@mAndrew1980 wrote:
What was your first prime card and how did you get it? Pre-approved mail offer or blind application? By first prime card, I mean after re-building. Every day I come home checking my mail hoping I'll find a pre-approved offer for a prime cc. Deep down inside inside I know I won't get one until 1 or 2 baddies get removed from my CR (I have 3 altogether).
But just curious what your first prime cc was after rebuilding? Who was the first to take a chance on you? Did you know your CR has improved enough to get it or were you totally shocked?
Good topic!
For me, Amex Green. I received an invitation to apply this past May. I was shocked by the approval, as I had 2 CAs and 4 COs showing on my reports. They're old, and a couple have fallen off between then and now, but they were indeed on there.
I'm planning on trying towards the end of the year for a BoA Platinum Plus MC that supports my alumni association. I'm really hoping that since Amex took a chance on me with scores that are lower than they are currently, then perhaps BoA will decide to take a chance, as well. By then, my scores should have inched up a bit more, as I'll have a bit more aging on my rebuilder accounts and the effects of an inq should drop off. Here's hoping...
