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Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

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Anonymous
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Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

When I try the Amex website it says there are no cards I'm pre-qualified for. Yet when I use the one on Nerdwallet it says I'm pre-qualified for several like Blue Cash Preferred and Premier Rewards Gold.

 

Any idea why the difference? Does the Nerdwallet page just throw a bunch of stuff at you that you're not actually pre-qualified for?

 

My Fico is in the high 700's and I have no delinquencies/lates/etc. on my report so I can't imagine Amex wouldn't offer me *anything*. Maybe I opted out of pre-screened offers at some point and forgot, but you'd think the two sites would say the same thing if they're both checking Amex's database of pre-qualifications...

 

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Anonymous
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Re: Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

The same thing for me a few days later I showed up on Amex.
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RonM21
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Re: Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

I would trust the AMEX site vs the other. Even still, it's not a guarantee.


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jbsea
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Re: Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

If your scores are that high then I would not worry about it.  If there is a card there that you want then go ahead and app, I'm sure you would get it.

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juniornj23
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Re: Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

Always is better to be pre approval form the original cresitor web than a 3r party web
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Anonymous
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Re: Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

I agree, would much rather have the approval from Amex's website than Nerdwallet.

 

I'm just curious why the difference? If Nerdwallet is just making it up to sell me something I wouldn't bother. But out of curiosity I input a made-up name and it said it couldn't find any offers, so clearly it's not just spitting them out for anyone who visits.

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Anonymous
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Re: Amex website pre-qualify vs. Nerdwallet Amex pre-qualify

Update: AMEX approved me for a 10k BCP card. Yay! I'm glad to see NerdWallet's pre-approval screen appears to be accurate; especially since the AMEX website wasn't finding anything for me!

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