http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2010/01/27/watch-your-back-8-up-and-coming-credit-card-fee-creep-tricks/ The best Credit Card Debt Blog online Wed, 02 May 2012 03:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2010/01/27/watch-your-back-8-up-and-coming-credit-card-fee-creep-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-58868 ctreit Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:34:16 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1879#comment-58868 First of all, thanks for alerting us to the new tricks credit card issuing banks may pull on us! -- Many years ago I got charged a fee because my charges exceeded the credit limit. When I called the credit card company, it was kind enough to remove the fee. What I did not get was the following. Why do you establish a credit limit when you allow a card holder to exceed it? I much rather have the credit card company deny a charge than to allow the charge that puts me over the top and makes me pay a hefty fee for <i>my</i> "transgression". First of all, thanks for alerting us to the new tricks credit card issuing banks may pull on us! — Many years ago I got charged a fee because my charges exceeded the credit limit. When I called the credit card company, it was kind enough to remove the fee. What I did not get was the following. Why do you establish a credit limit when you allow a card holder to exceed it? I much rather have the credit card company deny a charge than to allow the charge that puts me over the top and makes me pay a hefty fee for my “transgression”.

]]> http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2010/01/27/watch-your-back-8-up-and-coming-credit-card-fee-creep-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-58863 Edwin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:03:42 +0000 http://masteryourcard.com/blog/?p=1879#comment-58863 Rather than provide a real service banks will just continue trying to screw over their customers to keep up with the crazy profits they have illegitimately pulled in from us in the past. Rather than provide a real service banks will just continue trying to screw over their customers to keep up with the crazy profits they have illegitimately pulled in from us in the past.

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