Re: BOA Denied CLI with Weird Reasons

jamerican-girl · ‎09-15-2022

So, I tried to get a CLI for my BOA Customized Rewards card and was turned down for three reasons. One was that I had too many new accounts but the other two reasons left me a little puzzled. They said I didn't have an investment account with them and I didn't deposit any funds with them. I have direct deposit into my BOA checking account for a portion of my paycheck. I don't have a brokerage account with them via Merrill Lynch and I don't intend to open one. Is it a requirement to have an investment account too? Crazy.

Keepers:
Wells Fargo: Active Cash - SL: $10,000
Synchrony: PayPal MC Rewards - SL: $8,000 CL: $15,000; Venmo - SL: $4,300, CL: $10,000; Lowe's - SL: $2,000 CL: $10,000; Care Credit - SL: 500 CL: $3,000
Amex: Delta SkyMiles Platinum - SL: $1,000 CL: $4,000; Blue Cash Preferred - SL: $2,000 CL: $4,000; Marriott Bonvoy Bevy - SL $1,700; Hilton Honors Surpass - SL: $8,000
Citi: Costco Anywhere Visa - SL: $8,800; CL: $10,000; Custom Cash Card - SL: $3,500; Wayfair Card - SL: $5,000 CL: $9,100;
PenFed: Gold Card - SL: $3,500 CL: $7,500; Power Cash Rewards - SL: $2,500 CL: $7,500
Bread American Express Cashback - SL: $5,000 CL: $7,500
Mercury Finance - SL: $3,500 CL: $4,250;
Goldman Sachs: Apple Card - SL: $6,000 CL: $6,500; Marcus: GM Card - SL: $3,000;
Kohl's - CL: $3,500; CFNA Firestone - SL: $800, CL: $3,200

Sock Drawer:
Capital One: QuickSilver - CL: $1,250 (finally got CLI)
Sofi: SL: $2,500;
Merrick Bank: CL: $1,300 (can't close, one of my oldest tradelines);
BOA: Customized Cash Rewards - SL $500, CL: $1,500;

Chopping Block:
Capital One: Platinum MC - CL: $600 (they won't give me a CLI);
Credit One: 2 cards with $1,500 & $2,200 CL
Prosper: $1,400

Goal Cards:
Chase Sapphire, WF Autograph and PenFed Platinum Rewards

Car Loans: 1 loan.
Car: 2023 Audi A4 SLine
Paid off:
VW Financial Services: 2020 Jetta
Exeter Finance: 2015 Jetta

coldfusion · ‎09-15-2022

BoA doesn't have any such requirement but they are known as a relationship bank i.e. the level at which you do business with them can influence their decision-making process.

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CreditMarathoner · ‎09-15-2022

I think they have to choose the 3 "top" reasons for a denial and they may have been scraping the barrel to get the 3rd.

The real reason, and probably the only reason was too many new accounts. They had to fill in reasons 2 and 3 with things that might have been 1% of the influence.

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jamerican-girl · ‎09-15-2022

I fully understand the top reason of too many new accounts, which they're right but the other two? I shook my head. I may just put that card in the sock drawer. They were scraping the bottom of the barrel indeed! I almost called them to ask about the second and third reasons but I asked myself why bother since I have other cards I could use a lot more.

Keepers:
Wells Fargo: Active Cash - SL: $10,000
Synchrony: PayPal MC Rewards - SL: $8,000 CL: $15,000; Venmo - SL: $4,300, CL: $10,000; Lowe's - SL: $2,000 CL: $10,000; Care Credit - SL: 500 CL: $3,000
Amex: Delta SkyMiles Platinum - SL: $1,000 CL: $4,000; Blue Cash Preferred - SL: $2,000 CL: $4,000; Marriott Bonvoy Bevy - SL $1,700; Hilton Honors Surpass - SL: $8,000
Citi: Costco Anywhere Visa - SL: $8,800; CL: $10,000; Custom Cash Card - SL: $3,500; Wayfair Card - SL: $5,000 CL: $9,100;
PenFed: Gold Card - SL: $3,500 CL: $7,500; Power Cash Rewards - SL: $2,500 CL: $7,500
Bread American Express Cashback - SL: $5,000 CL: $7,500
Mercury Finance - SL: $3,500 CL: $4,250;
Goldman Sachs: Apple Card - SL: $6,000 CL: $6,500; Marcus: GM Card - SL: $3,000;
Kohl's - CL: $3,500; CFNA Firestone - SL: $800, CL: $3,200

Sock Drawer:
Capital One: QuickSilver - CL: $1,250 (finally got CLI)
Sofi: SL: $2,500;
Merrick Bank: CL: $1,300 (can't close, one of my oldest tradelines);
BOA: Customized Cash Rewards - SL $500, CL: $1,500;

Chopping Block:
Capital One: Platinum MC - CL: $600 (they won't give me a CLI);
Credit One: 2 cards with $1,500 & $2,200 CL
Prosper: $1,400

Goal Cards:
Chase Sapphire, WF Autograph and PenFed Platinum Rewards

Car Loans: 1 loan.
Car: 2023 Audi A4 SLine
Paid off:
VW Financial Services: 2020 Jetta
Exeter Finance: 2015 Jetta

csulaguy · ‎09-15-2022

I hate BofA. I have the same card, and I've been pretty much bucketed. Can't even get a $100 CLI from them, and one reason says I have too many inquiries. I have 4, and maybe that is a lot for two years? I dunno. But this card is probably the last I'll do business with them as a result. And I think they had a website error, because I ended up getting over 30 denial letters in the mail on the same date, with the same reason, telling me my FICO of 760 is considered too low and the factor for their decision.

BOA Denied CLI with Weird Reasons

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BOA Denied CLI with Weird Reasons