Late to the dance, but I'm going to experiment with Trade Lines. First off, thanks to Joe (areblespy) for starting this threat and connecting me with 2 companies. For anyone else contemplating or new to this endeavor, maybe this can help with where things stand for someone new to start like me mid-2024. I just think of all the years I've missed this and can only say oh well, better late than never!!
I've reached out the the 'old' and 'new' companies suggested and both responded within a day. The old company said their enrollment was closed, but I should still send them what cards I wanted to use (card name, issuer, limit, and opened date). I sent 2 today and I'll see if they are interested. The new company had the additional requirement of having me run a credit report for the cards I want to use with them. I'll see if the old company uses my 2 cards. If they're not interested, I'll sent those cards plus 3-4 more to the new company.
Not reading every single page of this string, I was a little disappointed that so many issuers weren't accepted by either the old or new company.
The old company currently uses the following issuers at this time: Alliant CU, Bank of America, Barclays, Chase, Discover, Elan/Fidelity, Huntington Bank, PNC, US Bank.
The new company is accepting: Bank of America, Barclays, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Discover, PNC and US Bank.
For me, this leaves the following issuers not covered:
Amex
Marcus/Goldman Sachs
Synchrony
TD Bank
Wells Fargo
I see that there was a post about Wells Fargo being used by another MMM member recently (moneytree), so I'll PM them. If anyone has good experience with a TL company that uses Amex, Marcus/GS, Synchrony, or TD Bank, please PM me.
Hope this helps others, and I'll report back as things progress.