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able to spend past limit on credit card. what's going on?
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:41 am
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:41 am
I have had a $750 limit on my platinum capital one credit card for years. I always make my payments on time, and usually pay it off in full every 3-4 months.
just recently i used my credit card when I meant to use my debit card, but surprisingly, the transaction went through. I called capital one and they said my limit was still 750, which I have never been able to exceed in the past. I made a few more purchases on the credit card, just to experiment, and now I am over $100 of what capital one tells me is my limit, yet I am still able to make purchases.
every time I call capital one, they tell me my limit is still 750. None of the transactions on my card are pending, I'm over the supposed limit, yet can still make purchases on the card.
does anyone know what's going on?
just recently i used my credit card when I meant to use my debit card, but surprisingly, the transaction went through. I called capital one and they said my limit was still 750, which I have never been able to exceed in the past. I made a few more purchases on the credit card, just to experiment, and now I am over $100 of what capital one tells me is my limit, yet I am still able to make purchases.
every time I call capital one, they tell me my limit is still 750. None of the transactions on my card are pending, I'm over the supposed limit, yet can still make purchases on the card.
does anyone know what's going on?
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:23 pm to demosa
I can't speak for Capital One, but when I had a low limit card Discover seemed to let me go over the credit limit with certain conditions that phased out the higher you went.
I never made a habit of it enough to really iron out the precise rules.
Maybe you still have the same limit, and Capital One changed their policies.
I never made a habit of it enough to really iron out the precise rules.
Maybe you still have the same limit, and Capital One changed their policies.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:23 pm to demosa
I hope they don't hit you with "overlimit" fees.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:57 pm to LSUFanHouston
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I hope they don't hit you with "overlimit" fees.
Yep, I would be very wary of this. Credit card companies love to come up with new ways to hit you with fees and thus increase their revenue.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:06 pm to demosa
If you need to, you could always request a limit increase
Not sure how often you reach your limit but that is pretty low and if you've been a good member, they shouldn't have a problem raising it
Not sure how often you reach your limit but that is pretty low and if you've been a good member, they shouldn't have a problem raising it
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:13 pm to demosa
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$750 limit
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my platinum capital one credit
Anyway, you will be hit with an overlimit fee. I worked at capital one, and I believe that is applied at end of your billing period. Pay it down pronto, or call to get a credit limit increase.
This post was edited on 9/2/15 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:51 pm to demosa
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able to spend past limit on credit card. what's going on?
quote:So you called them to ask what your limit was but you didn't ask them what the hell was going on?
I called capital one and they said my limit was still 750,
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I made a few more purchases on the credit card, just to experiment,
Posted on 9/2/15 at 4:14 pm to demosa
Why would you experiment with something like this?
Posted on 9/2/15 at 4:38 pm to demosa
That $3 coke just cost you $25 dollars.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 5:06 pm to demosa
If you're still in good standing, request a credit limit increase. By taking your account over or close to the limit, you're likely hurting your credit score
Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:23 pm to Jag_Warrior
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If you're still in good standing, request a credit limit increase. By taking your account over or close to the limit, you're likely hurting your credit score
He's definitely killing his credit score keeping the card maxed out. If this is his only card, maxing it out will have his score pretty low. If they do a hard inquiry for his credit limit increase, they may deny it because of that. If he's had the card for a while and not missed any payments, I don't know why they haven't given him an automatic credit limit increase.
Posted on 9/3/15 at 9:49 am to JonTheTigerFan
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He's definitely killing his credit score keeping the card maxed out. If this is his only card, maxing it out will have his score pretty low. If they do a hard inquiry for his credit limit increase, they may deny it because of that. If he's had the card for a while and not missed any payments, I don't know why they haven't given him an automatic credit limit increase.
I mean I don't understand why anyone would want a limit so low. The more of your credit you utilize the lower the score. So basically you spend $500 on a plane ticket and you're automatically over 50% utilization.
I got my AMEX everyday card like a year ago and after six months they bumped it from $5K to $13K without me asking so I'm assuming they do that in the hopes that you frick up.
Posted on 9/3/15 at 10:02 am to McCaigBro69
Not everyone has a +750 credit score like the OT/MB posters and can get a card with a $30k limit
Posted on 9/3/15 at 11:08 am to demosa
Get ready bro. The will either raise your rate or slap a few on you for going over the limit.
I remember once having one raise my limit from 7.5 to 27% for either being late once or going over the limit!
I remember once having one raise my limit from 7.5 to 27% for either being late once or going over the limit!
Posted on 9/3/15 at 11:12 am to GeeOH
You'll need to get this before your next statement arrives.
Posted on 9/3/15 at 11:12 am to demosa
I had a couple of capital one cards a decade ago that I went over the limit on. Every month it was over the limit, they hit me with over the limit fees.
This post was edited on 9/3/15 at 11:13 am
Posted on 9/3/15 at 11:48 am to GeeOH
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Get ready bro. The will either raise your rate or slap a few on you for going over the limit.
I remember once having one raise my limit from 7.5 to 27% for either being late once or going over the limit!
With Capital One yes. Not so with Citi. I have a Citi card that I use for business purchases. They consider my credit "limit" a guideline and allow me to charge over that number without penalty. The only caveat is that I have to pay down below that limit when the next statement balance is due. We pay our statement balances off every month so there is never an issue.
Posted on 9/3/15 at 12:28 pm to VABuckeye
Well, the OP is about Capital One, so I'm really not understanding the point of your post.
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With Capital One yes. Not so with Citi. I have a Citi card that I use for business purchases. They consider my credit "limit" a guideline and allow me to charge over that number without penalty.
Posted on 9/3/15 at 2:45 pm to GeeOH
Well, apparently Capital One is applying the same rules for the Op so my point about having to get below the limit when the next payment is due is certainly pertinent to the thread Mr. Thread Police.
Posted on 9/4/15 at 7:53 am to VABuckeye
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Well, apparently Capital One is applying the same rules for the Op
"apparently"? How so? You don't know this.
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