No. Federal law prohibits the credit union from decreasing your HELOC to an amount below your current balance if it would raise your required payment.
For example, assume that a HELOC originally was approved for $10,000 and the consumer has borrowed $5,000. If federal law permits the lender to reduce the credit limit, it could not set the new credit limit below $5,000 unless the consumer's required payments stayed the same.
For example, assume that a HELOC originally was approved for $10,000 and the consumer has borrowed $5,000. If federal law permits the lender to reduce the credit limit, it could not set the new credit limit below $5,000 unless the consumer's required payments stayed the same.