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This has never happened to me before...
I got the Bank of America Travel Rewards Visa (Sig version) in April 2014. They started me at APR of 22.99% (yuck) which was due to kick in after the promo period ends next year. I have used the card regularly (~$500-700/month; PIF before statement cuts).
Imagine my surprise reviewing the statement this month...APR adjusted down to 14.24%. Pretty awesome!
My question is...do banks adjust APR's often (without being asked)? I have always worked under the assumption that your APR was basically set unless you asked for a review (and even then a reduction may not be granted). I know adjustments work in the other direction (Citi once adjusted my APR from 9.99 to 21.99 for being two days late!)
Anyway, I PIF so it doesn't really affect me either way but it's nice to know BOA rewards customer performance!
Congrats on the lowered APR. I want this same question answared for myself too
Kudos. I happen to be one of those unlucky ones who have a nasty APR the same rate with Discover.
It is very refreshing to see that BofA is willing to slice n dice APR's without asking
@Dw4250 wrote:This has never happened to me before...
I got the Bank of America Travel Rewards Visa (Sig version) in April 2014. They started me at APR of 22.99% (yuck) which was due to kick in after the promo period ends next year. I have used the card regularly (~$500-700/month; PIF before statement cuts).
Imagine my surprise reviewing the statement this month...APR adjusted down to 14.24%. Pretty awesome!
My question is...do banks adjust APR's often (without being asked)? I have always worked under the assumption that your APR was basically set unless you asked for a review (and even then a reduction may not be granted). I know adjustments work in the other direction (Citi once adjusted my APR from 9.99 to 21.99 for being two days late!)
Anyway, I PIF so it doesn't really affect me either way but it's nice to know BOA rewards customer performance!
Very nice .... Congrats
That's awesome. Maybe a little incentive for you to consider carrying a balance sometimes since you always PIF. Lol. Nice hearing thing like this though that's for sure.
They did that to us as well. The BofA card was one of my husband's very first credit cards, and they started him off with a 22% interest rate. A few months back I noticed they lowered it to 14%. We don't carry a balance (my husband is one of those "I'd rather cut up all my credit cards than pay a dime in interest" people) so I don't know how long ago they lowered it.
@Dw4250 wrote:This has never happened to me before...
I got the Bank of America Travel Rewards Visa (Sig version) in April 2014. They started me at APR of 22.99% (yuck) which was due to kick in after the promo period ends next year. I have used the card regularly (~$500-700/month; PIF before statement cuts).
Imagine my surprise reviewing the statement this month...APR adjusted down to 14.24%. Pretty awesome!
My question is...do banks adjust APR's often (without being asked)? I have always worked under the assumption that your APR was basically set unless you asked for a review (and even then a reduction may not be granted). I know adjustments work in the other direction (Citi once adjusted my APR from 9.99 to 21.99 for being two days late!)
Anyway, I PIF so it doesn't really affect me either way but it's nice to know BOA rewards customer performance!
Wow, that's a very nice APR decrease. Congrats!
When I asked Discover for a lower APR, rep mentioned they do review accounts and lower APRs sometimes. And I know my brother got an APR decrease, without asking, on his Freedom a few months back. It happens, but I have no idea how often.