Hey all,
You don't need to tell me twice, I know I'm starting to really push the envelope with AMEX, but then again, I think they just really like me. Anyway, I decided to apply for The Premier Rewards Gold Charge Card late last night and got the 7-10 day message...
Fast forward to this morning, I decided to give AMEX's New Accounts team a call to see anything could be done to speed along the application process. Sure enough, I got transfered to the Security Team that verified my personal information. The agent explained the reason for the hold on the app was for fraud prevention purposes and them just wanting to make sure that it was indeed me applying for the card. After he confirmed all of my information, he told he would have to hang up and call me back on my same number as a security precaution. I agreed, we disconnected and 30 seconds later he called back and re-confirmed my information and BAM! APPROVED FOR THE PRG(NPSL). They even offered to overnight my new card to me which really helps since I'm leaving for vacation to California on Wednesday morning! I really love AMEX these days. Anything is possible kids, now I just gotta decide when to cancel my Green Card since there's no reason to keep it with the PRG. But, I might just wait until the Green Card's 13th month so that I can upgrade it to The Platinum Card! No more applications for now though!
Data Points:
8/17/16 - Instantly Approved for Blue Cash EveryDay with $1,000 Spending Limit
8/22/16 - Approved for Delta SkyMiles Gold with $10,000 Spending Limit after 3-5 security hold
9/29/16 - Instantly Approved for Green Charge Card with No Pre-set Spending Limit
62 Day CLI Performed on Delta SkyMiles Gold increasing Spending Limit by $10,000 to a total of $20,000
> Estimated combined spend across All Cards within the last 90 days: Over $14,000!
