• Report: #485474

Complaint Review: US Bank

Thank You

Read how Ripoff Report saves consumers millions.

  • Submitted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
  • Last Posting: Monday, April 11, 2011
  • Reported By: justbeinghonest — Fenton Missouri USA
US Bank
www.usbank.com Internet United States of America
  • Phone:
  • Web:
  • Category: Banks

US Bank - U.S Bank - USBANK US Bank seeks to keep your credit score low and dependant on their corporation Internet

*Consumer Comment: US Bank Did it to me too.


1Author 2Consumer 0Employee/Owner

Respond to this Report

  • Respond to this report!
    What's this?
  • Also a victim?
    What's this?
  • Repair Your Reputation
    ...the right way!
    Corporate Advocacy Program

Some time ago US Bank approved me for a unsecured line of credit with a very tempting APR and a 20k credit limit.  I did not use the account right away and nothing changed.  After beginning to utilize the line of credit I paid on the account for a few months always making immediate payments online at US Bank dot com always on time and more then the minimum.  After paying off and closing higher rate accounts and being very careful to make only large transfers and following all other guidelines to maintain the low APR I thought I was doing well.  Soon US Bank called and offered my quote overdraft protection for both of my checking accounts, the marketer was very convincing it is after all a quote good idea.  So I was given two quote overdraft accounts with 2k limits which turned out to really be more like additional unsecured credit lines with 20% interest.  Remember I was maintaining carefully my 3% interest on my initial large credit line.  Now for the trap.  I had a very high credit score and was making all of my payments on time on all of my US Bank accounts.  After making a large payment one month I guess they were sick of my perfection and they reduced the 20k credit line to my balance on the account somewhere around half.  This destroyed my credit line amount used ratio hurting my credit and leaving me unable to draw anymore money from the credit line.  I made another payment the next month, another large payment hoping to bring my score back some, of course they lowered the limit to my balance again.  So again this the third month in a row, you guessed it, another large payment to attempt to save my good name and yet the lines limit lowered to my balance again!  I guess I could always use those 20% accounts they were so nice to give me right before destroying my credit score leaving my unable to obtain credit elsewhere.  Of course they were nice enough to notify me of these changes with official looking letters with some BS excuse of why they quote had to take these actions.  I guess that is the gotcha and they gotcha me until I go pay off the credit line and close all of my US Bank accounts in the morning.  WATCH out for US Bank they will use this predatory lending trickery to try and trap you into a very high interest account with no way out.  US Bank is dangerous and needs to be investigated by the proper authorities to determine if this is legal.  I guess they have all the stuff they need buried in the fine print but people need to be warned! 

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 8/26/2009 1:04:34 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/banks/us-bank/us-bank-u-s-bank-usbank-us-4523f.htm.

Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report.

Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on US Bank

Search for additional reports

If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:

Search Tips
Report & Rebuttal
Respond to this report!
What's this?
Also a victim?
What's this?
Repair Your Reputation!
What's this?
REBUTTALS & REPLIES:
1Author 2Consumer 0Employee/Owner
Updates & Rebuttals

#1 Consumer Comment

You're leaving out detail on purpose.

AUTHOR: I am the law - Chicago (USA)

Let me see if I'm hearing you correctly.

Basically, you're trying to tell us that you're making your payments on time and over the amount required, and the bank is reducing you credit limit for pretty much no reason at all. You said they gave "some BS excuse of why they had to take these actions".

No bank in their right mind would reduce your credit limit without a good reason. SOMETHING had to spur the bank to take these actions. I'm noticing that you conveniently left out the "bs excuse" they put on their letter to you. I'd imagine if you filled us in on this reason, you'd cease being the "poor victim".

Come clean, what did that letter say?


Respond to this report!
What's this?

#2 Consumer Comment

US Bank Did it to me too.

AUTHOR: Tim fuhrman, upland.ca. - Upland (U.S.A.)

US Bank did this to me as well, (Timeline) Jan 2009 offerd Business Visa, $ 10,000.00 limit followed by
(overdraft) called "Reserve line" $ 5,000.00, May offerd  two other credit offers a Platinum Visa
$ 8,500 and a premier Visa $$ 7,000.00 I had a 785 FICO hardly used the cards, in June of 2009 my business Visa was reduced to $ 4,700.00 I owed $4,500 I called and was told to wate for a letter The letter stated somthing about my credit. (NOTE) I belong to 3 credit monitoring companys and pulled several reports and found nothing.
I made a large payment of $ 1000.00 on the next payment in an effort to help out my credit score
once again with out any worning again my credit line was decreased to just above what I owed
$3,200.00, I called was told to wait for the letter again somthing about my credit and not making large enougph payments ? I went to my bank manager we called and was told I could cancel my Business
Visa since they only reported to Dun And Bradstreet and this would not effect my personal FICO. I
did and paid it off. I continued to use my other two US Bank cards until my Platinum Card was decreased December 2010 followed by my Premier line about to what I owed.
If you complain they say that they will do an inquiry on your credit to see if you qualifi for an increase witch further damages your FICO.
Curently because of US Banks tactics, my Home Depot credit was decreased due to lines of credit being close to balances and inquires by US Bank. I am sure my Citi bank will be next. I do not currently owe that much on my credit cards and have canceled all of by US Bank credit accounts although I owe a letter was sent to me stating that as long as I continue to make at least my minum monthy payments my interest rate will remain the same until payoff.
This is sad for America, that banks have to stupe to such tatics, I was a good customer, always early and payed over the minium I even sent a letter to Mr. Richard K. Davis CEO of US Bank, but it was entersepted by an assistent, and all the letters are sent as the same nonsince mombo jumbo. If any
one wants to form a class action Law suit againsed US Bank count me in.
I have several hundred documents reguarding the unethical practices by US Bank.
Respond to this report!
What's this?
Report & Rebuttal
Respond to this report!
What's this?
Also a victim?
What's this?
Repair Your Reputation!
What's this?
Search for additional reports

If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:

Search Tips

Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.