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Old Dec 22, 2010 | 7:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Happy
The probability of you NOT get any sign up bonus is very high even if you re-apply it in 1 yr, 2 yrs... Chase can remember your prior receipts of sign up bonus as far back as 2006 or even more! Oh, Chase would let you have a card, but then send you a nice letter to tell you WHY you get 0 sign up bonus when you think you have fulfilled the condition... And this practice is not even new - it has been that way since late 2007 early 2008, long before the financial crisis and card regulations overhaul!
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However, if Chase changes the credit card name (i.e. from Signature to Gold or something else), then you can apply and get the "new" bonus.
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