How many of you are getting screwed...

[circmand]

Last month they cut my limit in half because I never got my balance above half. I was fine with that. But this month they said they are increaseing my APR from 6.5% to 15% because of the ratio of my balance to available credt. In other words I was at 50% of available credit they cut my available credit to a few hundred above my balance then want to increase my percentage because I have little available credit. I also am taking advantage of the keep the balance and not ge the increase.

[nfpgasmask]

Well, in my case, I am going to stop using this card and hunt for a balance transfer deal, even if it is only for 12 months or whatever. I am going to have to flip flop a little if I can. It's just such BS, imo, it's like they are punishing EVERYONE, regardless of whether you have good or bad credit.

Bart

[vt_maverick]

My rate has gone up twice in the past year. Apparently Citi has been making a desperate attempt to stay afloat by increasing APRs across the board (even with bailout $$$ on the way). I have a Citi Driver's Edge MasterCard, which earns cash back that can be used to reimburse the card holder for vehicle repair services. To add insult to the APR injury, Citi (for the first time in 4 years) rejected my rebate application because I had to buy the parts from Merlin and then have them installed by a separate shop in VA. Their excuse is that they pay only for service, not for parts. The spirit of the policy is obviously to prevent people from seeking reimbursement for speaker and rim upgrades, but they're trying to exploit it to deny me about $250. I filed a complaint with Citi's rebate office yesterday, and someone from their case management department is supposed to contact me today since this is likely going to be an ongoing issue.

If they can't fix it, then there's no point in having the card at all. I figure asking to cancel my card altogether if they say no again will get their attention.

[Gussie2000]

I used to have four credit cards,now I only remained with two that has the highest credit limits.

This is a game we can't win at all,is almost impossible to defeat the system;No matter whatever the goverment says banks has the control.

My advise to all guys is to stay away from credit offers & get rid of all those credit cards that have no advantages for us to keep using them any more

[Riff Raff]

I've only had 1 credit card my whole life (a MasterCard). I try to pay with cash on everything I buy, and only use my credit card for "emergencies" (when I don't have enough cash on me) or for on-line/mail-order purchases (in which case, I try to pay off ASAP).

[tom4bren]

"But this month they said they are increaseing my APR from 6.5% to 15% because of the ratio of my balance to available credt."

A couple of our credit limits have been lowered recently and I didn't even consider that it would affect the rate ... TRICKSY HOBITSES.

[circmand]

"But this month they said they are increaseing my APR from 6.5% to 15% because of the ratio of my balance to available credt."

A couple of our credit limits have been lowered recently and I didn't even consider that it would affect the rate ... TRICKSY HOBITSES.

Neither did I until I got the follow up letter

[djvx]

Yep, they got me too man. Jacked me up from a super low rate of 4.9 to a decent low rate of 8.9...In my haste I reacted stupidly and cancelled that card--Not realizing my rate didn't go up that much. My girlfriend got jacked up much higher. It sucks, those of us who pay our bills get screwed.

[Marlin]

I used to only have one card, but when I went to get a mortgage, they said I needed at least 3 to get a lower interest rate. So now I have three, but no letters yet. I did manage to get a 5.75% rate on my house...so it was worth it.