Comments on: United Explorer Card Review: 50,000 Bonus Miles

By: Joke

Joke — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:36:27 +0000

Rejected for this card with a 698 credit score, United Gold status and $120k yearly income. The reason given when I called into Chase was high student loan debt and a charge off that had JUST fallen off my credit report that apparently Chase could still see. The charge off was from when I was unemployed after being laid off for a year in 2014-2015. Chase rep wasn’t very sympathetic, despite 7 years of clean payments since. Have a non-Chase card with $10k limit for six years, too.

By: bl

bl — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:01:25 +0000

In reply to Geoff Whitmore. That is a big difference and thanks in advance. I can now apply for another United Mileage Explorer card and start thinking of what to do with those 50,000 or hopefully, 70,000 miles. Thanks much

By: Geoff Whitmore

Geoff Whitmore — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:07:18 +0000

In reply to bl. It's 24 months from account approval not closure. Hope this helps!

By: bl

bl — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:45:46 +0000

quick question- does the condition that says the 50,000 miles bonusis not available to “previous cardmembers of this consumer credit card who received a new cardmember bonus for this consumer credit card within the last 24 months” mean that the cardmember has to have closed the account 24months earlier in order to apply and get the bonus now OR does it mean 24 months from when the initial cardmember bonus of whatever thousands of miles the deal was then was awarded as in within 3 months of obtaining the card. I had a United Mileage Explorer card that I obtained in 2014, closed a year later in May or June 2015 so it has certainly been two years since I opened that account and earned the bonus, but will not be 24 months since I closed the account and got my last miles on that card until May or more likely June 2017.

I hope that is not as convoluted as it sounds and that someone has experience with this question. Thanks much.