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Limits

Just some Advice please

My wife has a mbna card with a very large limit but a smallish balance we are trying to move the balance to another 0% card but can't get a big enough limit! If we were to reduce the limit on the mbna card would it help boost a limit on another card we apply for?

Hope that makes sense

Comments

  • emzieslou
    emzieslou Posts: 23 Forumite
    Personally I think it would make a difference. However you would have to wait for her credit file to update to reflect the change before applying for another card. make sure the limit you leave it 25% more than what is on the card though :) x
  • smithers1981
    smithers1981 Posts: 844 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    You say you only have a smallish balance so you only need a small limit on new card surely.
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    what's very large
    what's smallish
    what's her income
    any other debts
    what have you applied for and what were you offered
  • Hazzinho
    Hazzinho Posts: 742 Forumite
    Waste of time, if you can't get a limit to cover this "small" balance then reducing it will make no difference. Are you on the electoral roll and is there additional debt, if you have bad debt and are associated to her that could be a problem too.
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