Today I feel pretty good about my chance to finally get a Chase CSP. My current status since December 1st is pending for 30 days. I was cleaning out old email and discovered my two application response emails from Chase when I applied for my Marriott and IHG cards. Both had 30 day notices as well.
Today I found out about Credit Karma and Credit Sesame, thanks to myfico forums. So, I signed up for Credit Karma and one of the cards they said I had a "Very Good" chance of getting approved for was a Chase Freedom card. I shouldn't draw any conslusions, but I figure if I'm good for one Ultimate Rewards card I should be okay for the other. And besides, I checked my credit card inquiries over the past 2 years. Four! 
And two of those were the Chase cards. One other was for the CSP a while back of which I got promptly denied for. (Just heard about recon calls in tihs forum as well. Probably should have done that back then.)
I figure at the very least, they would take some credit line from my other two Chase cards totaling $7000 and PIF. My point in getting an Ultimate Rewards card is that I can transfer points to those same hotel chains anyway. I will have more flexibility with points.
I'm not too impressed with IHG. They have the whole Spire Elite member level now, but walking into a Holiday Inn Express, you'd never know. I was treated like an average person walking in. No, it's no tthe Hilton, but come on. Give me a cookie or something. 
Though, I would like to keep it around for the annual free night.
Have you called the Chase automated line to check the status of your applications? The rule of thumb is that if the line says you'll hear from them in "7-10 days", it's probably a denial. However, if the message is "two weeks" or "30 days" then it's likely an approval and they may simply need to verify your information. Doesn't hurt to check your status.
@adelphi_sky wrote:Today I feel pretty good about my chance to finally get a Chase CSP. My current status since December 1st is pending for 30 days. I was cleaning out old email and discovered my two application response emails from Chase when I applied for my Marriott and IHG cards. Both had 30 day notices as well.
Experience suggests, however, that you should refrain from calling the reconsideration lines and speaking with an analyst or underwriter unless and until you receive a denial by mail. Even then, it may not do you any good but since you've already incurred an HP, you don't have much to lose. YMMV!
Good plan! And good luck. Keep us posted regarding the outcome.
@adelphi_sky wrote:I've called the automated status line since I applied, each day it has been the 30-day message. So, I will wait until I either receive the cards or a denial letter. I have never even considered the recon line before reading these forums. Never knew they existed. But I will wait until I hear back from Chase before talking to a human being.
LOL I just experienced the same thing! Received a 30-day Email early this morning for an application that I filed several days ago. At first I thought this was a new, fraudulent application. But when I called the automated status line, it was clear this was a reference to my earlier application. Whew!
@adelphi_sky wrote:Chase must be flooded with apps this month. I JUST recieved their application email stating that they will contact me within 30 days. When I saw the email I thought it was a denial because it didn't say Welcome! lol I submitted the app on Tuesday. Never got the application confirmation email. I was tempted to call Chase to see if they had the right email a few days ago. Now I guess they do.
Still waiting on a decision.