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JustJen
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Not able to apply online AMEX

I am a current AMEX cardholder and I was attempting to apply for a revolver online and I got a message saying I'm not able to apply for an additional card online, anyone ever seen this before? It said if i had additional inquiries to call. Lol is that their friendly way of saying I have no way in heck of getting a revolver don't waste your time?!?

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distantarray
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX

remember if you have an Amex you don't want to apply til January cause of backdating.    Member since YEAR + application of new credit MONTH is how they figure things out, you'll have 10 months of extra history if you apply in January.


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JustJen
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX

Good point!

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JustJen
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX

Bump

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distantarray
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX

stupid question did you log in? try logging out before looking for cards 


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nicholasyud
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX


@distantarray wrote:

remember if you have an Amex you don't want to apply til January cause of backdating.    Member since YEAR + application of new credit MONTH is how they figure things out, you'll have 10 months of extra history if you apply in January.


More details please ?????

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distantarray
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX


@nicholasyud wrote:

@distantarray wrote:

remember if you have an Amex you don't want to apply til January cause of backdating.    Member since YEAR + application of new credit MONTH is how they figure things out, you'll have 10 months of extra history if you apply in January.


More details please ?????


Don't understand what you need more details on, but I guess I"ll spell it out better.

 

Amex backdates once you have an account with them. They save the Member Since date (ONLY THE YEAR)

 

 

So if you got a Card in December 2012. you would have 1 month history with Amex in January 2013 right. 

Backdating on Amex works by taking the current month of the application  (January 2013)   and adding the month to the member since YEAR.

 

So  Application month + Member since YEAR. So if your hungry to have aged accounts you'll have the account backdated to January 2012 so even though you JUST got a brand new 2nd Amex in January you'll have a whole year's history.   Ithere's no age benefits if you got the first  and second cards in the same year.


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nicholasyud
Valued Contributor

Re: Not able to apply online AMEX


@distantarray wrote:

@nicholasyud wrote:

@distantarray wrote:

remember if you have an Amex you don't want to apply til January cause of backdating.    Member since YEAR + application of new credit MONTH is how they figure things out, you'll have 10 months of extra history if you apply in January.


More details please ?????


Don't understand what you need more details on, but I guess I"ll spell it out better.

 

Amex backdates once you have an account with them. They save the Member Since date (ONLY THE YEAR)

 

 

So if you got a Card in December 2012. you would have 1 month history with Amex in January 2013 right. 

Backdating on Amex works by taking the current month of the application  (January 2013)   and adding the month to the member since YEAR.

 

So  Application month + Member since YEAR. So if your hungry to have aged accounts you'll have the account backdated to January 2012 so even though you JUST got a brand new 2nd Amex in January you'll have a whole year's history.   Ithere's no age benefits if you got the first  and second cards in the same year.


Got it...Thanks......So if i apps for 1 card now and later on in jan 2013 i apps for another cards...then my account history going to be 15 months which Oct + 2012 = 15 right ????

 

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YahComb
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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX

new card would have 12 months of history, the first card would have 3 months.

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Re: Not able to apply online AMEX


@JustJen wrote:

I am a current AMEX cardholder and I was attempting to apply for a revolver online and I got a message saying I'm not able to apply for an additional card online, anyone ever seen this before? It said if i had additional inquiries to call. Lol is that their friendly way of saying I have no way in heck of getting a revolver don't waste your time?!?


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