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How should credit limits be reviewed and adjusted over time?

Intermediate

Answer

Review limits periodically and on triggers: sustained good payment history may justify increases; late payments, limit breaches, or external downgrades warrant decreases or holds. A regular review cycle plus event-driven reviews keeps limits aligned with current risk and the customer's genuine trading need.
Real-world example After a year of on-time payments and growing orders, a reliable customer's limit is raised; a downgraded one's is cut.

Common follow-ups: What triggers a limit decrease? | Why review limits on a cycle, not just at onboarding?

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