Drama calling reconsideration on an Alaska Airlines card (3 times… and counting)

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Applying for an(other) Alaska Airlines card

For whatever reason, some cards and banks don’t seem to mind if you have multiple cards.  The Bank of America Alaska Airlines cards are one such card.  So even though I already have 3 Alaska cards, I went ahead and applied for another one.

My application went into a “pending” status, which is fine and not unexpected.  As I often caution, I did NOT call the reconsideration line

(SEE ALSO: This time I CALLED the reconsideration line… and it worked!)

Application…. denied!

Then I got a letter in the mail, saying that my application for the Alaska Airlines card was unable to be approved because

…. because you already have an account endorsed by this organization

Calling into Bank of America

Looking at the Bank of America reconsideration line phone number and website, I called in to Bank of America.  My first choice (“Option 3”) led me to an automated phone line that just told me what I already knew (my application was denied) and then hung up on me.  Undaunted, I called again and eventually keyboard mashed my way to a live agent.  I explained myself once, twice then three times to three different agents before finally getting the right department.

I spoke to the lady, who gave me the same reasons and then mentioned that she could re-open my application to try again.  I asked if that would cause another hard pull on my credit report, and she said no, that they recycle credit reports for 30 days.  I had her try again and I was denied again.  She mentioned that if I closed an account, they could try again, so I decided to close one of my accounts and I will try calling back tomorrow

Readers – any tips or suggestions?  Ever dealt with trying to get Bank of America to approve multiple cards?