Looking to sign up for my second Chase Business Ink Preferred Card for the 100k bonus.

Current active Chase CC's:

• Chase Business Ink Cash
• Chase Business Ink Cash (Downgraded from Previous Chase Business Ink Preferred 26 months ago)
• No Active Business Checking/Savings
• All Accounts in good standing 9 ($0 balance on all CC's)

I’ve been seeing a lot of people with solid credit and good standing with Chase get denied for the business ink preferred for not having sufficient funds in a checking or investment account with Chase.

Does anyone know if a Chase business checking is now required for approval since COVID has made the approval process for sole-prop (Using Social as EIN) more difficult?