topic Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround in Credit Card Applications

AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:13:51 GMT

Like many others, the CLI link has been missing for me on the AMEX site. I’m aware of the direct link URL to the CLI page, which is great. I inadvertently saw how to temporarily display the CLI link back under Account Services.

This is what worked for me. Click Check Spending Power (no need to type in anything) and then immediately click Account Services at the top. The Request Credit Limit Increase link should now be visible on the page. If it goes away you can force the link to show again by clicking Check Spending Power and then click Account Services.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

difringe — Tue, 24 May 2022 13:20:46 GMT

This worked for me! Thanks! Wish they'd fix their site though

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Tue, 24 May 2022 13:52:02 GMT

@difringe wrote:
This worked for me! Thanks! Wish they'd fix their site though

Thanks, I'm glad it also worked for you! Me too, but in the meantime doing it this way is better than chasing down the direct AMEX CLI link, haha. This is like a "workaround glitch" to make the initial glitch less inconvenient.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Heatt99 — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:33:10 GMT

It worked, this is 100 grand. I won't forget this cheat code. What is it again? Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right......

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

SoCalGardener — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:49:43 GMT

@Stealth-1 wrote:
Like many others, the CLI link has been missing for me on the AMEX site. I’m aware of the direct link URL to the CLI page, which is great. I inadvertently saw how to temporarily display the CLI link back under Account Services.

This is what worked for me. Click Account Services at the top which brings you to Account Services home. Here is where many of us don't see a CLI link. On this same page click Check Spending Power (no need to type in anything) and then immediately click Account Services at the top again. The Request Credit Limit Increase link should now be visible on the page. It might go away after clicking on additional site links. To force the link to show again you always have to click Check Spending Power first, and then click Account Services again.

Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

For me, the CLI link hung around even after navigating around a bit, then eventually went away.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:00:01 GMT

@SoCalGardener wrote:
For me, the CLI link hung around even after navigating around a bit, then eventually went away.

Yes, I experienced the same as well. But it's nice to know you can always get it back whenever needed by clicking Check Spending Power and then click Account Management again.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

DONZI — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:30:57 GMT

..almost Déjà vu from a bit ago.

Smoke em if you got em. No telling how long this will work. I've offered them tons of legal docu typos and linkage issues unrelated to the CLI thing.. Still see a few from last year broken. Reminds me of MS Windows. lol

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

SouthJamaica — Tue, 24 May 2022 19:46:39 GMT

@Stealth-1 wrote:
Like many others, the CLI link has been missing for me on the AMEX site. I’m aware of the direct link URL to the CLI page, which is great. I inadvertently saw how to temporarily display the CLI link back under Account Services.

This is what worked for me. Click Account Services at the top which brings you to Account Services home. Here is where many of us don't see a CLI link. On this same page click Check Spending Power (no need to type in anything) and then immediately click Account Services at the top again. The Request Credit Limit Increase link should now be visible on the page. It might go away after clicking on additional site links. To force the link to show again you always have to click Check Spending Power first, and then click Account Services again.

Wow. It worked for me!

Too bad I don't need a credit limit increase.

How on earth did you ever figure that out?

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

NalekSok — Tue, 24 May 2022 21:54:30 GMT

Thank you for your help as the CLI link never showed up for me since I opened my card last August.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:15:36 GMT

@SouthJamaica wrote:
Wow. It worked for me!
Too bad I don't need a credit limit increase.
How on earth did you ever figure that out?

It was by sheer chance. I have 2 AMEX business charge cards (Plum and Platinum) and I frequently check spending power on them before making big purchases.

My AMEX login defaults to show my BCP card first. Last night I wanted to check spending power on a business card but inadvertently did so while under the BCP card. Then I noticed the CLI link suddenly appeared again. Clicking the check spending power link always triggers the CLI link to appear.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

SouthJamaica — Wed, 25 May 2022 03:33:05 GMT

@Stealth-1 wrote:
@SouthJamaica wrote:
Wow. It worked for me!
Too bad I don't need a credit limit increase.
How on earth did you ever figure that out?
It was by sheer chance. I have 2 personal revolving AMEX cards (BCP and Blue) and no longer saw the CLI link. I also have 2 AMEX business charge cards (Plum and Platinum) and I frequently check spending power on them before making big purchases.

My AMEX login defaults to show my BCP card first. Last night I wanted to check spending power on a business card but inadvertently did so while under the BCP card. Then I noticed the CLI link suddenly appeared again after being gone for years. Logged out and back into the BCP card and noticed the CLI link was missing again. Clicked check spending power and just like magic the CLI link showed up again. That’s when I confirmed clicking the check spending power link always triggers the CLI link to appear. This also seems to indicate it's more likely a site glitch (possibly by design to make a CLI harder to request) and not AMEX excluding some of us from requesting credit limit increases, lol.

