Go to www.thestreet.com for the story. Scroll down to about the middle of the page for an article titled "Don't hide cash under this Metris". Lot of similarity to Providian.
I read that. They did just increase my credit line - almost doubled it. But it can't be for fees, I've never had a single fee for anything - it's got to be for the interest. They lowered my rate, too, and I transferred some money from another card to the DMB card. So if they wanted a bigger balance on their card, they did all the right things to get it.