Sorry to hear about the denial from AMEX. Maybe you can get the decesion overturned upon review, good luck! I saw you mentioned having a 690 score and was wondering if you know what your score was when you were approved for blue? I thought blue had a high score requirement also. I've got a 696 and was wondering if I could get a blue AMEX. Thanks for your input. Also, read my post about Scorepower, maybe you aren't really at 690? Just a thought.