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Chase Private Client and JP Morgan Private Banking are the banking versions of elite status.
Chase Private Client is officially intended for people with $250K in assets with Chase, but there are other ways to obtain private client status. If you have an existing relationship with a Chase banker they can give you private client status regardless of whether you have any significant assets with Chase. Some bankers claim there is a minimum, but they have the ability to make anyone Private Client if they want to. You may also have luck by promising to move funds to Chase in the future or by moving a business account to Chase. If you have any immediate family with a Private client account you can also get upgraded to Private Client status. If you are added as a joint user on an account (even a safety deposit box) of a Private Client you can also get Private Client status.
JP Morgan Private Banking is intended for people with $10MM in assets with Chase, but there are also easier ways to obtain that status as well, including knowing a Private Banker or working at certain institutions. It offers access to unique credit cards like the JP Morgan Reserve card. That card is essentially a Sapphire Reserve but it also offers a United Club membership, doesn’t have any late fees, doesn’t report spending on your credit report, and it’s made out of a heavier metal.
Being a Private Client can help you get approved for Chase cards if you are over 5/24.
Private Client also waives fees on bank accounts, wire transfers, ATM fees+refunds at other bank’s ATMs, safety deposit boxes, checks, cashier’s checks, money orders, foreign exchange fees on debit usage and withdrawals abroad, and more.
Private Clients also have higher ATM withdrawal limits, higher mobile deposit limits, and higher QuickPay limits.
Finally, Chase Private Clients can also request a Chase Private Client Arts & Culture Card. It’s linked to a specific region and the physical card will only specify the museums in that region, but the card will be accepted nationwide.
I was able to get Private Client status earlier this year and it helped me get approved for a Chase Sapphire Reserve® card after applying online and calling reconsideration, despite being over 5/24.
I got a NYC based Private Client Arts & Culture Card, but had no problem using it at the awesome Exploratorium when I took Rafi to San Francisco earlier this year. We both had a great time there and thanks to Chase I saved the $30/person admission fee:
Below is a full list of institution nationwide that offer benefits for Chase Private Client Arts & Culture Cardholders. In addition to the benefits listed below, most places also offer discounts at gift shops and dining facilities.
New York:
-American Museum of Natural History: Complimentary general admission for cardholder and three guests.
-Brooklyn Children’s Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and spouse and kids.
-Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-The New Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
-The New York Botanical Garden: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest to grounds and three seasons of exhibitions.
Ending 2016:
-Liberty Science Center: Complimentary admission for cardholder and two guests
New for 2017:
-Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and two guests.
View all of the free museums in other cities after the jump:
Arizona:
-Arizona Science Center, Phoenix: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
-Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix: Complimentary admission for cardholder and two guests.
-Heard Museum, Phoenix: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-Phoenix Art Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder, one adult guest and up to four children, ages 17 and under
-Tucson Botanical Gardens: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
-Tucson Museum of Art: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
Chicago:
-Adler Planetarium: Complimentary general admission and 50% discount on Sky Shows for cardholder and one guest.
-Shedd Aquarium: Complimentary general admission for cardholder
-The Art Institute of Chicago: Complimentary general admission for cardholder and 10% discount for all guests.
-The Field Museum: Complimentary Basic admission for cardholder and three guests
-The Museum of Science and Industry: Complimentary general admission and an Omnimax ticket for cardholder and one guest
New for 2017:
-Chicago History Museum: Complimentary general admission for cardholder and three guests
Florida:
-Miami Children’s Museum: Complimentary general admission for cardholder and four guests.
-Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach: Complimentary general admission.
-Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society: Complimentary admission for cardholder, one adult guest and two children, ages 3–12.
-Pérez Art Museum Miami: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests
-The Florida Aquarium Tampa: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
Ending 2016:
-Orlando Museum of Art: Complimentary admission for cardholder and eight guests.
New for 2017:
-Cummer Museum Of Art & Gardens Jacksonville: Complimentary general admission for cardholder and five guests
Los Angeles/San Diego:
-Discovery Cube (Los Angeles and Santa Ana): Complimentary admission for cardholder and one child.
-Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (Downtown & La Jolla): Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
-Natural History Museum of Los Angeles: Complimentary admission for cardholder, one adult guest and two children.
-La Brea Tar Pits and Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder, one adult guest and two children.
-San Diego Zoo: 25% admission discount for cardholder and three guests.
-Safari Park: 25% admission discount for cardholder and three guests.
Ending 2016:
-The Getty Center: Complimentary parking for one vehicle (admission is always free).
-The Getty Villa: Complimentary parking for one vehicle (admission is always free).
New for 2017:
-Aquarium of the Pacific: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
San Francisco:
-California Academy of Sciences: Complimentary admission for cardholder and children ages 3 and under
-de Young Museum: Complimentary admission to permanent collections for cardholder and one guest.
-Exploratorium: Complimentary admission for cardholder, one guest and children ages 3 and under.
-Legion of Honor: Complimentary admission to permanent collections for cardholder and one guest.
