My fiance applied for a AMEX card..?

He was denied but the reason was because they could not obtain a credit score from Experian. Then I went ahead and applied and was denied based on Bankruptcy. My bankruptcy was recent and he actually has one but it was a very long time ago. I have never seen him get denied over not being able to obtain his credit score. We were told to contact Experian and have them fax over the info to Amex. I am thinking he will get denied though for the bankruptcy he did but it was years ago. Is it even worth it for him to reapply?