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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.
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Author Topic: Citi AA Master Thread  (Read 2813107 times)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2120 on: January 29, 2014, 11:51:01 AM »
I am just starting to learn about this so I am not the one to ask.
Anybody have any sort of idea of how to figure this out?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2121 on: January 29, 2014, 11:55:46 AM »
You sure about that. Here is a purchase from OM with an Amex card. Last line is: PRE-PAID CREDIT. This game is changing every day. What work yesterday does not mean it will work today.
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I just checked the December statement of my SPG card. here is a copy-paste of the actual statement, (note, it doesn't show on the online page, you have to click on the pdf of the actual statement to get this level of detail):
STAPLES 00957 (800)333-3330 $206.95
00957000716146 11215
$200 VISA GIFT
$6.95 VISA GIFT CARD FEE

and below is the OM transaction description:
OFFICEMAX, INC. 0380718-783-2614 $373.90
718-783-2614
PRE-PAID CREDIT.


So, there goes my original question again: does anyone have personal experience of buying VR with a citi card? if so please share your results with us!

All news to me... I find this verrrry interesting.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2122 on: January 29, 2014, 11:57:09 AM »
All news to me...
Game is changing and fast.  ;)
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2123 on: January 29, 2014, 11:57:45 AM »
All news to me... I find this verrrry interesting.

+1 CV you may say it's new to you but I think you just broke some news lol at least in this forum

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2124 on: January 29, 2014, 11:59:55 AM »
All news to me... I find this verrrry interesting.
Old news with AMEX, been discussed multiple times on DDF.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2125 on: January 29, 2014, 12:00:30 PM »
Old news with AMEX, been discussed multiple times on DDF.

Remind me? I do vaguely recall someone posting it had been done with them, but thought it was a freak anomaly.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2126 on: January 29, 2014, 12:01:06 PM »
+1 CV you may say it's new to you but I think you just broke some news lol at least in this forum
Did not say it was new to me.  :)
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2127 on: January 29, 2014, 12:02:25 PM »
Remind me? I do vaguely recall someone posting it had been done with them, but thought it was a freak anomaly.
Maybe not multiple but definitely a thorough discussion.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2128 on: January 29, 2014, 12:03:50 PM »
Maybe not multiple but definitely a thorough discussion.
Was this business, personal or both cards?
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2130 on: January 29, 2014, 12:14:50 PM »
That was it. Thanks!
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2131 on: January 29, 2014, 12:24:50 PM »
Just to add a point:
even though it was detailed as being a GC purchase, I still received full starwood points for those transactions. I was just wondering how it will do with citi bank. so does anyone have experience with citi bank? speak up! (I wouldn't normally bother with this, but that 100K offer is to good to pass on...)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2132 on: January 29, 2014, 12:28:33 PM »
anyone tried to sm or Huca to get first year Annual fee waived with citi and especially this card before?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2133 on: January 29, 2014, 12:28:41 PM »
Did not say it was new to me.  :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2134 on: January 29, 2014, 12:31:11 PM »
"I'm just starting to learn about this..."

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2135 on: January 29, 2014, 12:38:00 PM »
It depends on the store and if Citi is paying for that level of info.

You think they want to know if someone buys 503.95 worth of anti-itch cream from CVS?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2136 on: January 29, 2014, 12:45:57 PM »
You think they want to know if someone buys 503.95 worth of anti-itch cream from CVS?

I think they indeed already know what purchase is in CVS with the amount of 503.95.. So the thing is not whether they want to know, it's whether they want to do something with it..

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2137 on: January 29, 2014, 12:51:16 PM »
I think they indeed already know what purchase is in CVS with the amount of 503.95.. So the thing is not whether they want to know, it's whether they want to do something with it..
Is there a way to call Citi and subtly inquire whether they are looking at the details of a particular purchase?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2138 on: January 29, 2014, 12:52:34 PM »
He shoots, he scores! ;)
Context buddy.  :)
Level III reporting is not new. Learning what store and CC issuers are using it was what I was talking about.

Is there a way to find out that information beforehand?
I am just starting to learn about this so I am not the one to ask.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #2139 on: January 29, 2014, 12:54:46 PM »
After 5 minutes hold time I was approved  :) now to spend 10k.  I don't think I am up to doing this for my wife too.