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What is the highest credit limit you've been given?

10,000 for me.
Debt at highest: 23,735

Debt now: 17,355

Paid off: 6,380

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  • 15lsp
    15lsp Posts: 305 Forumite
    16K with barclaycard
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  • i could do with that for a balance transfer of a loan!!!
    Debt at highest: 23,735

    Debt now: 17,355

    Paid off: 6,380
  • 25k with first direct
  • was that a one off or was it lots of increases over time?
    Debt at highest: 23,735

    Debt now: 17,355

    Paid off: 6,380
  • £25000 should be the usual maximum for unsecured lending...
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    £25000 should be the usual maximum for unsecured lending...
    MBNA go to £50K.
  • mrbigd
    mrbigd Posts: 168 Forumite
    £25K was that as an initial Customer?

    Most I got was £11K with Virgin Money.
  • Most I got was Halifax One 10k, Tesco Platinum 5k, Virgin 5k, Mint 5k. Lowest is Barclaycard 1600
  • My Halifax One is 13.5k
    No Signature Required ......
  • Highest initial credit limit was £11100 (that's not a typo - I don't know why it isn't £11000). Highest for an individual card now is £25000 and when I converted my Lloyds TSB Gold Card to a Lloyds TSB Amex they increased my limit from £10000 to £15000 on the new account.
    Interestingly MBNA have just reduced the limit on one of my cards - probably because they aren't happy about the total amount of credit potential I have with them (just under £30K) since they took over 2 of my cards which were originally issued by Bank of Scotland. Doesn't bother me as I am trying to become debt free. I plan eventually to cancel some of my cards but prefer to keep my options open at the moment and take advantage of interest rate deals until I have paid everything off.
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