Nov 18, 2013, 5:01 pm
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What is the best current offer?
What is the best current offer?
A. Beginning April 14, 2022, the public offer has been increased to 80,000 Bonus Points After You Spend $4,000 On Purchases In The First 3 Months From Account Opening. Annual fee [$95] is not waived. This offer is now publicly available. Based on some datapoints, it may be possible to get this offer at your local Chase branch with a one year waiver of the annual fee.
For any CSP offer, be sure to check the pricing details before applying. Normally, the annual fee for the CSP for year 2 and later is $95; however, in mid-2014 and then again more recently, Chase began randomly changing the pricing for some visits to the pages above, with AF as high as $150. If you get a page with that higher pricing, try reloading the page.
For any CSP offer, be sure to check the pricing details before applying. Normally, the annual fee for the CSP for year 2 and later is $95; however, in mid-2014 and then again more recently, Chase began randomly changing the pricing for some visits to the pages above, with AF as high as $150. If you get a page with that higher pricing, try reloading the page.
Q. Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
A. This card is subject to the Chase 5/24 policy. For details, see the wiki and related discussion in Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward.
As of August 2018, all Chase Sapphire cards are subject to an additional restriction:
The product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of any Sapphire credit card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of any Sapphire credit card who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 48 months.
Q. I'm an authorized user for a card issued to my spouse/parent. Does that prevent me from signing up for the same card and earning a bonus?
A. No, being an authorized user does not prevent you from obtaining your own card / bonus.
Q. I just met the spend requirement. When will I receive my signup bonus points?
A. In most cases, your bonus will be credited after the close of the monthly billing cycle in which you meet the spend requirement. (Chase never posts signup bonuses mid-cycle.)
However, owing to a quirk in Chase's system, bonuses associated with charges incurred in the last ~7 days of a billing period may not post until the end of the following billing period. This is true even if the charges appear on your current statement and generate the standard number of points per dollar spent.
Thus, if you meet your bonus spend threshold late in your billing cycle, you may not receive the corresponding signup bonus until the following month. Calling Chase to complain will not change this, so be patient and enjoy your points when they finally appear.
Q. What's the value of a UR point? What are the best redemption options?
A. Because these questions are not specific to the Sapphire Preferred card, see discussion in the following separate threads:
Q. What are the benefits of this card other than UR points?
Benefits Guide https://www.chasebenefits.com/sapphirepreferred
A. See the discussion in Chase Sapphire Preferred Benefits Thread, especially the source documents referenced in the wiki.
Other discussion
Which travel booking sites qualify for 2x points on CSP?
To review previous Sapphire Preferred thread, click HERE.
Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP) : 60K , $4k spend, $95 fee. (2013-2023)
Jun 28, 2021, 5:46 pm
#1426
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BDL, JFK
Posts: 658
I was approved and received the card 3 weeks ago but I am unable to generate a referral link. When I try it says it’s not available for my card. How long do you have to have the card before you can generate referrals.
Jun 28, 2021, 5:59 pm
#1427
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,975
I was approved for the card on 6/21, and received it today, 6/28. On the app, there's a new account bonus section saying the spending needs to be done by 9/21. I understood that Chase generally gave extra time based on the time needed to receive the card, and that week in September, at the end of a trip to Italy, could be important if I try to have most of the qualifying spending be 2X travel purchases. Do you think that, if I message Chase, they'll clarify with a later spending deadline?
Jun 28, 2021, 6:59 pm
#1428
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Virginia
Programs: HHonors Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott nobody
Posts: 470
Jun 28, 2021, 8:20 pm
#1429
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,089
I was approved for the card on 6/21, and received it today, 6/28. On the app, there's a new account bonus section saying the spending needs to be done by 9/21. I understood that Chase generally gave extra time based on the time needed to receive the card, and that week in September, at the end of a trip to Italy, could be important if I try to have most of the qualifying spending be 2X travel purchases. Do you think that, if I message Chase, they'll clarify with a later spending deadline?
Jun 28, 2021, 8:32 pm
#1430
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Virginia
Programs: HHonors Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott nobody
Posts: 470
Thanks. I checked the last statement, I did received a pro rated refund of the CSR annual fee, about 3 months worth.
