Bank Of The West 60,000 Point Business Credit Card Offer (Worth $450) [AZ, CA, CO, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY]

The main question is, will this show up in personal credit for 5/24?

i hate this bank..

I called about 4 different numbers (local branch, BofW customer service, rewards program, business credit cards) and no-one was able to give me the answer regarding redemption options/rates for the 60,000 points (outside of gift cards), even after a 3-way call between departments.

The redemption rate for things like statement credit is not mentioned anywhere on the website – in fact, statement credit as a redemption option isn’t even mentioned as an option. No guarantees that it is 0.75c/point like gift cards, in fact I suspect it may be even lower, like 0.5c, so I’m gonna be wary on this one until I can get more info.

I talked to 2 CSRs and a Business Rep in a branch. I got 1 Yes, 1 No and 1 maybe. The Business Rep said he personally knew of people he opened cards for that it reported onto the 3 Consumer Bureaus – they had specifically mentioned it to him. He claimed you needed to have a “Corporate” account to not report to the 3 Consumer Bureaus, in which your tradeline would be over 50K and you would need some sort of a guarantor. Hopefully this information helps, but it looks like it will not be a good deal for most people.

Shouldn’t this go on the “top credit card” list? 9% back not restricted to travel? no fee. Or at least mentioned.

https://www.bankofthewest.com/small-business/credit-cards/business-rewards-mastercard.html

statement credits and gas cards are available: Not sure at what point value though

http://www.bankofthewestrewards.com

Just started the process to get this card. They’re pretty intense and most folks here won’t want to waste their time.

First they said I couldn’t apply, even though they are in my state (WI). I pushed back and asked them to reconsider, and then a business banker emailed me to setup a time for an introduction phone call.

After talking this morning with the banker it seems like it would be impossible to get approved for this card without a real business. I have a business with $2M annual revenue and real spend, but even still they want to see both personal and corporate tax returns to even apply for the card. They also want me to open up a business checking account to get the card, which I will try hard not to do.

I plan to apply, after their underwriting reviews my app which takes about a week. Will followup with any other DPs

I stopped by my local branch today and asked about this card. Picked up a fancy brochure and the one page application. Don’t know who Austin dealt with but my rep said there were no tax returns needed for this application.

Brochure provides two examples for statement credit:

7,500 points = $50 statement credit (.6667 cents/pt)
25,000 points = $200 statement credit (.8 cents/pt)

So, assuming the redemption doesn’t improve above 25,000 points, the 60k bonus is worth $480, or actually $560 once you include the 10k points from the initial $5,000 spend.

That makes an 11.2% return on a $5000 spend, which is way better than the 2% non-bonus category spending I’m getting now. I don’t think the card is a keeper because at best, 2x points really means 1.6% cash back, but I’ll gladly take the bonus.

I’d be interested if 1) could do with a “business” and 2) doesn’t report to personals. Sounds like neither of those are true from the scant comments here though. But I’ll follow the thread for more info, and maybe when my business gets off ground and I give up on 5/24 its worth doing.

Direct Link above doesn’t work anymore. Offer still available via:
https://www.bankofthewest.com/small-business/credit-cards/business-rewards-mastercard.html