New Chase rule: only one Sapphire card
Sep 1, 2017, 10:42 am
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Sep 1, 2017, 11:28 am
#94
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Sep 1, 2017, 12:08 pm
#95
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Yes, but that is just to get back to break even. Then you really have to spend quite a bit more to start making actual money using the card, which not everyone will do, especially if they make some everyday purchases on SPG, or are trying to get to Diamond HH status on HHonors Surpass.
Sep 1, 2017, 9:00 pm
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Sep 1, 2017, 9:01 pm
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Sep 2, 2017, 11:05 am
#100
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Questions about Sapphire applied for/not yet approved ....
BACKGROUND: On Aug 20, my spouse and I both applied for the Sapphire Preferred. We each already have the Sapphire Reserve. The decisions were deferred. Chase called me and grilled me hard about my income, mortgage, etc. They approved my Preferred on August 26 (I called and verified this date and also that I will receive the bonus)
They sent a letter to my spouse saying "We received an application for a Chase Sapphire Visa signature account with your name and SS number on it. We need to verify that the application is yours. Please call us to confirm your application ... at your earliest convenience - 1-800-278-8830 - M-F 8 a.m. to 8 p.m ... Here's what happens next. Once we can verify that the application is yours, we'll continue processing your request. If we don't receive the information within 30 days of the date of this letter, we'll no longer consider your application."
QUESTIONS:
1. If they approve his card, will he get the bonus, since the D-Date of August 27 has passed?
2. Are they just asking him for ID verification, like copy of DL and utility bill, or will they grill him ala Spanish Inquisition (e.g. where is your income from, how long have you been receiving it, yada yada)?
BACKGROUND: On Aug 20, my spouse and I both applied for the Sapphire Preferred. We each already have the Sapphire Reserve. The decisions were deferred. Chase called me and grilled me hard about my income, mortgage, etc. They approved my Preferred on August 26 (I called and verified this date and also that I will receive the bonus)
They sent a letter to my spouse saying "We received an application for a Chase Sapphire Visa signature account with your name and SS number on it. We need to verify that the application is yours. Please call us to confirm your application ... at your earliest convenience - 1-800-278-8830 - M-F 8 a.m. to 8 p.m ... Here's what happens next. Once we can verify that the application is yours, we'll continue processing your request. If we don't receive the information within 30 days of the date of this letter, we'll no longer consider your application."
QUESTIONS:
1. If they approve his card, will he get the bonus, since the D-Date of August 27 has passed?
2. Are they just asking him for ID verification, like copy of DL and utility bill, or will they grill him ala Spanish Inquisition (e.g. where is your income from, how long have you been receiving it, yada yada)?
Sep 3, 2017, 8:02 am
#101
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Online prequal does not bypass the new rule; wife was rejected for CSP (she's a CSR holder) the day the announcement came out, and the letter listed the reason as being the prohibition against more than one Sapphire product.
Sep 3, 2017, 10:44 am
#102
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Thanks ... So are you saying that she applied several days before the new rule was announced, and on announcement day she received a letter in the mail? Or the letter was dated on announcement day?
Sep 3, 2017, 11:11 am
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Just applied for CIP, so we'll see how that one goes!
Sep 3, 2017, 5:11 pm
#104
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Still what? Contrary to your statement, a fake business does not preclude someone from obtaining a business card.
True but failure is not limited to fake businesses.
True but failure is not limited to fake businesses.
Last edited by Troopers; Sep 3, 2017 at 5:19 pm
Sep 3, 2017, 9:37 pm
#105
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Questions about Sapphire applied for/not yet approved ....
BACKGROUND: On Aug 20, my spouse and I both applied for the Sapphire Preferred. We each already have the Sapphire Reserve. The decisions were deferred. Chase called me and grilled me hard about my income, mortgage, etc. They approved my Preferred on August 26 (I called and verified this date and also that I will receive the bonus)
They sent a letter to my spouse saying "We received an application for a Chase Sapphire Visa signature account with your name and SS number on it. We need to verify that the application is yours. Please call us to confirm your application ... at your earliest convenience - 1-800-278-8830 - M-F 8 a.m. to 8 p.m ... Here's what happens next. Once we can verify that the application is yours, we'll continue processing your request. If we don't receive the information within 30 days of the date of this letter, we'll no longer consider your application."
QUESTIONS:
1. If they approve his card, will he get the bonus, since the D-Date of August 27 has passed?
2. Are they just asking him for ID verification, like copy of DL and utility bill, or will they grill him ala Spanish Inquisition (e.g. where is your income from, how long have you been receiving it, yada yada)?
BACKGROUND: On Aug 20, my spouse and I both applied for the Sapphire Preferred. We each already have the Sapphire Reserve. The decisions were deferred. Chase called me and grilled me hard about my income, mortgage, etc. They approved my Preferred on August 26 (I called and verified this date and also that I will receive the bonus)
They sent a letter to my spouse saying "We received an application for a Chase Sapphire Visa signature account with your name and SS number on it. We need to verify that the application is yours. Please call us to confirm your application ... at your earliest convenience - 1-800-278-8830 - M-F 8 a.m. to 8 p.m ... Here's what happens next. Once we can verify that the application is yours, we'll continue processing your request. If we don't receive the information within 30 days of the date of this letter, we'll no longer consider your application."
QUESTIONS:
1. If they approve his card, will he get the bonus, since the D-Date of August 27 has passed?
2. Are they just asking him for ID verification, like copy of DL and utility bill, or will they grill him ala Spanish Inquisition (e.g. where is your income from, how long have you been receiving it, yada yada)?
2. It should be very similar to your phone call from Chase but again ymmv depending on the agent or CSR.