Hello all. Are there any cards that only allow 1 per household out there?
Namely Amex Blue Cash Preferred card and BOA Better Balance Rewards card.
Me and the wife could double team some yearly cashback with those two.
@Poppa wrote:Hello all. Are there any cards that only allow 1 per household out there?
Namely Amex Blue Cash Preferred card and BOA Better Balance Rewards card.
Me and the wife could double team some yearly cashback with those two.
I am unaware of any household limitations. Credit cards are usually a personal item, therefore the limitation is on a per person basis.
Having said that, there are cards which a person can obtain multiples of all by themselves. The Better Balance Rewards is one such card, and some people have managed to get 5 or 6 BBR cards. Usually by applying for 2 at a time, and having to call for recon on the second card if the system thinks it is a duplicate. Often Bank of America will approve a card that was denied, if you are willing to transfer some of the credit limit from an existing Bank of America card, but that only comes into play if you have a large credit limit with them already. You can also be denied by BofA if their computers decide that you already have too many cards from them based on your recent spending pattern and credit score. So if you intend to try for a lot of BBR cards, you may want to use the first ones you get more than just minimally, until you are able to get the cards you want over time.
I believe that Amex cards are still one per person, though you can get both a Blue Cash Everyday and a Blue Cash Preferred. I dont think they allow multiple credit cards on the same day, though a credit card and a charge card on the same day is possible with Amex.
So to answer your question, yes both you and your spouse should be able to obtain the same cards, and of course afterwards you could make each other authorised users of the others cards if you like.
