Originally Posted by
corpgator
Chase is funny sometimes. Lowered my wife's overall limit by $10k and applied for the IHG card for her, no auto-approval but got approved the next day ..... with a line of $2k. Thanks, Chase!
I know this keeps me in the minority, but this is precisely why I do not agree with the recommendation in the wiki to reduce credit lines before applying. I would much rather deal with recon than to lose available credit needlessly.