I'm not sure what the odds are of Amex giving you another chance. Amex may forgive, but they do not forget. They have fallen off your credit reports, but they will never fall off Amex's internal records. I'm curious now: what is the easiest AMEX to qualify for? Obviously I'm not getting a platinum card any time soon, but they offer so many products, some of them are bound to have different qualification thresholds. Since this was more than 7 years ago, they no longer appear on my credit report (although a whole bunch of other garbage is on there, bringing down my score). 2008-09 crushed me, and along with everything else, I lost my AMEX cards (which were discharged). Boy would I love to be a cardmember again! I was a long time holder of a SPG Amex, and a Platinum business card. I see ads for the new SkyMiles Blue card all over the web (especially here), and it looks to me like an 'entry level' credit product. Which is a points-based program (the other American Express charge. Optima credit card American Express Optima Card.