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I just applied for the RR credit card in anticipation of a big non-travel expense ($5000). ....Thoughts? If we determine I have applied the card prematurely, would I be able to call Chase and close it (as if I have never applied so I can get the bonus some other time)?....
I would leave it alone. Once the process starts, you are pretty much gonna get the card along with the credit pull, etc. Some CSR might TELL YOU it can go away, but you never know what the system(s) will do. Done. Move on.