 TITLE: Chase Announces New Freedom Flex℠ Card and Updates to Freedom Unlimited® CONTENT: What to Know Before Applying for a Chase Card\n---------------------------------------------\nChase offers some of the best rewards cards on the market, with valuable points redemptions through the Ultimate Rewards portal or transfers to Chase partners. Before applying for a Chase card, however, it's important to understand where your credit stands.\nChase Freedom and Chase Sapphire cards require good to excellent credit for approval.\nIf you're curious what cards may be right for you based on your credit, check out the Experian CreditMatch™ tool to be paired with specialized card offers based on your FICO® Score☉ . If your credit score could use improvement, consider signing up for Experian Boost™† , which gives you credit for your on-time utility, telecom and Netflix® payments.\nYou'll also want to be sure you haven't opened more than five credit cards in the past 24 months. Chase has a policy called the 5\/24 rule that restricts consumers who have opened more than five credit card accounts in the past 24 months from being approved for a new Chase card.\nTo see how many credit card accounts you've opened in the past two years, check your credit reports to see what's listed there. You can get a free copy of your credit reports from Experian. END