https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Balance-transfer-question/m-p/33471#M24913 <DIV><FONT size="2">I have received offers from several of my credit cards offering 0% balance transfers through 10/08 - I think this is because I have paid many to zero recently.&nbsp; Can one ever get their limit increased by telling the rep they want to transfer a balance but it's larger than the current credit limit, and that the only way they will transfer a balance is if the cc company increases the limit?&nbsp; Any success stories?</FONT></DIV> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:45:31 GMT Anonymous 2007-07-16T03:45:31Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Balance-transfer-question/m-p/33471#M24913 <DIV><FONT size="2">I have received offers from several of my credit cards offering 0% balance transfers through 10/08 - I think this is because I have paid many to zero recently.&nbsp; Can one ever get their limit increased by telling the rep they want to transfer a balance but it's larger than the current credit limit, and that the only way they will transfer a balance is if the cc company increases the limit?&nbsp; Any success stories?</FONT></DIV> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:45:31 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Balance-transfer-question/m-p/33471#M24913 Anonymous 2007-07-16T03:45:31Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Balance-transfer-question/m-p/33479#M24918 I have tried this many times. Never had more than a tiny bit of luck. They usually only allowed me to transfer up to the limit because it maked me look desperate. Just an opinion based on personal experience... I would try to get an increase before the transfer. But you might have better luck than I did. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:26:25 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/General-Credit-Topics/Balance-transfer-question/m-p/33479#M24918 Anonymous 2007-07-16T04:26:25Z