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Finance805
Valued Member

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?

I'll work on paying down my utilization then.  Would it backdate to my original amex account?

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trumpet-205
Valued Contributor

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?


@Finance805 wrote:

I'll work on paying down my utilization then.  Would it backdate to my original amex account?


If you burned AMEX in the past no backdating for you.

Message 12 of 28
bichonmom
Senior Contributor

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?

Oh, yeah. With all of the posts, I forgot that you had an Amex before! You're right. Then app in January, and it will backdate to January and the year you got your first Amex. That will give your AAoA a nice boost and probably your FICO, too. I'd definitely start w/Zync, since it's reportedly the easiest to get and has the lowest AF.

 

You've probably read this here, but pay your balances so all CCs report a zero balance, except for one card reporting <10% util of that card's CL. I always check my CR before I app for anything, just to confirm the balances are reporting correctly. (I use USAA's CMS, so I can pull a CR daily if I want.)

 

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Edits, funky spacing and spelling due to my iPad not getting along with the forum editor!

Message 13 of 28
bichonmom
Senior Contributor

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?


@trumpet-205 wrote:

@Finance805 wrote:

I'll work on paying down my utilization then.  Would it backdate to my original amex account?


If you burned AMEX in the past no backdating for you.


I had an Amex CO in the 80s and they backdated my 2 Amex that I got this year. Others here have posted about having Amex backdated after paying old COs, being in the Optima/Oasis program, etc.

 

EQ FICO 750 | TU FICO 761 (Walmart) | EX FAKO 767 | Goal: 800+

Edits, funky spacing and spelling due to my iPad not getting along with the forum editor!

Message 14 of 28
trumpet-205
Valued Contributor

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?


@bichonmom wrote:

@trumpet-205 wrote:

@Finance805 wrote:

I'll work on paying down my utilization then.  Would it backdate to my original amex account?


If you burned AMEX in the past no backdating for you.


I had an Amex CO in the 80s and they backdated my 2 Amex that I got this year. Others here have posted about having Amex backdated after paying old COs, being in the Optima/Oasis program, etc.


AMEX discontinued Oasis program.

 

Message 15 of 28
LS2982
Mega Contributor

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?

IMO I would wait until January. You need more age on those accounts.



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Message 16 of 28
webhopper
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?

I agree with LS; you should be good to go for a January app.
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Message 17 of 28
Finance805
Valued Member

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?

Only issue I see with a january app is an extra inquiry when I am looking to buy my house.  But I guess it is not really a big deal since my experian already has 14 hards on it, what does one mean?  Haha

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Starting Scores - FICO: Equifax-670 (Pulled 9/2/12) / FICO: Experian-656 (Pulled 10/26/11) / FICO: TransUnion-627 (Pulled 11/14/11)
Message 18 of 28
tinuviel
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?


@bichonmom wrote:

@trumpet-205 wrote:

@Finance805 wrote:

I'll work on paying down my utilization then.  Would it backdate to my original amex account?


If you burned AMEX in the past no backdating for you.


I had an Amex CO in the 80s and they backdated my 2 Amex that I got this year. Others here have posted about having Amex backdated after paying old COs, being in the Optima/Oasis program, etc.

 


 

I had an unpaid CO from 1987. They offered and approved me for a new card last year and automatically backdated it to 1987. So, it's definitely a YMMV sort of thing.

 


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Message 19 of 28
LS2982
Mega Contributor

Re: Blacklisted from AMEX?

Man I wish I had a AMEX back in the day...

 

Jealous of ya'll backdaters Smiley Very Happy




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