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SnowBowl
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Chase is weird!

Ugh, I am having a hard time with chase for getting anything approved last couple of years but the thing is... I applied for Freedom Unlimited and United Club Card. the Freedom Unlimited was rejected but I guess CA is recommending United Club Card to be approved and I assumed its gonna be 5K CL minimum if it goes thru.. but the thing is I dont really feel like ponying up $450 AF ( I thought it was going to be $100 statement credit and $450 waived for the 1st year ) otherwise I would have not applied for it..    so my question is.. does this make any sense to anyone? freedom card rejected and yet its looking good for United Card ?  I want to get back in the door with Chase but $450 AF ?? YIKES! lol. I will have to think about it Smiley Happy

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myjourney
Super Contributor

Re: Chase is weird!


@SnowBowl wrote:

Ugh, I am having a hard time with chase for getting anything approved last couple of years but the thing is... I applied for Freedom Unlimited and United Club Card. the Freedom Unlimited was rejected but I guess CA is recommending United Club Card to be approved and I assumed its gonna be 5K CL minimum if it goes thru.. but the thing is I dont really feel like ponying up $450 AF ( I thought it was going to be $100 statement credit and $450 waived for the 1st year ) otherwise I would have not applied for it..    so my question is.. does this make any sense to anyone? freedom card rejected and yet its looking good for United Card ?  I want to get back in the door with Chase but $450 AF ?? YIKES! lol. I will have to think about it Smiley Happy


Okay where's the weird part I'm not seeing it? Lol

Banks are in it for the money 

Hmmm.....

 

Freedom no AF

$0% period 

 

United Club Card (Co-branded) $450 in the pocket 1st statement 

No $0% 

 

Another question I have is what's your 5/24 status? 

This may also be the reason for the Freedom denial since co-branded cards are excluded from this rule another reason you could be approved for one and denied a Chase branded card

FWIW I've also never seen any high AF card with a waived fee 

 

Makes complete sense to me LolSmiley LOL

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SnowBowl
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Re: Chase is weird!


@myjourney wrote:

@SnowBowl wrote:

Ugh, I am having a hard time with chase for getting anything approved last couple of years but the thing is... I applied for Freedom Unlimited and United Club Card. the Freedom Unlimited was rejected but I guess CA is recommending United Club Card to be approved and I assumed its gonna be 5K CL minimum if it goes thru.. but the thing is I dont really feel like ponying up $450 AF ( I thought it was going to be $100 statement credit and $450 waived for the 1st year ) otherwise I would have not applied for it..    so my question is.. does this make any sense to anyone? freedom card rejected and yet its looking good for United Card ?  I want to get back in the door with Chase but $450 AF ?? YIKES! lol. I will have to think about it Smiley Happy


Okay where's the weird part I'm not seeing it? Lol

Banks are in it for the money 

Hmmm.....

 

Freedom no AF

$0% period 

 

United Club Card (Co-branded) $450 in the pocket 1st statement 

No $0% 

 

Another question I have is what's your 5/24 status? 

This may also be the reason for the Freedom denial since co-branded cards are excluded from this rule another reason you could be approved for one and denied a Chase branded card

FWIW I've also never seen any high AF card with a waived fee 

 

Makes complete sense to me LolSmiley LOL


I understand, but the thing is I recalled awhile ago someone on here got United Club Card approved with 1st year $450 AF being waived, I cant recalled who it was tho.. and the thing is Freedom has $500 min approval and I cant get that yet CA recommend approval for United Club Card.  but yeah I guess I am past 5/24 for their branded cards.

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creditguy
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Re: Chase is weird!

Yep you got bit by the 5/24 bug it sounds, otherwise I'm sure you would have qualified for a FU as well as United.
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Discover2016
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Re: Chase is weird!


@SnowBowl wrote:

Ugh, I am having a hard time with chase for getting anything approved last couple of years but the thing is... I applied for Freedom Unlimited and United Club Card. the Freedom Unlimited was rejected but I guess CA is recommending United Club Card to be approved and I assumed its gonna be 5K CL minimum if it goes thru.. but the thing is I dont really feel like ponying up $450 AF ( I thought it was going to be $100 statement credit and $450 waived for the 1st year ) otherwise I would have not applied for it..    so my question is.. does this make any sense to anyone? freedom card rejected and yet its looking good for United Card ?  I want to get back in the door with Chase but $450 AF ?? YIKES! lol. I will have to think about it Smiley Happy


BTW the minimum credit line for a United Club is $15,000Heart

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ddemari
Super Contributor

Re: Chase is weird!

It's totally plausible to get declined for freedom but approved for club card, and yes 15k is the starting limits on it.
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SnowBowl
Frequent Contributor

Re: Chase is weird!


@ddemari wrote:
It's totally plausible to get declined for freedom but approved for club card, and yes 15k is the starting limits on it.

Wow, 15K? I dont know if thats gonna happen. we will see..  cant approve me for $500 Freedom account and yet 15K for Club card ? this is defintely the most weirdest exp I ever had before Smiley Very Happy I will update as the progress goes ..  I dont see how I can get 15K CL considering I only have 1 account at 10K or greater which is Cabelas Visa plus I just dont see how Chase can give out 15K with BK reporting on CR.

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someg33k
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Re: Chase is weird!

I cant touch a Chase core card due to 5/24. I am sure they would not give me a Freedom with even a $500.00 limit.

 

However they did give me a Disney @ 15K and a Marriott @ 18K.

 

So it makes perfect sense to get approved for a co-branded with high limit and denied for a Freedom.

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SnowBowl
Frequent Contributor

Re: Chase is weird!


@someg33k wrote:

I cant touch a Chase core card due to 5/24. I am sure they would not give me a Freedom with even a $500.00 limit.

 

@However they did give me a Disney @ 15K and a Marriott @ 18K.

 

So it makes perfect sense to get approved for a co-branded with high limit and denied for a Freedom.


Wow, interesting.. do you know if you could downgrade to United Explorer $95 AF after 1st year? will Chase allow that?

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