careful its not another hard pull if it is i'd just call this a lost.... because i never heard of a person having to be 21+ to have a credit card ...but then again you are dealing with BofA known for going to infinity and beyond for the simplest thing.
They are referring to the Card Act of 2009.
Ensures Adequate Safeguards for Young People
• Requires issuers extending credit to young consumers under the age of 21 to obtain an application that contains: the signature of a parent, guardian, or other individual 21 years or older who will take responsibility for the debt; or proof that the applicant has an independent means of repaying any credit extended;
• Limits prescreened offers of credit to young consumers;
• Prohibits increases in the credit limit on accounts where a parent, legal guardian, spouse or
other individual is jointly liable unless the individual who is jointly liable approves the increase;
• Increases protections for students against aggressive credit card marketing, and increases
transparency of affinity arrangements between credit card companies and universities.
Ensures Adequate Safeguards for Young People
• Requires issuers extending credit to young consumers under the age of 21 to obtain an application that contains: the signature of a parent, guardian, or other individual 21 years or older who will take responsibility for the debt; or proof that the applicant has an independent means of repaying any credit extended;
• Limits prescreened offers of credit to young consumers;
• Prohibits increases in the credit limit on accounts where a parent, legal guardian, spouse or
other individual is jointly liable unless the individual who is jointly liable approves the increase;
• Increases protections for students against aggressive credit card marketing, and increases
transparency of affinity arrangements between credit card companies and universities.
I got my alaska airlines card when I was still 20, didn't get required to fill out a paper app, thats weird. Bank of America is just stupid. Their customer service reps and EO reps are awful, unfriend;y, and quite frankly, very uneducated. They do things like its the 1800s, ie- taking 2 months to do a visa signature upgrade, or 6 weeks to "proccess" a card DESIGN CHANGE, not a new card, just a new design. They take weeks and months to do things that chase, amex, and other lenders can do in a matter of minutes. That being said, Bank of america has some of the nicest credit anlayists I have ever talked to. Those are the only people in BOA that really know what their doing and are very helpful.
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Maybe they are starting to follow the rules. Most of apps are submitted online by those under 21- I honestly didn't think lenders were actually abiding by the Act
They are referring to the information I posted earlier. The 2009 Card Act. For whatever reason, they are making sure your app complies with the law.
