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I'm trying to summarize success stories mentioned in this thread.
From @TC610
It never hurts to ask - retention is a big YMMV.  If you don't like the offer given to you when you call for retention, ask for a better one.  Scan through the thread (use the search bar - reading through 130+ pages of posts can be time consuming) to see what others have been offered. Please post what you've got if its better then whats in the WIKI

Citi:
AA
Retention: $95 Statement credit after 5 transactions (no minimum...) in the next 3 months
09/17/2014 $95 refunded no need to make any transactions + 1000 Bonus Points per month for 16 months if made purchases of $1000+
05/12/16 AA Executive: $50 credit every month spend $1500 or 15K Miles for $5K in 5 Months
08/14/17 AA Exec $250 credit for spending $3,000/m * 3m OR 15K Miles for $5K in 3m.

Chase: - Call 800-945-2006.
  • IB/IP
     Retention: 10k UR after 5k spend
  •  IC
     Retention: $50 SC
  • UA (Club)
     Retention: $150 account credit
     Retention: 10k Miles for spending $2000 in 3 months.
  • UA (Presidential)
     Retention: $100 account credit
  • BA
     Retention: 9k Avios for spending $1500 in 3 months
  • Freedom (5x catagories)
     Retention: 2,500 UR

Barclay's:
M&M
Retention: Waived by SMing

Arrival
Retention: 5K miles, for keeping the card open randomly.
AF waived, HUCA

US air:
AF waived

American Express

Seems to be clearly spend related while also no rhyme or reason to who gets offers

 • Business gold:5k-15k/$100 statement credit no spend required.
 • Delta Gold Skymiles - 12.5k Delta miles for paying the annual fee (no extra spending required) or $100 Credit on the account
 • SPG personal: 7k for 1k spend in 3 months.
 • SPG business: 10k no spend.
 • Personal Platinum - 20,000 MR for $3,000 spend in 3 months. (Actually gave me 5,000MR immediately, then 15,000 when I spend the $3k)/up to 50k/$150 SC for 1k spend.
 • Personal Platinum (another data point [zow]) - 30,000 MR for $4,000 spend in 3 months.
 • Business Platinum: 10k no spend/20k for 10k spend/30k no spend +50k for 40k spend

Retention contact numbers:
Citi: 800-444-2568
Chase: 800-945-2006
Amex: 800-452-3945
Barclays: 18664084064 (credit dept)
US Bank:

Click on link to get backdoor numbers for most banks:
http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Backdoor-Numbers/td-p/408066
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Offline Yehuda25

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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4300 on: December 10, 2015, 10:18:02 PM »
Quote from: Mendelssohn on December 10, 2015, 07:24:02 PM
Last week I was offered 1K miles for $1k+ spending each of the next 16 months. I was also offered a $100 credit for 3 months of $1K+ spending. I accepeted the miles. I was going to close it, but I get the 5% bonus 1 last time and since I put over $30K on this card, also got a $99 companion certificate.

I was also offered 15/$5K on my Exec after about a month last summer.
Hope I get the $100, would cover the AF and the card gives the mileage rebate.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4301 on: December 12, 2015, 08:03:20 PM »
Anyone have recent experience with Southwest premier and plus consumer cards?
I just got hit with both annual fees.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4302 on: December 12, 2015, 09:05:24 PM »
Anyone offered anything for annual fee for chase sapphire ?
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4303 on: December 12, 2015, 09:08:34 PM »
Quote from: ElizBuffers on December 12, 2015, 09:05:24 PM
Anyone offered anything for annual fee for chase sapphire ?
Rarely
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4304 on: December 13, 2015, 07:43:38 AM »
Quote from: eliraps on December 08, 2015, 04:45:17 PM
Just got a whole bunch of AF on amex cards.
what's the best way to ask for retention bonus, phone, chat or SM?
Also, anyone not mind posting examples of what they wrote/said to amex that elicited a positive response? Have these been posted upthread?

BUMP
300 pages is a killer to browse through. Perhaps it should be split into a separate thread for each bank?
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4305 on: December 14, 2015, 08:08:26 AM »
Quote from: eliraps on December 13, 2015, 07:43:38 AM
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300 pages is a killer to browse through. Perhaps it should be split into a separate thread for each bank?
Ymmv. There's no guaranteed success. Call and say you were thinking of closing the card and then ask for retention
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4306 on: December 14, 2015, 07:11:51 PM »
Citi prestige, 4-5 months old, $200 statement credit after spending $4000 each month for the next 3 months.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4307 on: December 15, 2015, 01:57:03 AM »
Quote from: LoLo on December 14, 2015, 07:11:51 PM
Citi prestige, 4-5 months old, $200 statement credit after spending $4000 each month for the next 3 months.

Nice!
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4308 on: December 15, 2015, 12:38:26 PM »
Anyone have success with ink via SM. They ain't budging on phone
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4309 on: December 15, 2015, 04:01:08 PM »
Quote from: D93 on December 15, 2015, 01:57:03 AM
Nice!
1.66666%? maybe for someone that's spending it anyway.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4310 on: December 15, 2015, 04:21:17 PM »
Quote from: Emkay on December 15, 2015, 12:38:26 PM
Anyone have success with ink via SM. They ain't budging on phone

Actually did have with phone. Sorry, no data point on SM for this.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4311 on: December 15, 2015, 08:05:12 PM »
Quote from: Mr. CC on December 15, 2015, 04:01:08 PM
1.66666%? maybe for someone that's spending it anyway.
+ The points for spending. Worth at least another $192 on AA.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4312 on: December 17, 2015, 10:56:16 AM »
Quote from: Shmulie on December 03, 2015, 07:13:12 PM
Did anyone have any luck with getting the Arrival+ AF waived through SM?

+1

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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4313 on: December 17, 2015, 11:25:27 AM »
Quote from: rabshi on December 17, 2015, 10:56:16 AM
+1
What does that mean?
Were you able too?
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4314 on: December 17, 2015, 02:11:54 PM »
Chase Mileage Plus Explorer - $100 statement credit.
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4315 on: December 17, 2015, 02:44:07 PM »
Any recent success for the BA card?
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4316 on: December 17, 2015, 05:39:17 PM »
Quote from: Dawie on December 03, 2015, 02:22:37 PM
Just called for AA Aviator, waived the annual fee and said if i spend $1000 in three months i get 5k miles...
Did you use that card a lot? Bc I don't use it too often, but I wanted to keep it open to get early boarding and free checked bag, was wondering if I needed to use the card often to get a good offer?
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4317 on: December 17, 2015, 06:06:11 PM »
Quote from: Shneur on December 17, 2015, 05:39:17 PM
Did you use that card a lot? Bc I don't use it too often, but I wanted to keep it open to get early boarding and free checked bag, was wondering if I needed to use the card often to get a good offer?
+1
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4318 on: December 17, 2015, 06:19:54 PM »
Quote from: Shneur on December 17, 2015, 05:39:17 PM
Did you use that card a lot? Bc I don't use it too often, but I wanted to keep it open to get early boarding and free checked bag, was wondering if I needed to use the card often to get a good offer?
no i didn;t,
met the spend, bought some plane tickets
probably spent less then $1k total for the year after the spend
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Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #4319 on: December 17, 2015, 06:20:54 PM »
Annual fee just hit on spg. spent about 30k on the card this year,

Offered $25 statement credit, or 1500 points after 1k spend.  >:( >:(
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