The fact that you have
certain credit limit on your card does not mean that you should utilise all the credit.
Not exact matches
CIBC (TSX: CM) and Telus (TSX: T) announced
on Tuesday the launch of a mobile payment app for
certain models of smartphones that run
on the Telus network for
credit card purchases such as gas or groceries, to a
limit of $ 50.
Most of the time this is not feasible because the price of
certain cars is often greater than the
limit on a
credit card.
You'll be required to deposit a
certain amount of money as collateral to the issuing bank of the
credit card, and this deposit typically will be your
limit on the
card.
In comparison,
credit cards have a preset spending
limit based
on a
certain underwriting criteria.
Consumers have to learn how to pay their
card balances in full each month and avoid impulsive spending
on the
card just because they have
certain credit limits.
If you have a high balance
on one or several
credit cards, you can transfer a
certain amount up to the
credit limit of the new
credit card account.
Lenders have a tendency to check up
on their customers and adjust their
credit card limits upward or downward depending
on their spending and payment habits, so just because you start out with a
certain limit doesn't mean it's guaranteed forever.
On the other hand, getting a
credit card limit increase could help you if you're applying for, say, a mortgage, and you make
certain to keep your spending at its previous level.
For example, a
credit card company might offer one customer a $ 5,000
limit on a
certain card, while another customer gets access to a $ 15,000
limit for the same
card.
Smaller lenders may offer what seem to be great deals
on their own
credit card but if the
card is
limited to
certain merchants or locations the value to you will be
limited.
If you wish to keep your balances more spread out, so that you won't hit your
credit limit on a
certain account, having more
credit cards will give you more leeway.
Truth In Lending gives you three days to change your mind about
certain credit transactions that use your home as collateral; it also
limits your risk
on lost or stolen
credit cards.
When you borrow money — whether it is in the form of charging purchases
on a
credit card or a new home mortgage — the law allows your creditors to take
certain lawful actions when you fail to make your payments including, but not
limited to, reclaiming the items that still have unpaid balances.
Occasionally a bank will ding you for
certain reasons (e.g., too many new accounts, reached
credit limit,
limited credit history, low income, random obscure reason, etc.), but I've got something like a 98 % success rate
on credit card applications with a score above 720.
For instance, several
credit cards — including American Express's Blue Cash and Chase's Freedom
cards — offer 5 percent cash back
on certain categories of purchases, with no
limits.
Other
credit cards from other banks offer extra rewards for online shopping, but Barclays decided to put a
limit on certain merchants.