Wells Fargo screwing me

Discussion in 'Credit Talk' started by dryclean, Nov 21, 2009.

  1. dryclean

    dryclean New Member

    I have many cards mostly to fund my business. It is easier to get money this way then with a bank

    I have a Wells Fargo card with a 12,000 limit I used 10,000 for 0% balance transfer for a year. After the year it went to 22% so I transfered to another card $8000 of it. My balance with them is less than 2000. I got a letter saying that they are reducing my available credit amount to 2000. I've never been late I paid the minimum + a little more because I'm snowballing some other card.

    This is goofing up my credit score it there anything I can do
     
  2. jjgross

    jjgross Well-Known Member

    Well you could pay down until you only owe a 100 dollars.
     
  3. dryclean

    dryclean New Member

    How does that help my credit score
     
  4. JoshuaHeckathorn

    JoshuaHeckathorn Administrator

    Unfortunately, banks are reducing credit limits like this often these days for customers that carry high balances and then pay them down all of a sudden. They're trying to reduce their exposure whenever they can, and there's not much you can do about the reduced limits.

    Like jj said, you've got to keep your credit utilization low - preferably around 10% if you want to see an improvement in your credit score. It counts for about a third of your overall FICO score. At the very least, try to get your CU ratio under 30% for all your cards.
     

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