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Bank of America is offering a $200 cash rewards bonus offer after you make at least $1000 in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening with their Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards credit card. There is no annual fee.

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Got rejected, have a 780ish credit score. Maybe too many credit card sign ups recently
From what I could find online regarding BofA these are their restrictions for credit cards:

- You can only get approved for 2 new cards in a 30-day period
- You can only get approved for 3 new cards in a 12-month period
- You can only get approved for 4 new cards in a 24-month period

Apparently it only looks at BofA cards. Where as the Chase 5/24 rule looks at any credit card issued to you, regardless of which company issued it to you.

Edit: Adding the 7/12 and 3/12 rules for BofA higher up to this comment.

"7/12 and 3/12 rule"

"According to this rule, customers with a BofA deposit account will not be approved for new cards if they've opened seven cards (across all issuers) in the last 12 months, while customers without a BoA deposit account will be rejected if they've opened three or more cards in the last 12 months."

Source: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/cr...trictions/
Also rejected - 820 credit score and i have no BoA credit cards (never have). They did hit me with a hard credit check though. :|

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maxpooga
01-21-2021 at 05:28 PM.
01-21-2021 at 05:28 PM.
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Posted on 1/05, shows up under the Popular tab on mobile and web now?
I thought sponsored/affiliated posts/deals are only under the Featured tab?

On a side note, new grad here, I opened like my second CC ~2months ago with the Freedom Chase card for the $200 promo, what's the drawback with opening another CC to get the promo within such a short timeframe?
It only impacts your credit if it's more than 2 in a 12 month period. Even then, it's a low impact.

Experience: Never had credit til 6 years ago and now have near or over an 800 score with all 3 bureaus.
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jopaulo
01-22-2021 at 05:29 AM.
01-22-2021 at 05:29 AM.
i got this deal without any hard pull on my credit. i guess being an account holder for quite sometime makes them trust you not to do a hard inquiry on your credit. got the $200 right after the third month billing.
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Can we apply for this credit card if we already opened the mastercard logo?
yes you can apply for this one too. now i got the mastercard and this visa card.
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01-22-2021 at 07:43 AM.
01-22-2021 at 07:43 AM.
Does anyone know what category does "ikea.com" fall under ? Is that online shopping or home improvements/furnishing ?
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Troupster
01-22-2021 at 11:55 AM.
01-22-2021 at 11:55 AM.
Quote from jopaulo :
i got this deal without any hard pull on my credit. i guess being an account holder for quite sometime makes them trust you not to do a hard inquiry on your credit. got the $200 right after the third month billing.

yes you can apply for this one too. now i got the mastercard and this visa card.
This hits equifax, are you sure you checked that report?
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EfficientRiver1372
01-22-2021 at 08:43 PM.
01-22-2021 at 08:43 PM.
I been having Bank of America regular credit card like 3 years, credit score is about 750, was rejected, lol. Going to cancel my previous BOA credit card as well, lol.
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jopaulocruz
01-24-2021 at 05:49 AM.
01-24-2021 at 05:49 AM.
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This hits equifax, are you sure you checked that report?

yes i'm sure. i'm not sure why. my credit score drop for the added credit and for the new card but i don't see any hard inquiries on it. i got 1 hard inquiry but that was from last year when i apply for costco citibank
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Slee_Stack
01-24-2021 at 07:28 AM.
01-24-2021 at 07:28 AM.
I wouldn't sign up for this card for the (relatively small) bonus.

As mentioned up-thread, if you have sufficient investment funds in Merrill Lynch, the added CB bonus actually makes this one of the best (if not the best) CB cards on the market.

I use it regularly but only because I'm well invested in the BoA/Merrill ecosystem.

If you aren't or won't be, I'd skip it.
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gen2
01-24-2021 at 07:43 AM.
01-24-2021 at 07:43 AM.
what category would buying a prepaid service from ATT.com fall under?
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happyusmle
01-25-2021 at 07:13 PM.
01-25-2021 at 07:13 PM.
I have one BOA cash reward visa card approved one year ago and can i apply for another one now?
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User9304
01-25-2021 at 11:04 PM.
01-25-2021 at 11:04 PM.
Quote from Slee_Stack :
I wouldn't sign up for this card for the (relatively small) bonus.

As mentioned up-thread, if you have sufficient investment funds in Merrill Lynch, the added CB bonus actually makes this one of the best (if not the best) CB cards on the market.

I use it regularly but only because I'm well invested in the BoA/Merrill ecosystem.

If you aren't or won't be, I'd skip it.
Well, unless you plan to apply for a loan soon, it's just a free $200 (and living expenses should exceed $1000 over three months, otherwise giftcards). Plus if you don't have much use for Chase Ultimate Rewards, this card is pretty good at wholesale cash back, matching or exceeding Costco Citi. With a Chase Flex, you'd be pretty set on cash back.
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01-26-2021 at 03:45 AM.
01-26-2021 at 03:45 AM.
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Does anyone know what category does "ikea.com" fall under ? Is that online shopping or home improvements/furnishing ?
Anything .com is online shopping. I have this card and did love it until recently I was aware of the $2,500 per quarter. I think most of us do a lot of shopping online. I called customer service about a $10,000 purchase I made and why I didn't get $300 cash back. The max you can get any quarter is $75 under the 3 percent category. Anything after that is 1%.
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bluekiwi
01-26-2021 at 04:34 AM.
01-26-2021 at 04:34 AM.
I had 3 cc with BofA, they closed 2 of them a few months ago and the 3rd they dropped the limit to $500 all because I was not using them. 800 score and $0 balance on all cc (not just BofA) before they closed them,
wondering if they would approve me.

Them closing the accounts dropped my score to 765 (the accounts were old and the limits were high)
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01-26-2021 at 05:38 AM.
01-26-2021 at 05:38 AM.
Quote from User9304 :
Well, unless you plan to apply for a loan soon, it's just a free $200 (and living expenses should exceed $1000 over three months, otherwise giftcards). Plus if you don't have much use for Chase Ultimate Rewards, this card is pretty good at wholesale cash back, matching or exceeding Costco Citi. With a Chase Flex, you'd be pretty set on cash back.
Its not just the credit check. Most card issuers look at how many applications and/or new cards you opened.

Chase is the most notorious with their 5/24 rule.

Its not difficult to end up in a position where you will be denied a new card that could have a much higher bonus just because you took a low bonus card earlier instead.


Personally, $200ish bonus cards just aren't very competitive. There's plenty of better bonus cards consistently available. Unless that low bonus card has other value...
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joako420
01-27-2021 at 03:09 PM.
01-27-2021 at 03:09 PM.
Terrible deal, it was $200 bonus with $500 spend forever. Now FP deal with $500 spend!?
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aixio
01-29-2021 at 03:58 PM.
01-29-2021 at 03:58 PM.
Quote from jopaulo :
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Can we apply for this credit card if we already opened the mastercard logo?
yes you can apply for this one too. now i got the mastercard and this visa card.
Yes, Visa and MasterCard cards are considered different products. There are also a number of branded versions of this card that are treated as different products, meaning you can have them open concurrently. e.g: "World Wildlife Fund Cash Back Credit Card" and "Susan G. Komen - Bank of America". (some university also offer university branded version to alumni) By opening multiple cards, you can choose a bonus category for each card. And if you have investments with Merrill, then these cards earn up to 5.25% in each category if you use them correctly.

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I have one BOA cash reward visa card approved one year ago and can i apply for another one now?
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