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Duncanrr
Posts: 2,500
Registered: ‎06-08-2012

Does occasional checking of Pre-approved AMEX hurt?

Ive been making significant gains in my EX score and occasionally I check AMEX pre-approval site to see if I qualify for any cards.  Does this hurt my chances of getting an AMEX later? (I know it doesn't hurt CR).

 

Thanks,

 

 

Duncan



Starting Score: EQ 551 TU 548 CK 607on 6/8/12, EX 542(AMEX pull 3/4/12)
Current Score: EQ 678 TU 702 (Amex pull) EX 724 (Amex) CK 682 (FAKO-EX 684, EQ 684, TU 684)
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CopperHD
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Registered: ‎05-02-2012

Re: Does occasional checking of Pre-approved AMEX hurt?

Nope, i use to check it once a day :smileyhappy: and they still saw fit to give me a Zync, it just checks their records for offers that they have for you, nothing to do with your CR

Current Scores EQ (697) Tu (740) EX (705) Amex pull
Current Cards- Amex PRG, Amex Zync (NPSL), Amex Hilton Honors Surpass ($1000), Citi Simplicity ($10,900), Discover It ($3500), First National Credit Card ($2000), Capital One Platinum ($2500 and $1250), Lowes ($6000) , Walmart ($1000).
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Duncanrr
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Re: Does occasional checking of Pre-approved AMEX hurt?

I just signed up for the AMEX offers thing.  I'm hoping that they will soft pull me and occasionally send me preapproval offers once I'm eligible.  Am I expecting too much?



Starting Score: EQ 551 TU 548 CK 607on 6/8/12, EX 542(AMEX pull 3/4/12)
Current Score: EQ 678 TU 702 (Amex pull) EX 724 (Amex) CK 682 (FAKO-EX 684, EQ 684, TU 684)
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tinuviel
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Re: Does occasional checking of Pre-approved AMEX hurt?


Duncanrr wrote:

I just signed up for the AMEX offers thing.  I'm hoping that they will soft pull me and occasionally send me preapproval offers once I'm eligible.  Am I expecting too much?


 

I don't think so. You've put yourself on their radar, so if your profile matches their criteria for a certain card, they should send you an offer. Good luck; I hope that one day you find an offer coming your way. :smileyhappy:



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Current Scores: EQ 733, TU 724 (05/01/2013), EX Credit Sesame 725 (05/08/2013)
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SwiftTone
Posts: 985
Registered: ‎02-27-2012

Re: Does occasional checking of Pre-approved AMEX hurt?

I check once a day just for the heck of it. I'm not applying until another year. Some days it'll have offers, others now. It's quite odd. And they haven't softed me for a month or two. 

 

They also haven't sent mail offers to me since I got my Discover in April, but offers online still pop up sometimes. 

BCE: $0/$8500, CSP: $15/$5000, Chase Priority Club: $0/$3500, Freedom: $0/$5000, Barclays NFL: $0/$7000 Discover: $0/$4750, Citi Dividend: $0/$2000 Cap1 x2 $0/$2250

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