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drew11
Regular Contributor

Amex BCP Approved!

Hi everybody! I applied last night for the Amex BCP (I've had my Amex Zync for 6 months now) and received the dreaded "Pending further review". It was too late for me to call in so I had to wait until today! I just got off the phone with the CSR and she said I was approved for the BCP with a $2k limit! I'm excited to start using the card and will be shooting for the CLI to $6k after the first 60 days. Thanks everyone for all of the support and motivation!

 

Age: 20

AAoA: 13 months

Income: $36k

Scores:

10/03/12 Equifax FICO 729

01/16/12 Credit Karma (TU) 744

01/16/12 Credit Sesame (Ex) 731

(Unsure which CRA Amex pulled so I will update with that info along with my FICO score when I receive the approval letter)


01/04/17 Equifax FICO 788
01/04/17 Experian FICO 789
01/04/17 TransUnion FICO 784

Amex BCP $24,000 | Chase Freedom: $13,000 | Chase SR: $35,000 | Discover IT: $20,000 | PenFed Platinum: $32,000
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MsLadyRover
Valued Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

Congratulations!



Starting Score: 639 (Walmart TU)
Current Score: TU 715 (Barclay) EX 685 (myFICO) EQ 697 (myFICO)
Goal Score: 700 Across the Board (Mortgage Goal Achieved 1/31/2012!)

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Cadillac-XTS
Established Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

Congrats

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Epcot
Valued Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

That's great, Congrats!

Starting Score: EQ 717 EX 724 TU 736
Current Score: EQ 849 EX 835 TU 841
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CribDuchess
Established Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

That's wonderful news - congratulations!!  You are off to a great start at such a young age.  Keep up the good work!

FICOs: TU08 842 EQ08 850 EX08 850

My Wallet: Amex Gold NPSL; Amex Optima Platinum $25K; Amex BCE $12K; Apple Card $20K; BofA Travel Rewards Visa Sig $67.6K; Cap1 Quicksilver Visa Sig $10K; CSP $28.2K; Chase Freedom $13K; Chase Freedom Unlimited $21.4K; Citi Costco Visa $19.3K; Citi Double Cash $13.5K; Citi Simplicity Visa $23.3K; Discover IT $50K; Fidelity Visa $25K; NFCU Flagship Visa Sig $40K; NFCU More Rewards Amex $30K; PenFed Plat Rewards Visa Sig $50K; Sears MC $10.1K; US Bank Altitude Go Visa Sig $20K; US Bank Cash+ Visa Sig $26K; Wells Fargo Rewards Visa Sig $14K
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xiownthisplacex
Frequent Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

Congrats on your new card! But don't get it wrong, it's 61 days, not 60. Or else you will have to wait even longer :/

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ObeyJohnny12
Established Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

Big congrats!
Wells Fargo Secured - 7k
Opensky - 5k
Rebuilding One Day At A Time.
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kevinjjc
Valued Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!


@CribDuchess wrote:

That's wonderful news - congratulations!!  You are off to a great start at such a young age.  Keep up the good work!


+1. And he has a PenFed credit card! I'm thoroughly impressed!

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drew11
Regular Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

Haha you're right 61 days, my bad! Well I've got to hand my success to the members and information on this board (except for the penfed, I have my mother to thank for cosigning my very first credit card)!

 

My current plan is to use the BCP as my primary card for the next two months to hopefully succeed in the 3x CLI to 6k. Once the 6k CL posts, I'm going to apply for my last dream card, CSP.

 

Should I wait 6 months until this Amex inquiry ages a bit and my scores can recover or would you guys recommend applying right away once the 6k begins posting to the CRA's?

 

 

 


01/04/17 Equifax FICO 788
01/04/17 Experian FICO 789
01/04/17 TransUnion FICO 784

Amex BCP $24,000 | Chase Freedom: $13,000 | Chase SR: $35,000 | Discover IT: $20,000 | PenFed Platinum: $32,000
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kwinks
Regular Contributor

Re: Amex BCP Approved!

Hi congrats!

 

i applied for both cards together and got approved for both....our scores are almost identical so I think you should just get it over with....

 

btw I'm 20 too! A lot of people still don't believe I got the csp and bcp lol 

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