Ok just check my app status again and it's "CLOSE"! And a letter pops up:
Dear XXX,
Thank you for applying for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card. It is our pleasure to service your request. We are writing to request your assistance in order to complete the processing of your application. Customer Identification requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act obligate financial institutions to obtain or verify the following information; The existence of your business name and physical business street address. If your business is a Sole Proprietorship, please call to provide us this information.
or If your business is Corporation or Partnership we need one of the following: ·
Copy of valid Articles of Incorporation ·
Copy of valid 147C Request for EIN Form ·
Copy of valid Business License. ·
Utility bill or bank statement dated within the last 30 days referencing your company name and address. Note: cellular or pager statements, insurance information, invoices or receipts cannot be used for address verification. In processing your application we have been unable to confirm your home address. Because confirmation of your address is essential for your personal protection as well as for our records, we ask that you provide us with a letter on original letterhead confirming your home address from either your: ·
Banker ·
Employer Please be advised, statements, photocopies and faxes are not acceptable. Please provide the reference number listed above on all of your correspondence, this will assist us in expediting your card request. We value and appreciate your interest in our business and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We look forward to hearing from you and providing the level of service American Express is known for. Regrettably, if we do not hear from you within 60 days we will be unable to provide further consideration of your application. An important notice concerning your rights is included. The creditor is American Express Bank, FSB . --------------------
They also need me to verify my biz address (my home) and my biz name:
1. HOME ADDRESS:
ACCEPTABLE MEDIA
* Bank, credit card, or loan account statement
* Telephone, cable, electric, gas or water bill (utility statements)
* Letter head from employer, banker, accountant or attorney
UNACCEPTABLE MEDIA
* Cellular or pager statements * Insurance information * Invoices * Receipts * Letters or statements with whiteout * Letters or statements that have been altered * Unprofessional letterhead * Letters with numerous grammatical errors * Letters without signatures or title of source * Letters with stamped signature (excluding registrar letters on student apps) * Any past due or final bill or statement * Statements with no date * Online bank or utility statements * Letters or envelopes addressed to the applicant
2. BIZ NAME:
ACCEPTABLE MEDIA
If business is a sole proprietorship: * Copy of utility or bank statement dated w/30 days * Letterhead from CPA, accountant, banker or attorney
UNACCEPTABLE MEDIA
* Cellular or pager statements
* Insurance information * Invoices * Receipts * Letters or statements with whiteout * Letters or statements that have been altered * Unprofessional letterhead * Letters with numerous grammatical errors * Letters without signatures or title of source * Letters with stamped signature (excluding registrar letters on student apps) * Any past due or final bill or statement * Statements with no date * Online bank or utility statements
So does that mean I just need to send them my latest home phone bill (landline) and it should satisfy both home address & biz name verification?? I am confused... Dang.. this 25000 points is hard to get 
* Letters or envelopes addressed to the applicant
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