So there is this credit union in my area that, after discovering this, seems to offer a LOC option on their credit cards that flies in the face of what you'd normally expect from a CC.
With School's First Federal Credit Union (located in Southern California), you are actually able to withdraw as a cash advance the FULL amount of your credit limit. They do not charge you a fee for the cash advance. The only issue is that interest starts accruing right away, which is standard for cash advances. The benefit here is that you can withdraw 100% of your available limit as opposed to a 20% limit max with other CCCs. With a fairly low cash advance interest rate of 15.8%, it has become something that I absolutely love having as an additional financial instrument when cash is needed.
Has anyone else had any experiences like this with other banks or credit unions?
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@tpatterson2k9 wrote:So there is this credit union in my area that, after discovering this, seems to offer a LOC option on their credit cards that flies in the face of what you'd normally expect from a CC.
With School's First Federal Credit Union (located in Southern California), you are actually able to withdraw as a cash advance the FULL amount of your credit limit. They do not charge you a fee for the cash advance. The only issue is that interest starts accruing right away, which is standard for cash advances. The benefit here is that you can withdraw 100% of your available limit as opposed to a 20% limit max with other CCCs. With a fairly low cash advance interest rate of 15.8%, it has become something that I absolutely love having as an additional financial instrument when cash is needed.
Has anyone else had any experiences like this with other banks or credit unions?
My CU Visa is the same, $20k at 10.25%
All cash if I wanted and no fees
It's nice to have!
@tpatterson2k9 wrote:So there is this credit union in my area that, after discovering this, seems to offer a LOC option on their credit cards that flies in the face of what you'd normally expect from a CC.
With School's First Federal Credit Union (located in Southern California), you are actually able to withdraw as a cash advance the FULL amount of your credit limit. They do not charge you a fee for the cash advance. The only issue is that interest starts accruing right away, which is standard for cash advances. The benefit here is that you can withdraw 100% of your available limit as opposed to a 20% limit max with other CCCs. With a fairly low cash advance interest rate of 15.8%, it has become something that I absolutely love having as an additional financial instrument when cash is needed.
Has anyone else had any experiences like this with other banks or credit unions?
I've used my Ring similarly. My cash advance limit is 40% of my CL, and the APR is the same (8%). At the moment, there's a $1 fee for a CA, although that's going up to $3 later this year (and they're getting rid of FTFs). I think I've only used it like that once, though.
