Keep Nationwide Select Credit Card?

MDMD
MDMD Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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Hi all

I currently have four cards ( Halifax Reward, Santander 123, First Direct Gold and Natiowide Select)

The Select card has recently finished its 15 month interest free period and I was thinking of cancelling it as most of the spending goes on the 123 or Halifax card.

Is there any benefit to keeping it, as I can't see that much will go through it to generate a massive amount of cash back. I no longer have a Nationwide account as I switched my old flex direct account to M&S for the voucher.

I think from reading the T&C that if I cancel the card I get this year's payment early.

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  • shortcrust
    shortcrust Posts: 2,697 Forumite
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    I keep a Nationwide card. Anything that qualifies for Santander 123 cashback goes on there, everything else on the Nationwide. 0.5% cashback is better that nothing.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    MDMD wrote: »
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    Is there any benefit to keeping it, ...
    No load on foreign currency transactions?
  • velocity_girl
    velocity_girl Posts: 963 Forumite
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    I keep the Nationwide Select Card for zero commission on foreign spending, 0.5% cash back is an added bonus. It's the only card I use abroad.
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  • MDMD
    MDMD Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    grumbler wrote: »
    No load on foreign currency transactions?

    This is a good point but I can get that on my Halifax card and I don't go abroad enough for this to be a major issue.

    I'm applying for a mortgage in the next 2-3 months and wondered if combined credit of 14k on 50k income would be seen as excessive. I have a balance of 3k at 0% on the 123, which I need to decide whether to pay off.
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    MDMD wrote: »
    This is a good point but I can get that on my Halifax card and I don't go abroad enough for this to be a major issue.

    I'm applying for a mortgage in the next 2-3 months and wondered if combined credit of 14k on 50k income would be seen as excessive. I have a balance of 3k at 0% on the 123, which I need to decide whether to pay off.

    Wouldn't have thought the credit looks too bad, might be worth paying off the balance transfer though.

    If this is your major consideration then maybe worth posting on the housing or mortgages boards where there are brokers who could advise in more detail.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    What benefit is there to owning and keeping the FD card? Does it give you something that makes it more useful/profiable to you than the Nationwide card?
  • MDMD
    MDMD Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    What benefit is there to owning and keeping the FD card? Does it give you something that makes it more useful/profiable to you than the Nationwide card?

    There is 0% on that one too (although no balance at present) but if I'm honest it's also because I like the gold lettering. Agree that it's not really a reason to keep the card

    I applied because of the £25 cash back they were giving a few months ago.
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