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Bank of America Secured Card to rebuild credit?

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Rebuilding101
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Re: Bank of America Secured Card to rebuild credit?

99/500 is no longer offered, but you can go for the fully secured card. Or you can try to get pre-approved for the best buy reward zone card, that one seems to be pretty generous in their approvals lately


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tray
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Re: Bank of America Secured Card to rebuild credit?


@Gypsystravels wrote:

Can someone update me on this? 

 

My Ex report has two paid collections (one paid in 2/10 the other 10/08) with an aaoa of 1999 and one new credit, my car loan.  I do not have anything else other than paid closed old accounts from 2000.  I am interested in building now but I am a bit lost.  Should I apply for a secured card or the unsecured and hope I get offered the 99/500?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

 


If you have a BOA branch next to you I would go there and see if you can open up a secured cc with them you can see if you can get the 99/500 but I doubt it.  This is what I did to get my secured BOA card I also opened up a savings account at the same time, placed a minimal amount of money at the time to also build a relationship with the bank.  But if no bank is next to you, I would call BOA and see what they can do for you and if they could direct you to where on-line you can fill out an app.  Nowadys it is very difficult to find the secured cc app site.  Good Luck


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Rebuilding101
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Re: Bank of America Secured Card to rebuild credit?

https://www.bankofamerica.com/credit-cards/marketingdetail.action?context_id=marketing_detail&offer_...

 

Go to bofa.com

Click Credit Cards

Click Build Credit

apply


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lovinmyfico
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Re: Bank of America Secured Card to rebuild credit?

Thanks for the information.  I have a BOA branch conveniently located a block from my job, will pop in there during lunch and see what they tell me. 

 

Really need a card to start rebuilding. 

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