Dear Diary,
For the past number of months, I’ve tried repeatedly to signup for Chase and American Express cards with no success.
Twice I tried for the Chase INK Preferred card and got denied. On my recent applications, I even lowered my credit lines significantly which is supposed to help odds of approval (even instant approvals). Alas, to no avail. They continue to deny me due to: the number of my active cards, my available credit, too many requests for credit, low usage of Chase credit line, and new Chase business card opened (it’s been many months since my last approval, but it’s still too new per the memo).
With regards to AmEx, for years I had never been hit with the infamous pop up ineligibility message. But a few months ago they put me in pop up jail. Despite numerous attempts at some of the excellent recent card offers from AmEx, I’ve yet to be released from prison.
For now I’m giving up on new cards with Chase and AmEx. I’ll revisit in six months or a year and see if they’re willing to let me back in the fold.
Instead I applied last night for the Citi Business AAdvantage card with a bonus of 65,000 points (which is not the highest its been) and go an instant approval. Yay! I also lobbed in an application for the U.S. Bank Triple Cash card and was approved the next day; that card comes with a bonus of $750 and with 0% APR for 12 months. #winning
Until tomorrow,
Chuck
Source: doctorofcredit.com