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APR on several CCs, any ideas? Should I close accounts that refuse to budge?

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MrCredit
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APR on several CCs, any ideas? Should I close accounts that refuse to budge?

I have a question for someone who is familiar with this matter. I have a few cards with high APRs good limits but high APRs.

My score is right at 700 per myfico. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the process in getting APRs lowered and if there

is necessarily a hard pull. I just have a low AAoA. 1 year and 10 months.

 

I want to get a lower rate on the foloowing cards:

 

1. USAA Mastercard with a whopping 23.99 APR, $0 balance with a 9k limit. I am not a full member. Anyone successful in getting

a lower rate with USAA?

 

2. HSBC GM Card with a 21.99 APR with 4k limit. $0 balance. I thought of calling them today and threatening to close the card if they

dont lower it.

 

3. Citi Platinum Select MC with 8.3k limit have a balance of 5.7k. The only card I have with a carried balance. Have 0% APR till April 2013.

after that its 20.99. I had planned on transferring this balance to my PSECU Visa which runs promos for BTs.

 

4. Discover with a 2.5k limit, 0 balance and 18.9 APR. 

 

Any help would be appreciated.

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UFGuy2006
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Re: APR on several CCs, any ideas? Should I close accounts that refuse to budge?


@MrCredit wrote:

I have a question for someone who is familiar with this matter. I have a few cards with high APRs good limits but high APRs.

My score is right at 700 per myfico. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the process in getting APRs lowered and if there

is necessarily a hard pull. I just have a low AAoA. 1 year and 10 months.

 

I want to get a lower rate on the foloowing cards:

 

1. USAA Mastercard with a whopping 23.99 APR, $0 balance with a 9k limit. I am not a full member. Anyone successful in getting

a lower rate with USAA?

 

2. HSBC GM Card with a 21.99 APR with 4k limit. $0 balance. I thought of calling them today and threatening to close the card if they

dont lower it.

 

3. Citi Platinum Select MC with 8.3k limit have a balance of 5.7k. The only card I have with a carried balance. Have 0% APR till April 2013.

after that its 20.99. I had planned on transferring this balance to my PSECU Visa which runs promos for BTs.

 

4. Discover with a 2.5k limit, 0 balance and 18.9 APR. 

 

Any help would be appreciated.


No luck on this side with the USAA card with similar terms. Thinking about closing it myself.

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