Topic Wiki

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
« Last edited by zow on May 19, 2019, 06:47:52 PM »

« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 157 158 159 160 161 162 [163] 164 165 166 167 168 169 ... 394   Go Down

Author Topic: Credit Card Retention Bonuses  (Read 1846656 times)

Offline bermo

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 1561
  • Total likes: 20
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 11
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3240 on: June 12, 2015, 04:48:47 PM »
Quote from: mgarfin on June 12, 2015, 04:30:38 PM
Got 10k spg for keeping my spg open.
Business or personal? How many years did you have the card?
Logged

Offline Jm1248

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Oct 2014
  • Posts: 2419
  • Total likes: 15
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NYC
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3241 on: June 12, 2015, 04:51:51 PM »
Can you get a retention bonus on a card each year or will they tell you that they already have you last year?
Logged

Offline David Smith

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 8134
  • Total likes: 212
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 13
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3242 on: June 12, 2015, 04:54:10 PM »
Got rejected on phone for first year AF waived with ink plus (60,000 UR offer, although in branch it was waived). Should I push it or cancel (got it two weeks ago, and am done threshold spending, albeit on extremely obvious MS)? I'm not planning on signing up again in my name for another 24 months anyways.
Logged
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
JTZ

Offline TimT

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 22692
  • Total likes: 7191
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3243 on: June 12, 2015, 05:00:30 PM »
Quote from: David Smith on June 12, 2015, 04:54:10 PM
I'm not planning on signing up again in my name for another 24 months anyways.
Why in the world not ?
Logged

Offline TimT

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 22692
  • Total likes: 7191
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3244 on: June 12, 2015, 05:01:10 PM »
Quote from: Jm1248 on June 12, 2015, 04:51:51 PM
Can you get a retention bonus on a card each year or will they tell you that they already have you last year?
You could get more than one year.
Logged

Offline David Smith

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 8134
  • Total likes: 212
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 13
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3245 on: June 12, 2015, 05:03:50 PM »
Quote from: TimT on June 12, 2015, 05:00:30 PM
Why in the world not ?
I'm trying to build credit and keep a stable relationship with chase. I have a couple of people that I can sign up in their names, and I like waiting for increased bonus anyways.
Logged
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
JTZ

Offline TimT

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 22692
  • Total likes: 7191
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3246 on: June 12, 2015, 05:06:56 PM »
Quote from: David Smith on June 12, 2015, 05:03:50 PM
I'm trying to build credit and keep a stable relationship with chase. I have a couple of people that I can sign up in their names, and I like waiting for increased bonus anyways.
Are you looking to take a big loan out with them ? You could get it more often & still be in a stable relationship with them. Lets hope they still have these generous bonuses in 2 years.
Logged

Offline David Smith

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 8134
  • Total likes: 212
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 13
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3247 on: June 12, 2015, 05:17:26 PM »
Quote from: TimT on June 12, 2015, 05:06:56 PM
Are you looking to take a big loan out with them ? You could get it more often & still be in a stable relationship with them. Lets hope they still have these generous bonuses in 2 years.
I'm pretty young and don't have much of a credit history. I'd love to build it up.
Logged
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
JTZ

Offline ilherman

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jun 2013
  • Posts: 8948
  • Total likes: 228
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 35
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3248 on: June 14, 2015, 10:54:02 PM »
Gosh! Got 15k points for keeping my SPG card open! NO SPENDING on the card! Then when I started talking regarding my platinum card, he told me that the most he can give is 5k MR points but he can add additional 10k SPG points to offset the AF on the platinum card! A total of 25k APG, then I asked him if I can get some kind of statement credit as well (I know I am a huge fat pig, but I saw that he was in the mood of just giving!) So he told me he will try to see what the system approves, and he came back that the system approved a $99 statement credit. So in total we are 25k SPG 5k MR and $99 ahead  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Logged
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

Offline Jm1248

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Oct 2014
  • Posts: 2419
  • Total likes: 15
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NYC
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3249 on: June 14, 2015, 10:56:23 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on June 14, 2015, 10:54:02 PM
Gosh! Got 15k points for keeping my SPG card open! NO SPENDING on the card! Then when I started talking regarding my platinum card, he told me that the most he can give is 5k MR points but he can add additional 10k SPG points to offset the AF on the platinum card! A total of 25k APG, then I asked him if I can get some kind of statement credit as well (I know I am a huge fat pig, but I saw that he was in the mood of just giving!) So he told me he will try to see what the system approves, and he came back that the system approved a $99 statement credit. So in total we are 25k SPG 5k MR and $99 ahead  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Wow!! Kudos. Never heard of such a large bonus for spg. They are usually really stingy with that.
Logged

