Jan 16, 2017, 9:36 am
Last edit by: Dr Jabadski
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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Use or earn Mileage Plan miles with Alaska's Global Partners
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...tners-overview
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
- Alaska Airlines Visa
- Retention/conversion offers & discussion thread
- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...017-later.html
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.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
================================================== =======================
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)!
.................................................. .................
Use or earn Mileage Plan miles with Alaska's Global Partners
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...tners-overview
Bank of America Alaska Airlines card
Feb 20, 2023, 5:16 pm
#1951
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,904
I just fixed the wiki so the link should now work. It seems someone copy-pasted a resolved address instead of the original one, which caused the issue. I don't know exactly when, but I guess that doesn't matter.
Feb 21, 2023, 12:12 am
#1952
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: California
Posts: 463
How does Alaska count the "preceding 24 month period" for card / signup bonus eligibility? If one was last approved for the card on 2/28/2021 and canceled some months later, is it "safe" to apply on 3/1/2023 or should you wait a few more months (e.g., 24 months from when the cancellation occurred, 24 months from when the signup bonus posted)?
Feb 21, 2023, 7:25 am
#1953
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
(Yes, this was changed several weeks ago. No, there was no good reason to change this, let alone to make it so much harder to find.)
Feb 21, 2023, 8:12 am
#1954
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 42
Anyone have recent experience calling in to check application status to hopefully speed things along? I have a pending application for a personal Alaska card since 02/10. I’ve called the standard BOA phone numbers a few times but all the reps have been incredible useless. They see the same info as the app status website and say I just need to wait. I found some other reconsideration line numbers but they are all dead.
Feb 21, 2023, 9:11 pm
#1955
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 45
Anyone have recent experience calling in to check application status to hopefully speed things along? I have a pending application for a personal Alaska card since 02/10. I’ve called the standard BOA phone numbers a few times but all the reps have been incredible useless. They see the same info as the app status website and say I just need to wait. I found some other reconsideration line numbers but they are all dead.
Feb 21, 2023, 9:19 pm
#1956
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 42
I called in late Jan for a pending application and they said it was flagged for fraud. I asked to talk to the fraud department but they told me I needed to wait for the letter to come via snail mail and call back. So after I got the letter, I called back and they removed the fraud alert. I believe they only have one phone number for reconsideration / customer service. Good luck!
Feb 22, 2023, 12:46 am
#1957
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 45
I'm sorry but I made a quite a bit of phone calls to BoA during that time period and can't remember which one was the one that did the trick. I hope one of those work for you!
Feb 22, 2023, 6:07 am
#1958
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
The link has been around for 5+ months or more as I originally got it from here for my personal list. It got no attention probably because bloggers can't earn referrals from it or maybe just because AS went out of favor due expected award changes.
I just fixed the wiki so the link for the business card should now work. It seems someone copy-pasted a resolved address instead of the original one, which caused the issue. I don't know exactly when, but I guess that doesn't matter.
I just fixed the wiki so the link for the business card should now work. It seems someone copy-pasted a resolved address instead of the original one, which caused the issue. I don't know exactly when, but I guess that doesn't matter.
Last edited by fredc84; Feb 22, 2023 at 1:36 pm
Feb 22, 2023, 11:01 am
#1959
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
Why not the 72K link? It was working yesterday & you don't have to enter the employee info.
Feb 22, 2023, 11:29 am
#1960
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
Feb 22, 2023, 12:02 pm
#1961
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
Agree. BofA card offers change often so the 70K Business card offer could be back soon. Hope so.
Feb 22, 2023, 1:35 pm
#1962
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
Oh, right. I typed it in my head. But since that's what we had been talking about, I kind of kept in that same vein...I guess.
Feb 22, 2023, 5:01 pm
#1963
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 42
I dug up my phone records and there were three numbers I called. One was the one you listed above. The other two were 877-383-0120 and 888-230-6262
I'm sorry but I made a quite a bit of phone calls to BoA during that time period and can't remember which one was the one that did the trick. I hope one of those work for you!
I'm sorry but I made a quite a bit of phone calls to BoA during that time period and can't remember which one was the one that did the trick. I hope one of those work for you!
Feb 23, 2023, 12:05 am
#1964
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 45
Thank you kind stranger. I had done some digging and only found dead numbers. I called the 877-383-0120 number and it got me straight to someone who asked for an application reference number. It appears this was their re-consideration line. My application did not make past verification yet so they directed me to the fraud department and after some verification, the application was approved. I asked them for their direct number and it was the 888-230-6262 number. I will be saving these numbers - thank you for your response!
You can also ask them to expedite the card if you’re needing it in a hurry. I believe it’s 2-day shipping. Thanks for reporting back!
Feb 23, 2023, 8:39 am
#1965
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 42
Another helpful tip that worked - thanks again. I called the standard 1-800-732-9194 number and they were able to expedite to arrive tomorrow. I was worried because I needed to make a large payment before this month ends and did not think it would arrive in time. I usually deal with the Chase cards and I don't believe they expedite regular personal cards at least not for free unless I am mistaken.