How to Use credit limit in a Sentence

credit limit

noun
  • Using too much of your credit limit can hurt your scores.
    Nerdwallet, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Credit card balances grew to $1.11 trillion in the first quarter of the year, and nearly one out of five card holders are at or near their credit limit.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 June 2024
  • Amounts owed: Lenders want to ensure a refinance won't overextend you, so keep your amounts owed under 30% of your credit limit.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
  • What are the benefits of getting a credit limit increase?
    Becca Stanek, theweek, 6 Mar. 2024
  • If you’re set on an expensive getaway, here’s a plan to save up without straining your credit limit.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • People under 30 and those who live in low-income neighborhoods are more likely to be at or close to their credit limit.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 May 2024
  • It's used to compare your total outstanding debt to your total credit limit.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Many of the options with the longest 0% APRs also come with similarly generous rates for new purchases and moving the debt frees up the credit limit on your prior cards as well.
    Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Opening an account raises your overall credit limit and potentially adds to your mix of credit types, aiding your score.
    Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the government will hit its credit limit as early as Thursday, although the precise date is hard to pin down since a big factor is how quickly tax receipts come in.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • The federal government is careening toward its borrowing credit limit, beyond which the Treasury won’t be able to pay all its bills.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
  • When one creator posted a video about how to get a high credit limit using dubious methods, her comment section quickly filled up with users accusing her of committing fraud.
    New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The first step is requesting credit limit increases from your current creditors.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • Eventually, her lender raised her credit limit to several thousand dollars.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Typically, secured credit cards offer you a credit limit equal to your security deposit.
    Emily Sherman, wsj.com, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Expensive goods that once were merely aspirational suddenly became attainable—depending on your credit limit, of course.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024

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