I got yet another preselected flyer in the mail today from BoA for 40,000 miles with 2k MS, I used the code, and got approved for the Alaska Air card! After just going through their declination! I am hanging up any applications for 12 months, thinking of even freezing my credit for one year so am going to look into how to do that. My FICO has taken a hit I'm sure from inquiries and applications over the year. There is nothing left I need to go for except Hilton/Marriott but right now, slim chance now with this I'll be taking United, AA, or Delta, still have 69,000 SW points, so now I am talking a pause to any applications.
Unbelievable how this works, they declined me earlier this week, and I went through the reconsideration line to talk to an agent to request reconsideration and was declined again. Then a preselected yet again comes in the mail today and I figure what the heck try again all in a week, and I'm approved. I've been getting as I said before, preselect and even a few preapproval mailers for the longest time, but hadn't wanted to do anything until now. What I did differently this time is number one, I used the preselected mailer with the code and website, and then I used all sources of income, last time I applied I did neither - I went directly to the Ak website and applied from there thinking there is no real difference in consideration. Maybe that was the difference. This is a little higher MS and miles, so have to work on that. Anyway, just FYI.