What is a credit limit increase fee?

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Your credit card comes with a limit on how much you can borrow for purchases. If you ask your credit card issuer to raise your credit limit, to make a large purchase, you may be asked to pay a credit-limit-increase fee. In some cases, these fees have been as much as 50% of the credit-limit increase that the consumer was given.

Not all creditors charge a credit-limit-increase fee. Before you ask for your credit limit to be increased, be sure to ask your credit card issuer whether it will charge a credit-limit-increase fee and if so, how much.

Your should also know that, if you use your credit card responsibly and pay your statement in full by the due date, your credit card issuer may automatically raise your credit limit. A higher credit limit will give you a lower credit utilization ratio, which will improve your credit score.