Citibank Credit Card Complaint

Credit line increase/decrease

Citibank Credit card department,

Credit line increase/decrease Florida

In early - my family had a health crisis so my credit utilization spiked. Twice in - - raised my credit limit and my home depot credit card raised it once because of the falling utilization ratios. In - -, - I made a $2000.00 payment to my Citi Simplicity card. Then a few weeks later I did a cash advance and on - - i made a $500.00 payment. The card was below 50 % Utilization. Then on - - they sent me a notice that my debt levels are too high and for this they are cutting my limit in half to $1700.00 which put my utilization at close to 100 %. By - - I had payed $12000.00 dollars worth of debt back to my - credit cards and a personal loan that was taken out. My credit score then was above -. Now because of the cut in the card it is now in the high - 's. As a result my auto insurance which is based off of credit went up $100.00 despite having a perfect driving record. This also disqualifies me from purchasing a home as the minimum is - credit score. The attached documentation shows that - - raised my limit and the other documents show why and when Citi lowered my limit. I do not understand why - credit card will raise my limit twice in one year but - will cut it after I pay it down to 50 %. They have to know that this hurts your credit rating. Thank you.

Citibank customer in Florida
Feb 04, 2016

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

Citibank response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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Created with Highcharts 4.2.3CitibankCredit line increase/decrease0.3%75.2%6.8%4.7%1.5%11.2%0.3%ClosedClosed with explanationClosed with monetary reliefClosed with non-monetary reliefClosed with reliefClosed without reliefUntimely responseSource: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Created with Highcharts 4.2.3National AverageCredit line increase/decrease0.2%8.2%9.7%2.3%0.4%5.8%73.3%0.1%Untimely responseClosed with non-monetary reliefClosed without reliefClosed with reliefClosedClosed with monetary reliefClosed with explanationIn progressSource: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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