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Generate this letterRequest to Furnisher to Report Established Credit Limit
When to use it
Use when a credit card issuer or lender reports your balance but leaves the 'Credit Limit' blank or reported as $0, distorting your revolving utilization ratio.
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Bracketed fields are filled in from your account when you generate it.
[CLIENT FULL NAME]
[CLIENT ADDRESS LINE1]
[CLIENT CITY], [CLIENT STATE] [CLIENT ZIP]
DOB: [CLIENT DOB] | SSN (Last 4): [CLIENT SSN LAST4]
Date: [TODAY]
[RECIPIENT NAME]
[RECIPIENT ADDRESS BLOCK]
RE: REQUEST TO REPORT ESTABLISHED CREDIT LIMIT ON ACCOUNT #[ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED]
Dear Credit Reporting Operations,
I am writing to request an essential correction to how [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME] furnishes data regarding Account #[ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED] to the major credit reporting agencies.
CURRENT REPORTING DEFICIENCY:
- Account Name: [ACCOUNT CREDITOR NAME]
- Account Number: [ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER MASKED]
- Approved Credit Limit: [ACCOUNT CREDIT LIMIT]
- Current Reporting Issue: The 'Credit Limit' field is currently reported as blank or $0.
When a revolving credit card issuer fails to report the credit limit, credit scoring algorithms (such as FICO and VantageScore) substitute the current balance or high balance as the pseudo-limit. This artificially inflates revolving utilization to 100%, causing unjust score suppression.
Under 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2, furnishers must report complete and accurate data. Please update Metro 2 Field 16 (Credit Limit) to reflect my actual credit limit of [ACCOUNT CREDIT LIMIT] across Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
Sincerely,
[CLIENT FULL NAME]
Sent via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested: [LETTER CERTIFIED NUMBER]
Legal basis
15 U.S.C. § 1681s-212 CFR § 1022.42Metro 2 Format GuidelinesEnclose
- Credit report page showing missing credit limit
- Statement showing actual credit limit
Before you send
- Credit report extract showing missing credit limit
Know this first
- Some charge cards do not have preset limits, but traditional revolving cards must report the established credit limit.
Follow up
Allow about 30 days for a response.