A reader reports having been approved for the new Chase INK Preferred 100,000 bonus, despite being over the typical 5/24 approval limit. There are some other reports, data points, and discussions about this as well in the blogosphere.
We’ve written about similar phenomena with regards to prior increased Chase INK offers and the Sapphire Preferred offer. Dansdeals suggests that the easiest approvals often align with thee start or end of a new best ever offer. More generally, it might also be part of any special or increased offer, with Chase making a push for approvals on a particular card.
YMMV. Certainly many will still get hit by the 5/24 denial. And yet it seems there is some chance. Someone who doesn’t care much about the hard pull can easily lob in an application.