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medink
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Citi Card - Mastercard

I have a Citi card with a balance of around $1800 with a 7.99% interest rate.  My limit is $8000.  They told me that they are going to up my interest to 14.99% or I can keep the 7.99% but when my card expires at the end of November they will not send me a new card.  I am a good customer that has never been late making payments and I pay over the minimum.  I am keeping the 7.99% but am wondering if I don't pay off the balance before my card expires, will it cause a negative effect on my credit.

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Creditaddict
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Re: Citi Card - Mastercard

Citi did this on my moms card and she called and product changed to another card and they gave her a better rate.

just call them and ask them to give you your rate back and if they say no, ask about product change to lower apr. 

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MojaveMoon
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@Creditaddict wrote:

Citi did this on my moms card and she called and product changed to another card and they gave her a better rate.

just call them and ask them to give you your rate back and if they say no, ask about product change to lower apr. 



I wouldn't have guessed that this were possible, but someone not only was able to do what you said but that person was also able to convert to a discontinued card.


"Now, of course, I was interested as well. I had been thinking about converting my card anyhow and now I had the perfect excuse. I called Citibank and converted my card into something that is no longer offered on the Citi Web site (the Dividend MasterCard). I knew, though, that this card was well known, back in the day, for offering low rates. I chose my new card. This week I received my new card. Did it retain my rate-jacked APR? Nope. My new card now has a rate of less than 10%."
Message Edited by MojaveMoon on 03-15-2009 09:58 PM
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Creditaddict
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have you called? do you have an update for us?
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