

Make sure to opt-in to "Partner Offers" within your Mileage Plan account if you wish to be targeted for single-use application links with increases bonuses.

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Check Personal Card application status online here:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit...status-form.go

Personal card Recon Lines:
1-800-354-0401 (8am-7pm ET Mon-Fri) direct, referring agent from another BofA line called it their "credit department"
or 888-230-6262


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BUSINESS CARDS

Current offers:
Now 50k $95 AF $100 Stmt credit $4k spending https://www.alaskaair.com/content/cr...-business-card

Prior offers:
40K>70K



Read post 844 for tips on being approved for the business card.
It may be easier to get approved for a new business with 0 years and $0 gross income.


Also see the Applying for Business Credit Cards [Consolidated] thread (not-BofA-specific) for general tips on applying for business cards.


Business card Recon Line:
April 2024: BOA Biz Recon (Small Biz Lending, Credit Analyst) 888-782-7717, 888-569-4439 (M-F 8am-7pm EST), both answered by live human in 2-4 minutes. (Both numbers confirmed multiple times in the past 2-3 days.)
866-695-6598 (8-7pm EST M-F)
Biz card status line: 888 663 6262 (not working)
Biz Card credit analyst line: 888-782-7717
Biz card expedited shipping: wait 24 hours after approval for a card number to generate then call 800-901-9830 and a person will answer. If 1st Rep says "no" ask him/her to ck. with a supervisor. This worked for me.


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Credit Inquiries
Credit Inquiries for Personal cards come from BofA. Inquiries for business cards come from FIA.
Credit bureaus usually merge inquiries from the same requester made on the same day.
Inquiries from BofA and FIA will not be merged.

Does one have to call BoA to lower a card's credit limit?
Yes, there is no longer any way to contact BOA online. Phone is the only method currently.

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.

Can you send a secure message through your account online?
No. BOA has removed the secure message functionality, even for Preferred members. The only way to contact BOA now is to call them.

Can I apply for another personal Alaska card if I have one open already?
Some people still can, but these days many people get denied. If you don't want to risk getting denied, it's probably better if you close any existing personal Alaska cards before applying for another one. But be sure to lower credit limit as low as possible at least a few business days before you close the card (though the earlier you can do it the better), because credit limit that's left on the card when you close it stays unavailable to new card applications for a year or more (while credit limit that's lowered as a separate step becomes available to new card applications much sooner)!

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Old Dec 14, 2018, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by PowerMan572
If I recall, they post Sundays.
Yes I can confirm this. However, I had to wait until the Sunday after the one immediately following my statement, probably because my statement cut so late in the week (Friday or Saturday).
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Old Dec 14, 2018, 8:32 pm
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Edit: Question answered.

Last edited by PowerMan572; Dec 16, 2018 at 6:08 pm
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Old Dec 24, 2018, 2:31 pm
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I got the Platinum Plus and was going to cancel it before activation, but the flyer that came with the card still said I would get 30k after $1,000 spend. The agent said the same. What do you guys think, what are my chances that the 30k post automatically and with no hassles?
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Old Dec 25, 2018, 8:00 pm
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Originally Posted by michael_v
I got the Platinum Plus and was going to cancel it before activation, but the flyer that came with the card still said I would get 30k after $1,000 spend. The agent said the same. What do you guys think, what are my chances that the 30k post automatically and with no hassles?
Yes, I've read that you get the miles regardless now. BofA I think went away with Platinum vs. Signature bonuses being different. Definitely keep the card open!
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Old Dec 30, 2018, 7:07 am
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I was still trying to achieve minimum spend on my 3rd (opened and closed personal and biz last year) card when I received offer via snail mail for yet another card. 30k just posted on 3rd card. Will be interesting to see if I get another 30k on 4th card
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Old Dec 30, 2018, 1:26 pm
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Originally Posted by PowerMan572
Originally Posted by michael_v
I got the Platinum Plus and was going to cancel it before activation, but the flyer that came with the card still said I would get 30k after $1,000 spend. The agent said the same. What do you guys think, what are my chances that the 30k post automatically and with no hassles?
Yes, I've read that you get the miles regardless now. BofA I think went away with Platinum vs. Signature bonuses being different. Definitely keep the card open!
I updated the Wiki to note this, but kept the old stuff about dealing with Plat approvals as strike-through in case it needs to be reinstated.
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Old Jan 2, 2019, 10:57 am
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There is also now no difference in annual fee between Platinum and Visa Signature.
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Old Jan 4, 2019, 2:32 pm
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New 24 mo. restriction on personal version of this card effective today :-( .. Similar to Citi...
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Old Jan 4, 2019, 3:51 pm
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Originally Posted by desikid
New 24 mo. restriction on personal version of this card effective today :-( .. Similar to Citi...
Sucks, I was going to app the Prestige and this at the same time when Citi lets us apply
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Old Jan 4, 2019, 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by desikid
New 24 mo. restriction on personal version of this card effective today :-( .. Similar to Citi...
"This card will not be available to you if you currently have or have had the card in the preceding 24 month period. This does not apply to the business credit card product."
It was good while it lasted. Took them long enough to get wise to us.
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Old Jan 4, 2019, 4:04 pm
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The super offer found by doing a dummy booking is still available. 30K miles plus a profit of $25.
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Old Jan 4, 2019, 7:05 pm
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Originally Posted by pgary
The super offer found by doing a dummy booking is still available. 30K miles plus a profit of $25.
But I'm guessing most people on this thread have had this card in the last 24 months. The biz is still an option but they are picky on who qualifies.
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Old Jan 5, 2019, 1:12 pm
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But I'm guessing most people on this thread have had this card in the last 24 months. The biz is still an option but they are picky on who qualifies.
Tell your friends? Spread the word.
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Old Jan 6, 2019, 7:01 pm
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Originally Posted by desikid
New 24 mo. restriction on personal version of this card effective today :-( .. Similar to Citi...
Actually a bit worse than Citi. I document some of the differences in the separate thread I started about it (since it's of BofA-wide policy, not just on Alaska cards):

BofA adds 24-month churning rule to several cards (Alaska, Cash Rewards, etc)
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Old Jan 7, 2019, 6:32 am
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SO sad... but we all knew this would eventually happen.

I've churned a total of 13 Alaska's... will be keeping this last one I guess
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