-San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
Ending 2016:
-Asian Art Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-The Tech Museum of Innovation: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
New for 2017:
-Oakland Zoo: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one adult guest or one child guest.
Seattle:
-EMP Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-Museum of Glass: Complimentary admission for cardholder and two guests
-Museum of History & Industry: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-Pacific Science Center: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
-Seattle Art Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest
-Asian Art Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest
Ending 2016:
-Tacoma Art Museum: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests.
Texas:
-Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin: Complimentary admission for cardholder and three guests
-Dallas Museum of Art: Complimentary admission to ticketed exhibitions for cardholder and one guest (general admission is always free).
-Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Complimentary general admission for cardholder and one guest.
-The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
Ending 2016:
-Holocaust Museum Houston: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
-Fort Worth Museum of Science & History: Complimentary admission for cardholder and one guest.
New for 2017:
-Houston Museum of Natural Science: Complimentary Permanent Exhibit Hall admission for cardholder and one guest.
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So if my brother has CPC, and he adds me to his account as a joint, or a safety deposit box, my account will automatically earn the CPC status?
Hey Dan for some reason my wife gets the private client card but for Los angeles…will it work in ny?
@CPC:
Yes.
@Josh:
Read the post.
YMMV regarding using a card from one region in another. Sometimes they’ll check.
@Sam Finkelstein:
Have you been turned down before?
Chase says that the cards work in all regions.
Do you have a link to where it says the card works in all regions?
I asked Chase if I could use it in SF (I live in LA) and this was their response: “It is only available in the area you are provided. For more info, please visit your nearest branch.”
But I recently went to SFMOMA and was able to use it with no problem, they just asked to see an ID (my guess was for a zip code for their data base). They even turned the card over but made no mention of it being for LA only.
So I think it’s YMMV.
@Dan: I only used my card once outside my region, and generally request in advance for places I visit. However, I’ve heard reports about them checking. Remember that the card has a list of institutions on back and a perhaps less-informed rep would give you a problem if it’s not on there.
How to get this status? Going to a bank, call somewhere?
Once you are cpc where do you request this card?
@Shmuel:
@Yaks:
Ask a banker for one.
IME that card arrived automatically (for my local region), did not have to request.
Successfully got one via SM, Though it took a few days for them to reply. They asked to confirm my mailing address.
It is also only one per family.
I called my Chase Private Client Banker about a month ago and asked to get one of the arts and culture cards. She informed me that it was not available in our area (Columbus, Ohio)
Would I be more likely to be able to obtain one if I asked via PM and specified a geographic area?
“If you have any immediate family with a Private client account you can also get upgraded to Private Client status.”
@Dan:
Do I need to have a joint acct with the cpc member? Or just being an family member works
1 Does the jp morgan private banking offer the same benefits as chase private client?
In your post all the benefits say for chase private client?
2 if i have the jp morgan reserve card and called for my free united club membership what should i do with my united mileage plus card card that costs me $450 a year.
Is 5/24 if u had any 5 ccs or only chase ccs
hi i have a chase ritz card do you know if theres any way that the piority pass lets you nring in unlimited guests like the sapphire reserve or do they have restrictions like amex bis platnium thanks
@duvid:
read the 5/24 post!
tried PM, asked for card for the Chicago area, reply was ask my mailing address–provided and got reply that I should contact my private banker–who already I told me I can’t have a card because they’re not available in my area. Anyone get one of these cards without actually having an address in the designated areas?
Is LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) still included for the Los Angeles list? They’re currently on the 2016 pass.
LACMA is no longer on the 2017 list. =(
Overall, not a very impressive list – except for the Bay Area (where I live), and Chicago. I am a recent CPC customer.
I’ve spoken with my private client banker, I’ve instant messaged Chase and I’ve called the 1-800 number to reach a private client service center. They all tell me you cannot get this card if your address on the account isn’t in one of the service areas for the discounts (ie: Chicago, Texas, AZ, LAX, San francisco, NY, Fla or Seattle)
@Beth:
Not true. I live in CLE and a CPC banker got me one.
Yes, I saw that you had one and that prompted me to take the extra steps of using IM and calling the service center (since my private banker already denied me based on location) but I’m not getting anywhere and hearing the same story. Is it possible that the policy has changed? do you have any other ideas on securing this card? Are there any others who’ve recently gotten this card without living in a designated area?
(at the very least, it’s obviously YMMV)
I just became CPC last week. When I asked my banker, and the CPC toll-free number about the card, they tell me it will be mailed to me automatically in about a month. Is there any way to expedite the process and get it sooner?
@beth: As a last resort, you might want to try visiting a CPC banker while you’re within one of the service areas (i.e. there on vacation, passing through, etc). They might be more inclined to order one for you.
My cpc banker called ahead when I visited Seattle from Chicago, and we got into EMP with no problem. You don’t need a different card for each city.
My dad has an Arts and Culture Card. Can I use this without him being present?
How do I go about to get a private client card?
What is the name of the app for arts and culture