Jun 28, 2021, 9:17 pm
#1431
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
I was approved for the card on 6/21, and received it today, 6/28. On the app, there's a new account bonus section saying the spending needs to be done by 9/21. I understood that Chase generally gave extra time based on the time needed to receive the card, and that week in September, at the end of a trip to Italy, could be important if I try to have most of the qualifying spending be 2X travel purchases. Do you think that, if I message Chase, they'll clarify with a later spending deadline?
Jun 28, 2021, 10:29 pm
#1432
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,089
Thanks for your data point. I just sent a SM to Chase to see how long I have with my new CSP. Will report back.
Also, back in the day, charges made on the card 4-5 days before the closing date would not post/count toward min. spend.. This may still be true as charges are usually "pending" for a few days before they post/count.
Jun 29, 2021, 3:21 am
#1433
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 126
Please don't take this the wrong way, but in any new credit app it only matters how it "Seems" to the lender.
Generally speaking Credit card lenders report to credit bureaus the amount owed as of the closing date of the billing cycle. There are some very rare instances where CC lenders make "Mid-Cycle Reports" to the Credit Bureaus, (but Chase isn't one of these).
If you always pay your credit cards in full every month and want to make yourself look as good as possible to a lender simply pay all your credit cards in full prior to the account's billing cycle closing date, (but always allow exactly ONE revolving account to close with a very small balance because ZERO revolving accounts with a balance is a net negative under the FICO score algorithms).
If you always pay your credit cards in full every month and want to make yourself look as good as possible to a lender simply pay all your credit cards in full prior to the account's billing cycle closing date, (but always allow exactly ONE revolving account to close with a very small balance because ZERO revolving accounts with a balance is a net negative under the FICO score algorithms).
Jun 29, 2021, 4:07 am
#1434
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 126
Data point for the PC and apply process:
1. I PC'd my CSR to a Freedom card last Saturday, the existing credit limit also got transferred over.
2. I requested a reduction of the credit limit on my new Freedom card by 15K yesterday, and they did that overnight.
3. The CSP card appeared in the "just for you" section of my account today. So four business days from the PC.
4. I unfreezed my credit report and then applied for the CSP this afternoon, and was instantly approved
5. The new CSP card immediately appeared in my account. (I still have not received the Freedom card from the PC yet)
1. I PC'd my CSR to a Freedom card last Saturday, the existing credit limit also got transferred over.
2. I requested a reduction of the credit limit on my new Freedom card by 15K yesterday, and they did that overnight.
3. The CSP card appeared in the "just for you" section of my account today. So four business days from the PC.
4. I unfreezed my credit report and then applied for the CSP this afternoon, and was instantly approved
5. The new CSP card immediately appeared in my account. (I still have not received the Freedom card from the PC yet)
I'm just curious what Freedom you PC'd your C$R to, (Old original Freedom, Flex, or Freedom Unlimited)?
I'd love another old Freedom, (but I opened a Flex last October and I seem to recall you can't have two of this product)?
I also know I'm at "Max Exposure" with Chase and this doesn't concern me, (but does anyone else reading this know if I asked Chase to reduce the CL of one of my Business cards it might result in a "Backdoor" way of transferring business TL to personal TL availability)?
Jun 29, 2021, 6:13 am
#1435
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Virginia
Programs: HHonors Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott nobody
Posts: 470
I would love to have a second Freedom Flex if the $12,000 grocery bonus for the first year is still around. Unfortunately, they took away that for new applicants.
I think you can still PC to Freedom Flex if you already have one, basically on earlier reports. I don't know if the old Freedom is better than the Freedom Flex, FF seems to have the exact same bonus categories as the old Freedom.
Jun 29, 2021, 7:20 am
#1436
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 1,656
May be - but it still has to follow *some* logic. If someone has a low credit to income ratio, perfect payment history, high credit score etc. etc. - it does not seem logical to deny additional credit due to "outstanding credit being too high". There must be a different reason.
Jun 29, 2021, 12:01 pm
#1439
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,089
Thanks for your data point. I just sent a SM to Chase to see how long I have with my new CSP. Will report back.
Also, back in the day, charges made on the card 4-5 days before the closing date would not post/count toward min. spend.. This may still be true as charges are usually "pending" for a few days before they post/count.
Also, back in the day, charges made on the card 4-5 days before the closing date would not post/count toward min. spend.. This may still be true as charges are usually "pending" for a few days before they post/count.