When emailing a CEO for CLI...?

[Shellie]

When emailing a CEO to ask for a CLI What all should you put in the email?  Any suggestions welcome!

Also, all of you who have done this, were you carrying a balance on your card at the time? What was your score?  Were you successful?

Thanks so much, everyone here is so helpful.  It really is amazing.

[john398]

As far as personal information they usually just need your name and a phone number, I have never emailed my full account number

[Eightiron]

Be professional.  Remember, no body wants to read a essay providing the same information that could have been covered in a paragraph.  Be as short and possible while providing a clear reason for the CLI.  It also might not hurt to throw in a compliment, but also state that you are not satisfied with your current standing within the company.

[Shellie]

I am currently carrying a high balance on my card.  When I get it paid back down I am going to try this.

[myjourney]

Include 

Name, phone, reason, CLI, waive AF, PC, add rewards etc etc

And of course the loyal customer love me card act

Painless trust me 

[Shellie]

When I get it paid down I'm going to try. 

What kind of reason are they looking for?  Like "I need a new fridge, please give me a $2000 CLI"  or "I have been a loyal customer and I would like a CLI for $2000" reason?

[myjourney]

I went with loyal customer, love my card but it doesn't fit my spending due to the limit...blah blah blah

And of course I spend responsibly and would never go over a UTL of 30% so in order to use it more I need X amount

X=5K in my case 

[09Lexie]

Don't forget to ask for an APR reduction. It's not necessary to ask for a PC but to say you want a cc with rewards/better features.
As far as telling them why, be honest. If you've been a customer for years and your CL has not grown with your improved cr/other cards - then let them know you want this to be your 'go to card' but the CL is restricting usage.

[Shellie]

I haven't had the card a full year yet.  I am mainly wanting the CLI to have more available credit.  Right now between 5 cards I only have $1950 total available credit.   

I am creeping up on the 600 mark score wise.  My improvement has been very very slow.  GW's and DV's and the like just aren't working out for me.  My biggest improvement I feel like has been my CC's and a couple things that have fallen off recently. 

[Eightiron]

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@Shellie wrote:

When I get it paid down I'm going to try. 

What kind of reason are they looking for?  Like "I need a new fridge, please give me a $2000 CLI"  or "I have been a loyal customer and I would like a CLI for $2000" reason?

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I believe something along the lines of.  With my planed uses for this card, at my current limit, I would have to make "X" amount of payments per month, and that is a complete hassle.  I really want to use this Capitol One card for a majority of my CC purchase,  but do to the limit, I am having to spread those purchases across other cards.  They arent going to want to miss out on that use.  Atleast that is my (limited) experience, But it worked for me.