Have Hhonors Amex but got rejected by CITI

[Anonymous]

I've got a Hhonors Amex, which I have had for one month. I applied for the CITI hhonors card a couple of days ago and got an email today saying that I've been rejected. The reason being: too few satisfactory credit references were recorded on your credit bureau report.

I didn't pull my score prior to applying for this figuring that I'll get the CITI since I got the Amex. I'm really bummed now. I suppose I should have waited for my Amex to age a bit? My other card is a 7 month old BoA. Is there a back door number I can use?

Message Edited by Goosey on 07-13-2008 11:52 PM

[Anonymous]

Any ideas guys?

[Anonymous]

You have no other revolving credit on your reports? Even closed cards?

[Anonymous]

If your Amex is that recent is probably isn't reporting yet.

You might wait until the Amex is reporting on all 3 CRAs before trying to apply for Citi.

[Anonymous]

the Citi HHonors card is very hard to get with less than a 1yr history - I think that's considered one of Citi's better cards. Wait until your history is over a year and then reapply?

[Anonymous]

So my recon chances are pretty slim huh?

[Anonymous]

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d09 wrote:
the Citi HHonors card is very hard to get with less than a 1yr history - I think that's considered one of Citi's better cards. Wait until your history is over a year and then reapply?

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Agree 100%.

The Amex HHonors card is generally much easier to get than the Citi HHonors card.

Wondering why you want two different HHonors cards, though.

[Anonymous]

Hard to get is right! I called the Account Status backdoor number and got this rep who kept telling me the same thing. Apparently I need EIGHT credit references in good standing. Holy crap. So people who are selective in the cards they apply cannot get this card.

[haulingthescoreup]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hard to get is right! I called the Account Status backdoor number and got this rep who kept telling me the same thing. Apparently I need EIGHT credit references in good standing. Holy crap. So people who are selective in the cards they apply cannot get this card.

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That might well mean 8 clean accounts, open or closed, including mortgages, car loans, and so forth. With your very short history, you wouldn't have that, but many people who've have credit for 5-10 easily might. Just guessing, though.

[TKDALLSTAR]

After reading previous board messages, I was skeptical for approval on the Citi Hilton Honors Visa Signature Card. I had applied and was approved for a Citi AT&T Universal Rewards Platinum MC, a few months earlier. During the application I noticed "if you don't qualify for this card, you will be considered for the gold card". Well I decided to go ahead and apply, and was approved the next day for the Citi Hilton Honors Visa Signature Card, with 9K limit, 2.9% APR and no annual fee. Recently I received my VIP membership and benefits literature. I have used the card for some balance transfers and paid them it off.

Good luck with the recon..