I was solicited by Bank of America for a Mastercard XX/XX/XXXX. I applied for the card and was accepted. XX/XX/XXXX, I was solicited for a XXXX card, a XXXX card. Since this was my alma mater for both of my degrees, I applied for this credit card. 
I was rejected for this XXXX card, with the explanation given that " you have current or past delinquency on your account ( s ) with us and/or our affiliates. '' The subsequent paragraph stated that " This decision was based upon an assessment of your application, current economic trends and a copy of your credit report or reports. " I immediately wrote bank to BAC, certified mail with receipt, highlighting the following points:1. I pulled my current report and there were no current or past delinquencies on the report. 
2. I pointed out that they had just approved me for an account for {$2500.00} in the prior month, mentioning none of these reasons. 
3. I did point out that I did have delinquencies with MBNA in XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX, with the accounts being eventually settled based upon settlement offers. This information should not be included as a current reason, especially if it was n't being applied in a consistent manner. 
4. I stated that there denial seemed arbitrary and capricious, as they were not applying consistent methods of reviewing and making credit decisions. 

The response I received from them addressed none of my points, instead stating the cliche " unable to approve your request because you have sufficient utilization of your credit and you have sufficient balances on your revolving credit lines. " To add insult to injury, they did a hard pull on my credit, so that it shows XXXX hard inquiries ; XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX and XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX, further damaging the credit record even though the original application and the appeal were within 30-45 days of each other. 