A true scientist I'm impressed. Me I would never have noticed, or followed through with testing as you did

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Wed, 25 May 2022 07:18:43 GMT

@SouthJamaica wrote:
A true scientist I'm impressed. Me I would never have noticed, or followed through with testing as you did

Thanks. I was curious and didn't mind taking a few minutes to test it out. I've received valuable info from this forum over the years. Just glad to post something that might help someone for when it's time to do an AMEX CLI. Maybe next time I'll type 300K for spending power to get a 300K CLI! Just kidding.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

SouthJamaica — Wed, 25 May 2022 11:37:07 GMT

@Stealth-1 wrote:
@SouthJamaica wrote:
A true scientist I'm impressed. Me I would never have noticed, or followed through with testing as you did
Thanks. I was curious and didn't mind taking a few minutes to test it out. I've received valuable info from this forum over the years. Just glad to post something that might help someone for when it's time to do an AMEX CLI. Maybe next time I'll type 300K for spending power to get a 300K CLI! Just kidding.

Well if that works, please do be sure to get back to us and let us know

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

bigseegar — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:57:25 GMT

Oh yeah, I've been doing it that way since late last year. I also believe it's been posted before on here as well. I thought folks knew.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Thu, 26 May 2022 01:59:44 GMT

@bigseegar wrote:
Oh yeah, I've been doing it that way since late last year. I also believe it's been posted before on here as well. I thought folks knew.

I brought this up in my first post. Everyone knew about going to the AMEX CLI link directly via a saved URL.

However, I haven't seen any threads anywhere on how to make the actual 'Request Credit Limit increase' link appear on the Account Management page. If you've seen this, please provide links to the posts. Thanks.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

bigseegar — Wed, 25 May 2022 16:31:23 GMT

@Stealth-1 wrote:
@bigseegar wrote:
Oh yeah, I've been doing it that way since late last year. I also believe it's been posted before on here as well. I thought folks knew.

However, I haven't seen any threads anywhere on how to make the actual 'Request Credit Limit increase' link appear on the Account Management page. If you've seen this, please provide links to the posts. Thanks.

Cool but I did months ago that's how I knew to do it. But I surely don't have time to seach through hundreds of posts to to show you lol

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

bigseegar — Wed, 25 May 2022 16:38:15 GMT

@Stealth-1 actually since I was on lunch here you go. Still not the one I used but the first one that popped up in about 15 secs of looking. Folkings posting way back as far as 2014 on here about the Link from the Credit Management page

https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Card-Approvals/Edit-CLI-Approved-Error-when-selecting-AMEX-CLI-through-website/m-p/3679734

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Wed, 25 May 2022 17:08:51 GMT

@bigseegar wrote:
But I surely don't have time to seach through hundreds of posts to to show you lol
No, I just meant if you had them offhand. Understood. Didn't expect you to search archived stuff, haha.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Stealth-1 — Thu, 26 May 2022 02:01:23 GMT

@bigseegar wrote:
@Stealth-1 actually since I was on lunch here you go. Still not the one I used but the first one that popped up in about 15 secs of looking. Folkings posting way back as far as 2014 on here about the Link from the Credit Management page

https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Card-Approvals/Edit-CLI-Approved-Error-when-selecting-AMEX-CLI-through-website/m-p/3679734
They have revamped the AMEX site since then. I vaguely recall them having a Credit Management page several years ago. It doesn't seem applicable now because it appears Credit Management isn't shown anymore on the current version of the AMEX site. More specifically I'm talking about the Check Spending Power link under Account Management.

Re: AMEX - Display CLI Link Workaround

Aim_High — Wed, 25 May 2022 23:51:13 GMT

@Stealth-1 wrote:
Like many others, the CLI link has been missing for me on the AMEX site. I’m aware of the direct link URL to the CLI page, which is great. I inadvertently saw how to temporarily display the CLI link back under Account Services.

This is what worked for me. Click Check Spending Power (no need to type in anything) and then immediately click Account Services at the top. The Request Credit Limit Increase link should now be visible on the page. It will eventually go away after clicking on additional site links. To force the link to show again you always have to click Check Spending Power first, and then click Account Services.

Thanks for that work-around @Stealth-1! Funny thing is I wasn't supposed to be eligible yet for a CLI on my Marriott card. When I did this, I got the link ... and also an approval! *I will post more about that later in Approvals. ETA: Link to my CLI.

By the way, there is another method to get the CLI Request without using that link. It was also discussed before. Go to Account Services > Payment and Credit Options > Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Benefits. There is a Request CLI link under there also.