Bank refuses credit line reallocation between duplicate cards after transfer
A Citibank customer ended up with two cards of the same annual fee after an account transfer and requested a simple credit line consolidation. The bank refused without explanation, and the supervisor was rude and unresponsive. Customers with duplicate products have no self-service path to rationalize their accounts.
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