OLD (and I mean OLD) Chase credit card revived?

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Wow, that is great and a little shocking that they never closed the account.

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It's lucky twist of fate...I've seen happen to a few ppl

Had a client whose VS account lay dormant for alomost 10 years 

it kept reporting as open although she couldn't use it, she'd call and ask

and nothing

Then one day it was 'ok' to use again...19 years of history intact, as lf it were

frozen some how during the midle 10 years, really helped her aging and is/was a head scratcher.

This is the type of stuff that happens enough to know it exist but isn't that explainable...it happens don't know why but

when it happens, you thank the gift horse and keep it moving

[lg8302ch]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Wow, that is great and a little shocking that they never closed the account.

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My BofA card has also survived over a decade with no activity and I am really grateful for this because I would have none of my other cards if that account had been closed... I guess sometimes you gotta be lucky

[Loquat]

Wow!  Awesome!

[Anonymous]

I am still totally shocked by this. This card was probably cut up into a million pieces right before I bought my house in 1999. I will be sure to post an update when i receive the card and let everyone know the details on APR etc. I really just tried to act casual when I was on the phone with the CSR and did not want to ask too many questions. 

UPDATE: Logged on and the last statement date was October 1999. This is right when i bought a house...so i must have cut it up so I would not use it and forgot about it!!!! APR is 14.24% so no grandfathering of some crazy rate.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Thats a great story, lucky you !!!

[SouthJamaica]

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@Anonymous wrote:

OK, so I was going over my Credit Reports and noticed my Experian had a Chase Card from 1994 that is still reported as OPEN. Now I have not used a Chase card in over ten years. So on a whim I called Chase. They asked for my SSN and pulled up my account and sure enough, I have a Chase Freedom that has been open since 1994. I asked for a card to be sent to me. I gave them my address and the gal stated that it is not the address on the account. Mind you I moved in 1999. So they asked a few Security Questions which I passed. My "new" old card is on its way. Limit of 12K. Who knew. Strange story for sure.... I think this might win some award for a Sock Drawer Revival Card?

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What amazing good luck on so many levels. Congratulations.

[icyhot]

That's crazy and it looks like before that card you had the perfect quadfecta, a Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Discover. But that is super cool if I were you I'd grab a CSP to go with it lol they'd prolly give you a ridiculous limit

[Kevin86475391]

That's fantastic! Congrats!

LOL, I thought I was lucky when once several years back I found an old Target RedCard I had that was still alive and kicking after several years inactive. Nowadays I love it and use it almost weekly, but that's certainly no where near as cool as an old Freedom sitting around for 20 years gathering history.

[Anonymous]

Did Chase freedom even exist in 1999? i thought it was Chase Platinum or something.

[Anonymous]

You win the golden leprechaun of the week award for this one