bribro

Yes. UR to UR transfers are allowed between spouses and domestic partners (and between multiple UR accounts for yourself).

beltway

See the wiki in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...mes-rules.html

vegaslover8

I have had the no fee Sapphire card (MC version) for years. This was not my main card so I only have about 17K UR points. I recently applied and got the Sapphire Preferred mainly to get the 40K bonus points and the ability to transfer UR points to other programs.

Anyway, I know many have converted the regular Sapphire to a Freedom after they got a SP. But the Freedom card currently has a $200 bonus after $500 spend offer.

Should I apply for the Freedom and just have 2 Sapphire cards?

whoknew89

I applied for the Chase Freedom card about 25 days ago before the bonus was raised to $200 dollars. Once I started to see everyone talking about the high signup bonus I decided to send Chase a secure message and ask for the extra $100 cash back since my account was so new. I honestly expected a big fat no but I figured it never hurts to ask.

Surprisingly, here is my response from CSR:

"Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding the 20,000
point enrollment bonus offer on your account ending in
xxxx.

I am pleased to advise that I did add 10,000 points to the
account number noted above so that it receives a total of
20,000 points for an enrollment bonus. You will see this
adjustment on the next statement. This adjustment is
available for redemption now.

If you have any further questions, please reply using the
Secure Message Center."

bribro

Not surprising at all. Chase will pretty much always match a better public offer for the exact same card if it's been <90 days since your approval.

seth7467

I applied and got pending message. Called recon and the guy told me I hit my hard cap on cards. I asked him to explain and he said Chase will only approve 2 cards in 30 days. Does anybody know if this is really true or should I try to call back again?
He also said my 30 days is up on nov 24 and I don't need to reapply after that, I can call to recon on today's app because it is open for 30 days.

whoknew89

I can't confirm if they'll approved more than 2 person cards in 30 days but I can confirm that they will approve more than 2 of mixed personal and business cards.

In the month of October I applied for a total of 4 (2 biz 2 personal) cards all approved after calling the recon line.

kitkatft

I can't decide whether to apply for this right now.

My last AOR was 9/11/13, and I wanted to do another one on 12/15/13 that includes a Barclay Arrival card, another Barclays card if I can swing it on the same day (only if I'm approved for Arrival), an AA Biz card, and a Chase Freedom card. Chase published this deal too early for me! :-)

I opened about 10 cards in 2013 but still seem to have a good credit score.

Do you think I should apply for the Chase Freedom now, or keep my credit report quiet until my planned date, even if it means less money back on the Freedom?

The most important app for me is the Arrival card...if I'm even able to get it at all. (I really have no idea...I've already got 2 USAir cards open from 3/13 & 8/13...)

But an extra $100 would be nice if it doesn't undermine my other apps - especially that Arrival card.

What do you think? Apply today or wait?

sfrmashin

I just got approved for the SP last Wednesday (2nd card with Chase this year) and would like to apply for the Freedom soon. I want to apply within the 30 days, but is there a rule on how soon I should try? I also think I've hit a cap on the credit they'll extend me (SP just got $5k), what's the min limit for a Freedom and do you think they'll let me transfer from my MileagePlus Explorer?

whoknew89

Min limit for the Freedom is technically $2,000 but some have received Freedoms with $500 limits. If you have good credit I doubt you're near the limit of credit they'll extend to you with just two personal cards.

sfrmashin

To clarify, I had pending approval before calling recon for the $5k on the SP. I'm still a student so I don't make a lot of income, but was hoping to move credit from the $3.2k I have on the MileagePlus Explorer, though don't know if they'd let me having only had that card since August.

How far apart did you do each of the four cards?

whoknew89

I think you'd be fine. Here is what I did.

Oct 7th - Ink Plus : Instantly approved online.
Oct 21st - Freedom : Had to call fraud line.
Oct 29th - Southwest Plus Personal and Business

I actually transferred balance from the Ink Plus to get the Business Southwest card. If you'd like to know the limits send me a PM.

SOCguy

Ok folks, I know Chase is really good about matching offers within 90 days and what not but I haven't seen this scenario: a friend sent a referral for the Freedom card so he can get the 5K. This is payback for a CSP referral I sent him. Problem is, opening the referral app, it's only for the standard offer. With this added referral hook in the mix, do you think Chase would still match the current offer?

whoknew89

I'd get your friend to message them before you apply if you haven't already and see what they say about the bigger offer. Then, if they say no or give you a we don't know kinda answer go ahead and apply then just send a message asking for the difference.

My guess is that your account won't actually show anything stating your friend got the referral bonus and they'll match it just like anyone else who requests within the 90 day period.

krazykanuck

This is definitely one of the better bonuses. I got it 2 years ago when they ran the $200 bonus. Unfortunately Chase really gutted the benefits (IMO) when they got rid of the 10 points (10 cent) per swipe bonus a few months back. Prior to that change this was my go to card for anything under $20. Now I use it pretty much only for things that are in the 5% categories or that I can get bonus points on via the UR web site.