As posted previously, I was approved for the Ritz Carlton card after being blacklisted for 14 months. I did nothing unusual with it, other than a couple of odd-numbered Redbird loads and lowering my CL from 30K to 10K to free up CL for possible Chase approvals. But my two subsequent Chase apps (Chase Ink and Marriott Rewards), on separate dates 3+ months after the Ritz approval, were both declined for a "previous unsatisfactory relationship ..." The Ritz card remains open.