Data-point in support of CPC (from an admitted points and miles junkie ):

After torturing depriving myself for 2 years I got to 1/24, COVID-19 actually helped in that regard. In the past 2.5 months I’ve been approved for 5 new Chase cards (380,000 points/miles including 2 bonus bumps), 2 business, 3 personal, with the first 3 approvals on the same day. The first 2, both business cards were instant approvals, the last 3 all showed “need to review” on-line. Immediate calls to reconsideration resulted in approvals upon adjusting credit limits.

Impossible to know for certain and although no one ever said anything and there’s no evidence (sorry to sound like a conspiracy theorist ) I firmly believe that my CPC status played a role in the last few approvals. I do not think I would have been approved if I was not a CPC.