Topic Wiki

To signup for credit cards you can click here or on the “other credit cards” tab on top of the DansDeals logo banner to view links for card offers. Then just click on the link to “View all card offers by issuing bank” and scroll down to view all card offers from the bank of your choice.


Current available offers:
http://www.dansdeals.com/go/AAExec/

Citi-Business
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/earnMiles/beyondTravel/creditDebit/citi-business.jsp
Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
The new 18 month language isn't on this application

50k WMC Plat level offer page
Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. American Airlines AAdvantage®
bonus miles are not available if you have had a Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Card opened or closed (meaning opened a new card no matter it's current statues) in the past 18 months.

From FlyerTalk Old Citi Executive AA 50k after $5k spend link. The new 18 month language isn't on this application.[/url]


35K WMC consumer and business offer page
$1.5k spending in 3 months

Citibank Contacts:
Application status – https://www.accountonline.com/cards/acq/CardApplicationStatus.do?screenID=3187
(800) 695-5171 – Personal Application Status and Reconsideration Line with live rep
(888) 201-4523 – Application status
(866) 606-2961 – Reconsideration Line
(800) 763-9795 – General Personal Application Inquiries with live rep
(800) 645-7240 – Business Application Status and Reconsideration Line, dial option 3 then option 1 for application status
(800) 288-4653 – Business Application Status and Reconsideration Line, dial option 3 then option 1 for application status
(866) 606-2787 – General Application and Account Questions with live rep

Many people have also had better luck writing to the office of the President for reconsideration on Citi cards:
Mr. Ken Stork
Office of the President
PO Box 6000
Sioux Falls, SD 57117

HT: FT

Citi in NY pulls from either Equifax or Experian or both. YMMV even by the same person.

If you live in NJ or NY, you should freeze your Experian. They will only pull Equifax then. Otherwise, YMMV.

FOR MORE INFO, READ FT'S WIKI - IT IS PHENOMENAL, FT WIKI

Quote from the above mentioned FT WIKI:
For the most part, freezing Experian, or another bureau, will not cause Citi to pull a different bureau. They will almost certainly require you to unfreeze the bureau they wish to pull or deny your application. Some people have been successful providing the PIN but others have not. Mostly, freezing a credit bureau in an attempt to force Citi to pull a different one seems to waste time, money, and effort for little result. But YMMV.

DDF data points (As of 10/2015)
NY- pulls both EQ/EX, can still get instant approval with EX frozen
CA, OH, PA, TX- ONLY EX. Citi will refuse to pull other bureau

Benefits:..
New no forex fees starting Nov.'15

From FT Wiki:"Important exception: If you receive a Platinum World MC which is later converted to a World Elite MC (as indicated on the back of the card), the opening of that card will no longer count for purposes of the 18-month rule. This is true not only for conversions in early 2015, but also for those in more recent months.
Note: It makes no difference when (or whether) you activate the World Elite card. If you have the WE card in hand, then the conversion on Citi's books is already complete. There is nothing magical about activating it.
There are a few reports that some Gold World MC are being converted to Gold World Elite MC and that will no longer count for purposes of the 18-month rule."
UPDATE: As of 02/18/2016 (for applications after 02/09/2016), the W>WE loophole may be dead.
« Last edited by Yhgfkj on August 26, 2016, 12:49:48 AM »

Author Topic: Citi AA Master Thread  (Read 2817257 times)

Offline AJK

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 25500
  • Total likes: 723
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 15
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Programs: United Concierge Key; Delta Global Services; American Chairman; US Airways 1K; Hilton Sapphire; Hyatt Tritium; Marriott Californium; Starwood Kryptonium; Hertz Plutonium; National Adamantium, Avis Executive Proactanium
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5620 on: April 01, 2014, 04:59:50 PM »
Hey, gang-

Looking for some data points from you sage advisors... I met the minimum spend on my Citi 100K card, but nothing reported to AA (got the canned "wait till 3/31" email"). My questions is this... Any truth to the rumor that you can't have more than one Citi CC bonus post to your account in the same month? I have a 2nd Citi 100K card that I am waiting to hit the minimum spend on until this is resolved, but I only have a few more weeks before my 90 day window closes. I'm not worried about the miles not posting, but rather that they post in the same month/statement cycle. I'd hate to lose out on the 100K miles because it gets flagged as a duplicate bonus.

TIA for your thoughts.

Not a problem.
2015: 116K bkd | 1.6M brnd | F: OZ,NH,AA,EK | J: UA,CA,TK,DL,TN,AF,VA | LIH,NRT,ROR,PEK,CNS,BOB,MEL,TLV & Pacific Hopper

Offline yankelsheester

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 218
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn N.Y.
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5621 on: April 01, 2014, 05:06:10 PM »
So I did 3rd app for my wife and for myself.

