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BoA 99/500 Secured

I noticed that only certain people get offered this card and was wondering if there is a specific BoA product you apply for, and this card is the counteroffer?

 

Like if you apply for a BoA backed AMEX all you get is declined, with no 99/500 offer. Does that make sense?

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Anonymous
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured

Only the lucky!
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haulingthescoreup
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured


Pappy214 wrote:

I noticed that only certain people get offered this card and was wondering if there is a specific BoA product you apply for, and this card is the counteroffer?

 

Like if you apply for a BoA backed AMEX all you get is declined, with no 99/500 offer. Does that make sense?



I'm pretty sure that I keep reading that it's the Plat Visa (Plat Plus?)

It seems to happen when people try for a card on the pre-approval website, get declined, and get the counter-offer.

This was a hot topic last year, but I don't remember reading any posts about members getting one since the big credit crunch started.

Anyone gotten the 99/500 counter-offer since last September or so?
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PayingTheBills
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured

Why not just call the BoA backdoor number and ask a rep? It can't hurt, and I've found the backdoor reps to be far more helpful than the frontline morons. edited to remove personal reference to BofA CSR

--PayingtheBills, I feel your pain, but we do try not to bash specific CSR's. It's generally not their fault if they're poorly trained and unable to help.
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Anonymous
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured

So, what you are saying is that you get a pre-approval for the Platinum Visa and for some reason they decline you and feel bad so you get a 99/500 offer? 


@haulingthescoreup wrote:
I'm pretty sure that I keep reading that it's the Plat Visa (Plat Plus?)

It seems to happen when people try for a card on the pre-approval website, get declined, and get the counter-offer.

This was a hot topic last year, but I don't remember reading any posts about members getting one since the big credit crunch started.

Anyone gotten the 99/500 counter-offer since last September or so?

 

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haulingthescoreup
Moderator Emerita

Re: BoA 99/500 Secured


Pappy214 wrote:

So, what you are saying is that you get a pre-approval for the Platinum Visa and for some reason they decline you and feel bad so you get a 99/500 offer? 


@haulingthescoreup wrote:
I'm pretty sure that I keep reading that it's the Plat Visa (Plat Plus?)

It seems to happen when people try for a card on the pre-approval website, get declined, and get the counter-offer.

This was a hot topic last year, but I don't remember reading any posts about members getting one since the big credit crunch started.

Anyone gotten the 99/500 counter-offer since last September or so?

 



lol, I don't know their motivation, but that's how people were working it last year. It seemed to be all the rage back in the spring and summer, I think.

My understanding is that it is only available as a counter-offer. You can't call and say, hey, can I have a partially-secure card?
* Credit is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. * Who's the boss --you or your credit?
FICO's: EQ 781 - TU 793 - EX 779 (from PSECU) - Done credit hunting; having fun with credit gardening. - EQ 590 on 5/14/2007
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Anonymous
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured

I think I'm going to close my BoA secured accounts today. The reason is they reported as secured on all CB which isn't good for your credit score. I had the accounts for 5 months and i dont want to continue.

 

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Anonymous
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured

Hi CC101!

 

It has no impact on your FICO score, at all, that your cards report as secured. Even if it did (and it *doesn't*) the cards will remain on your reports for up to 10 years, assuming they're in good standing. You've already opened, them, and BoA will unsecure in 9-12 months, returning your deposit. I'd recommend holding on to those cards and letting the transformation from secured to unsecured take course.

 

I used to have a fully secured BoA card, several years back. It's now an unsecured card with 8k more credit line than I started with (currently 10k).


CreditCard101 wrote:

I think I'm going to close my BoA secured accounts today. The reason is they reported as secured on all CB which isn't good for your credit score. I had the accounts for 5 months and i dont want to continue.

 


 

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Anonymous
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Hi LilMirth,

I like your nickname by the way, sounds so cute lolz Smiley Happy

 

Well I think it does impact on your credit rating because secured cards is for those who don't have credit and I do have credit such as AMEX and Credit Union Mastercard with high limits. My BoA secured card has lowest limit $500 from my own deposit. Well it was my mistake for open a secured account with BoA because I thought I could not get approve for a regular card. I guess I can keep it open for another 4-5 months or so to get it unsecured since I am in the middle of the 9 months unsecured contract.

 

I take your advise and keep it open =)

 

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llecs
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Re: BoA 99/500 Secured

Ditto to LilMirth. I opened a BofA 99/500 a ways back and there was no negative impact to my score (per the comment).
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