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After 3 of my baddies fell off my report this past month, I decided to try for a prime card. I had 3 cards in mind: Amex Clear, Discover More, and Bank of America Americard Basic Visa. Before beginning the first application I kept thinking that the time wasn't right because I still have some 90+ student loans on my report. Three to be exact! I choose to push my instincts aside and applied for all three. The results were as follows....
I will now begin my ADVENTURE with the BOA family.
Congrats!! I'm going to try for the Amex later in the year when some of my rebuilder cards have aged alittle more. I'm looking forward to the day I can get a prime card with a real limit...
The order I applied: AMEX, Discover, and BOA. Hope it helps
Bocklin, I will admit that I did call the customer service number listed on their website. I called pretending I didn't know the status of my account, really hoping that speaking to a rep would somehow shift their initial decision. The rep was nice, but didn't budge. I asked her "based on my report did I perhaps choose the 'wrong' card to apply?" Response: "No, it's all same, the only thing different is the benefits of the cards."
Still think I should call?
I was declined last week on Tues, I think... I called that number too, and they told me that I wasn't approved because of a collection on my acct that is 6.5 years old ($141 paid in 2006 before I knew better)
I called the recon dept on Thursday... my card came in the mail today.
Granted, I don't have a 5k credit line, but I do have the account. This works for me, for now.