American Express Ameriprise Platinum No Longer Accepting New Applicants

The American Express Ameriprise Platinum card is currently no longer accepting new applicants. This card used to be extremely popular as the annual fee was waived in the first year, meaning you could get the benefits of holding a Platinum card without paying an annual fee. In February the offer changed from no annual fee first year to $550 annual fee with a 60,000 point bonus. At the same time the Gold card from Ameriprise was discontinued. It’s currently unclear if the card has been discontinued or it’s just not accepting new applicants currently. There are multiple ‘flavors’ of the Platinum card available.

Hat tip to grizzlesgrizzlies

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Josh
Josh (@guest_817558)
October 2, 2019 16:01

Is this because Ameriprise Home and Auto were acquired by American Family yesterday?

Nicole
Nicole (@guest_817217)
October 2, 2019 00:22

Can you get different brand amex platinum card and get the bonuses for each of them?

Chong786
Chong786 (@guest_817144)
October 1, 2019 22:09

Damm it. There goes my 60k MR

tribesman55
tribesman55 (@guest_817187)
October 1, 2019 23:24

Wanted to apply for it in December 🙁

beat2def
beat2def (@guest_817376)
October 2, 2019 11:17

Yup. Me too. Schwab. and Morgan Stanley are next I guess.

FlyingNinja
FlyingNinja (@guest_817129)
October 1, 2019 21:31

I was planning on applying for this next week.

Jwow
Jwow (@guest_817143)
October 1, 2019 22:05

Ughh same here, trying to get all the sign up bonuses

platinumdead
platinumdead (@guest_817118)
October 1, 2019 21:18

Platinum card is most popular with people who apply with FICO scores of 680-700. That’s almost entirely who has been approved for new Platinums in the past 2 years.

At $550AF, it’s effectively a prepaid debit card for people re/building credit. AmEx will never publicly admit this, but industry sources know the truth.

Spin it as premium all you want, and certainly some aged folks still think it is, but it’s very much appealing to the “I have subpar credit and want to get IN with Amex” crowd.

Manta
Manta (@guest_817133)
October 1, 2019 21:41

You are 100% spot on.

Nick
Nick (@guest_817155)
October 1, 2019 22:28

you forgot folks who get it for the 100k points and triple dip air credits 😉

George
George (@guest_817174)
October 1, 2019 22:59

Yup, wife got the Gold with a 670ish score and has been bombarded with Platinum offers since. I’ve been bouncing between 750 and 800, and only get targeted offers for (the lowest-earning of) their credit cards.

Parts Unknown
Parts Unknown (@guest_817105)
October 1, 2019 21:07

Dead, looks like they switched to Visa.

Bobby Smith
Bobby Smith (@guest_817110)
October 1, 2019 21:12

Looks like those cards are issued by Elan Bank, which is a subsidiary of US Bank.

Geo
Geo (@guest_817447)
October 2, 2019 12:52

O! M! G! Becky, look at her brand!

Dan - Legal Bank Robber
Dan - Legal Bank Robber (@guest_817100)
October 1, 2019 20:59

Not all that shocking, knew the day was coming.