Offline TimT

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 22692
  • Total likes: 7191
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3250 on: June 14, 2015, 10:59:42 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on June 14, 2015, 10:54:02 PM
Gosh! Got 15k points for keeping my SPG card open! NO SPENDING on the card! Then when I started talking regarding my platinum card, he told me that the most he can give is 5k MR points but he can add additional 10k SPG points to offset the AF on the platinum card! A total of 25k APG, then I asked him if I can get some kind of statement credit as well (I know I am a huge fat pig, but I saw that he was in the mood of just giving!) So he told me he will try to see what the system approves, and he came back that the system approved a $99 statement credit. So in total we are 25k SPG 5k MR and $99 ahead  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Nice. You're not a fat pig. As AJK wisely put it "When you get an agent as good as (fill in the name) you make sure to leave it all out on the floor"
Logged

Offline Chapshnell

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 4831
  • Total likes: 275
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: BP
  • Programs: Delta Skypesos, AA Shilling, AS Pounds.
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3251 on: June 14, 2015, 11:13:42 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on June 14, 2015, 10:54:02 PM
Gosh! Got 15k points for keeping my SPG card open! NO SPENDING on the card! Then when I started talking regarding my platinum card, he told me that the most he can give is 5k MR points but he can add additional 10k SPG points to offset the AF on the platinum card! A total of 25k APG, then I asked him if I can get some kind of statement credit as well (I know I am a huge fat pig, but I saw that he was in the mood of just giving!) So he told me he will try to see what the system approves, and he came back that the system approved a $99 statement credit. So in total we are 25k SPG 5k MR and $99 ahead  ;D ;D ;D ;D

good for you, rather in your account than in the amex pot
Logged

Offline Centro

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: May 2012
  • Posts: 2942
  • Total likes: 8
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 33
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3252 on: June 14, 2015, 11:21:37 PM »
,  now got yourself a NY mega million..
Logged

Offline princea143

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Silver Elite
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 667
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Long Beach, CA
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3253 on: June 14, 2015, 11:26:00 PM »
Quote from: MeirS on April 20, 2015, 09:22:07 PM
I got 4 offers now for advantage exec.

1. Spend $5K in the next 3 months get 15K miles.
2. Spend $1.5K every month for the next 7 months and get $50 statement credit every month (total $350)
3. Spend $1.5K every month for 3 months and get $100 and 5K miles.
4. Every month in the next 16 months that I spend $1K, I get 1K bonus points.

I was billed on the 23rd so I need to decide today if I want to pay or cancel.

I can take 1 of the offers and then cancel within 37 days from the 23rd but I won't be getting any of the bonus points by then. (Unless I take option 1 and spend it all before this statement closes, maybe they'll credit the points before 37 days. Not very easy to spend that much in a manner that it will post by the 23rd.)

Only was offered 1-3, but also an option to downgrade to Plat (which I already have), Gold, Bronze  ::), or any Citi non-AA card that I would like.  What?  haha  Are there any Citi non-AA cards worth downgrading to?  I was told that I wouldn't get the bonus for the card I downgrade to, so I am shooting for closing or #2.  Thoughts?
Logged

Offline David Smith

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jun 2015
  • Posts: 8134
  • Total likes: 212
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 13
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3254 on: June 14, 2015, 11:26:45 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on June 14, 2015, 10:54:02 PM
Gosh! Got 15k points for keeping my SPG card open! NO SPENDING on the card! Then when I started talking regarding my platinum card, he told me that the most he can give is 5k MR points but he can add additional 10k SPG points to offset the AF on the platinum card! A total of 25k APG, then I asked him if I can get some kind of statement credit as well (I know I am a huge fat pig, but I saw that he was in the mood of just giving!) So he told me he will try to see what the system approves, and he came back that the system approved a $99 statement credit. So in total we are 25k SPG 5k MR and $99 ahead  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Mazel tov. That can get you to ........
Logged
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
JTZ

Offline mgarfin

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 2596
  • Total likes: 294
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3255 on: June 14, 2015, 11:43:20 PM »
Quote from: TimT on June 12, 2015, 04:33:19 PM
Phone or chat ? Heavy spending on this card ?
phone 2k monthly
Quote from: bermo on June 12, 2015, 04:48:47 PM
Business or personal? How many years did you have the card?
personal 2nd year
Logged

Offline TimT

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 22692
  • Total likes: 7191
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3256 on: June 14, 2015, 11:46:35 PM »
Hopefully this is the new trend with spg.
Logged

Offline Jm1248

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Oct 2014
  • Posts: 2419
  • Total likes: 15
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NYC
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3257 on: June 14, 2015, 11:57:51 PM »
Do you think the reason they're being so generous is because of the af hike?
Logged

Offline TimT

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 22692
  • Total likes: 7191
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3258 on: June 15, 2015, 12:04:29 AM »
Quote from: Jm1248 on June 14, 2015, 11:57:51 PM
Do you think the reason they're being so generous is because of the af hike?
The AF hike hasn't taken effect yet.
Logged

Offline maxie m

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Oct 2014
  • Posts: 1369
  • Total likes: 21
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: ny
Re: Credit Card Retention Bonuses
« Reply #3259 on: June 15, 2015, 12:06:53 AM »
For spg, you guys are calling the number in the wiki or regular cs
Logged
Dumb people learn from their own mistakes,smart people,from the mistakes of others
Pages: 1 ... 157 158 159 160 161 162 [163] 164 165 166 167 168 169 ... 394   Go Up
« previous next »