📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Capital one won't reduce my credit limit

Options
I want to reduce it from £680 to £600 as I'm trying to get rid of the damn thing. There is £92 available credit at the moment on an APR of 26% (they must be joking). They are charging me more interset this month than last month even though I owe them less. They say they can't reduce it as it less than £100. Funny last month they reduced it by £20. :mad:
Barclaycard 3800

Nothing to do but hibernate till spring






Comments

  • bet if you said you wanted to transfer the balance to another card and close that account they would oblige.....
    Stepchange dmp £6350
    Debt free date jul 2021

    Emergency fund needs refuelling!

    Aiming for a debt free stress free life with some money in the bank!
  • CosmoCat
    CosmoCat Posts: 681 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    can you transfer your balance to another card? if you could please do. i know how you feel trying to get rid of that card with their exhorbitant rates. i shall be closing mine forthwith as soon as the final payment clears!!

    they are really something
    MFW Newbie - #17. (#116 in 2019)
    New Mortgage at Nov 19 - £273 499
    Current Balance - £268 225
    Want to cut down 26 year mortgage by 9 years!
    New MF date 2036 :dance:
  • Broken_hearted
    Broken_hearted Posts: 9,553 Forumite
    I could try but they keep bulking my credit in with OH and his credit rate is shot.
    Barclaycard 3800

    Nothing to do but hibernate till spring






  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,639 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Why dont you just reduce the credit rating in your head then?
    Or would that not work for you?
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • CosmoCat
    CosmoCat Posts: 681 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I could try but they keep bulking my credit in with OH and his credit rate is shot.

    have a go, the most they can say is no! if not, put every bit of extra you can into paying it off.

    i know what you're going through
    MFW Newbie - #17. (#116 in 2019)
    New Mortgage at Nov 19 - £273 499
    Current Balance - £268 225
    Want to cut down 26 year mortgage by 9 years!
    New MF date 2036 :dance:
  • Broken_hearted
    Broken_hearted Posts: 9,553 Forumite
    I have applied for a balance transfer fingers crossed
    Barclaycard 3800

    Nothing to do but hibernate till spring






  • CosmoCat
    CosmoCat Posts: 681 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I have applied for a balance transfer fingers crossed

    everything crossed for you.
    MFW Newbie - #17. (#116 in 2019)
    New Mortgage at Nov 19 - £273 499
    Current Balance - £268 225
    Want to cut down 26 year mortgage by 9 years!
    New MF date 2036 :dance:
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.3K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177K Life & Family
  • 257.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.