1st cards were open on Jan 29.

I had closed my 1st card so I now have 2 open cards.

My wife now has 3 open cards.
when did u open second card?

Offline jl6647

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 86
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5622 on: April 01, 2014, 05:18:41 PM »
Got approved for the 3'rd card now  :)

Offline Zevwolf

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 799
  • Total likes: 23
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5623 on: April 01, 2014, 05:20:55 PM »
So I did 3rd app for my wife and for myself.

1st cards were open on Jan 29.

I had closed my 1st card so I now have 2 open cards.

My wife now has 3 open cards.
did they ask her why she needs 3?

Offline yankelsheester

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 218
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn N.Y.
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5624 on: April 01, 2014, 05:28:22 PM »
Got approved for the 3'rd card now  :)
when was ur first/second?

any questions before they approved u?

Offline jl6647

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 86
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5625 on: April 01, 2014, 05:48:36 PM »
when was ur first/second?

any questions before they approved u?
  1'st  on Jan 28
  2'nd on Feb 19

no questions asked, just 3 - 4 minutes hold time followed by "Congratulations"  :)

Offline solantrip

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Mar 2014
  • Posts: 3
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5626 on: April 01, 2014, 05:57:58 PM »
Anyone know:
 When does the 100k AA promotion end?
How to find out about upcoming credit card promotions for the new quarter?

Offline Marco Polo

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2012
  • Posts: 13126
  • Total likes: 49
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 104
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5627 on: April 01, 2014, 05:58:38 PM »
Anyone know:
 When does the 100k AA promotion end?
How to find out about upcoming credit card promotions for the new quarter?

Unknowns.
Quaerite et Invenietis.

Offline yankelsheester

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 218
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn N.Y.
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5628 on: April 01, 2014, 05:59:33 PM »
Anyone know:
 When does the 100k AA promotion end?
How to find out about upcoming credit card promotions for the new quarter?

yshaya hanuvi sure knows

Offline Zevwolf

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Apr 2013
  • Posts: 799
  • Total likes: 23
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5629 on: April 01, 2014, 06:29:58 PM »
On FT there is a link with a expiration date of may 15.


Offline solantrip

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Mar 2014
  • Posts: 3
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile

Offline yankelsheester

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 218
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn N.Y.
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5632 on: April 01, 2014, 07:22:33 PM »
declined for third card... :'(

my first executive card (which was my first citi) opened jan 28
second feb 18
third applied today april 01

reason i was told is:
my first citi wasn't opened long ago and they wanna first see more history with them,


so my advise for new citi users DONT go for a third card...
« Last Edit: April 01, 2014, 07:29:55 PM by yankelsheester »

Offline jl6647

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 86
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5633 on: April 01, 2014, 07:34:14 PM »
declined for third card... :'(

my first executive card (which was my first citi) opened jan 28
second feb 18
third applied today april 01

reason i was told is:
my first citi wasn't opened long ago and they wanna first see more history with them,


so my advise for new citi users DONT go for a third card...
Wife got approved for the 3'rd today with similar citi history,

I would say HUCA

Offline yankelsheester

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 218
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn N.Y.
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5634 on: April 01, 2014, 07:42:18 PM »
Wife got approved for the 3'rd today with similar citi history,

I would say HUCA
thanks for sharing & your advice.

Any idea what to tell them in order to convince?
Shifting CL doesn't seem to work with citi

Offline jl6647

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Feb 2013
  • Posts: 86
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5635 on: April 01, 2014, 07:47:11 PM »
thanks for sharing & your advice.

Any idea what to tell them in order to convince?
Shifting CL doesn't seem to work with citi

make it sound like you are calling for the first time to check on application status,
if it fails again try the "different categories"  on seperate cards answer

Offline wonderlust

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Sep 2012
  • Posts: 1014
  • Total likes: 5
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5636 on: April 01, 2014, 07:55:08 PM »
any1 try closing card b4 points posted and still got points?
any1 have success getting it pro-rated?

Offline rivkao

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2013
  • Posts: 1032
  • Total likes: 18
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: brooklyn
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5637 on: April 01, 2014, 08:08:52 PM »
make it sound like you are calling for the first time to check on application status,
if it fails again try the "different categories"  on seperate cards answer
They have everything in the comments, no point in feigning ignorance

Offline yankelsheester

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 218
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn N.Y.
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5638 on: April 01, 2014, 10:01:38 PM »
If they say it's been declined already. Any hope in doing HUCA or its a lost case?

Offline Ephraimh

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 1531
  • Total likes: 64
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
  • Location: nyc
Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5639 on: April 01, 2014, 10:48:14 PM »
If they say it's been declined already. Any hope in doing HUCA or its a lost case?
Definitely not a lost case,
I was approved for 2nd exec after it was officially "denied"..