April 19, 2024
68 Comments
by Chuck
Upon noticing some upcoming spend, I decided to lob in an application for the U.S. Bank Leverage business card which currently comes with an increased signup bonus of $900 after spending $7,500 within 120 days.
I applied using my name and SSN as a sole proprietorship. I got a pending reply, and the next day an email came through congratulating me on my new card. Apparently I’ve been approved.
The only U.S. Bank card I’ve ever had was the Altitude Reserve which I had for one year back in 2017. I wasn’t sure what kind of relationship is needed to get a U.S. Bank business card, but luckily they approved me automatically without any issues.
I typically consider a new account if I can net $500+ on the signup (sometimes for less if it’s easy or has other benefits). This bonus easily cleared my threshold. As an added bonus, the card is not supposed to get report to the personal credit bureaus.
What’s also nice about the card is it earns 2% on your top two spend categories, and readers have told me that even tax payments should work for that. There are some excluded categories – see this list.
My plan is to try meeting the spend on this card with a number of large charges. I’ll try having no more than two transactions on the card per billing statement. That should give me 8 purchases to meet the spend requirement. Hopefully all of my purchases will count for the 2% earn rate.
People have said you can contact U.S. Bank and have them expedite the card. I’m going to just let it play out and start the spend whenever it comes.
Some people have reported issues with getting the $900 bonus attached, instead the reps tell them the $750 is attached. This issue was when there was a banker-specific link. We now have a public link. Hopefully – even if that was a real problem – it’s not a problem any longer with the public link. I’ll try calling in to see what they say about my own bonus since I applied with the banker link, before we had the public link.
The card’s $95 annual fee is waived for the first year. After the first year, I’ll cancel the card within 30 days to avoid paying any annual fee.
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Ric(@guest_1833918)
April 21, 2024 09:47
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Does anyone know or had success with this card to fund a new bank account?
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James(@guest_1833881)
April 21, 2024 01:16
#1833881
Does anyone know if this can be churned? The fine print indicates existing and previous leverage account holders do not qualify, but I’m curious if US bank enforces the previous account holders who received the bonus and then closed the account after 1st year.
Ben(@guest_1834023)
April 21, 2024 15:00
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James
Yes, definitely. Much like Chase Ink, it appears US Bank biz cards do not adhere to their fine print. I am on my 3rd Leverage Biz in 2 years.
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James(@guest_1834164)
April 21, 2024 22:39
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Ben
Thanks Ben. So, you were able to get the bonus using the same biz info(SS, EIN, etc.) after closing your accounts? Or did you at least change business ID when applying?
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Ben(@guest_1834681)
April 22, 2024 21:42
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James
James Yes, same info used on all 3 cards.
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Renzomang(@guest_1834202)
April 22, 2024 01:57
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James
I’m on my 7th Biz Leverage Card (4th in 12 months). So I’d say yes…100% churnable and you can hold multiples open at the same time with no issues!
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Nick(@guest_1833833)
April 20, 2024 20:37
#1833833
Any idea what the expiration may be on this? Already working through ~9k of minimum spends the next several months but would like to get this
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Josh(@guest_1833824)
April 20, 2024 19:50
#1833824
I decided to try and open up two business cards at the same time as a sole proprietor. First the Business Leverage – got approved instantly, and then the Business Altitude Connect – also instant approval. Both with a $3k limit and it’s the first time I’ve ever had a US Bank card.
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Mike(@guest_1834673)
April 22, 2024 21:17
#1834673
Josh
Josh
Did they hard pull your credit report once or twice?
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Miller508(@guest_1833787)
April 20, 2024 17:04
#1833787
Auto approved $10k but no email or confirmation other than during the app?!? We will see I guess, I’m not poking the bear if I call? Lol/24 but great score and good income
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BOND(@guest_1833849)
April 20, 2024 21:59
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Miller508
Its Miller Time–you are good. No need to call, but no harm calling.
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Sam(@guest_1833732)
April 20, 2024 13:57
#1833732
Approved $3000 credit line, was always rejected before
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Mark(@guest_1833642)
April 20, 2024 09:40
#1833642
Both myself and player 2 approved. Both sole prop with small business income. I was approved automatically. P2 went pending and then got approval email the next day with $10k limit.
A easy $1800. Thanks for the nudge, Chuck.
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ink_me_please(@guest_1833505)
April 19, 2024 20:47
#1833505
USBank does not match! I’ll go ahead and put the debate to sleep.
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Alex(@guest_1833463)
April 19, 2024 18:06
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Had to do ID verification. Asked for governement id and copy of social security for further consideration. In los Angeles
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Matt(@guest_1833433)
April 19, 2024 16:51
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DP: I successfully applied a couple days before the $900 bonus was available. The chat rep said I wouldn’t be able to match, unfortunately — though she said something about a public vs private offer, and it’s possible she misunderstood the rules.
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