I opened a HELOC with Regions Bank XXXX years ago. I borrowed essentially the entire credit line, and I 've been making timely payments since then. Recently, I noticed that I was charged an " Inactivity fee '' of {$100.00}. While I took note of the fact that inactivity fees were listed in my agreement when I signed it ( and this is typical of all HELOCs ), Regions Bank has decided to interpret the meaning of " activity '' in a new and deceptive way. Even if your credit line is fully in use, they will charge an " inactivity fee '' if you do n't take a *new* advance each year. 

I believe that this is a deceptive practice at a minimum, and may violate the terms of my agreement, as it expressly does not say that a " new '' advance must be taken each year -- only that there must be an advance each year, which I interpreted to mean that my line is in use, given that this is an " inactivity fee. " I believe that Regions Bank is defrauding all of its HELOC customers by charging this fee, and that their actions are based upon a questionable interpretation of their contract language which actually constitutes a violation of their own agreement. 
