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Payment of CC bills denominated in foreign currency
I'm searching for a credit card that costs the least when I use it abroad. There is a section on this site that I found very useful. However, there is one statement that I don't fully understand. Here it is... Advanced MoneySavers Note: Make sure you pay in the overseas currency There's a growing trend when spending abroad…
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If i threaten to close account.
If i threaten to close my account, is it the norm to be passed on to another dept offering you some sort of deal to stay with them?. The reason i ask is, im thinking of closing my barclaycard account due to the higher intrest rate 19.9%. Twice i have e mailed telling im not happy with that rate and could they reduce it.…
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Student - what to do?
My money is currently in a Halifax debit card which has been upgraded from one i had as a kid. unsuprisingly, the interest on this is rubbish. also my student loan is going into this, and i'm getting nothing for that. no free overdraft, no freebies.. nada. so i'd like to cancel this and get something a little better. i…
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Natwest credit card
My wife has a Natwest mini cash ISA account but don't have a current account, what are her chances of getting a natwest credit card to avail for a fee free balance transfer?
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Halifax Credit Limit
Hi, Any idea if Halifax does a credit for credit limit increase? Thanks SM
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Applied for Barclaycard
I applied for the Capital One 6.9% apr card last Sunday, then I applied for the Barclaycard 6.9% card because I suspected that I wouldn't be offered the Capital One one (after reading one of Martin's articles aout them cherrypicking customers). I was proved right with the Capital One one because I got a letter on Tues…
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Combining credit limits on RBS cards?
Hi all, I've had the most stressful time since the end of Jan trying to get 0% rates!! A quick recap, and background... applied for HSBC and Mint 0% at same time at end of January. HSBC said yes OK after weeks of waiting, then said they meant no. Still fighting that one. Mint said no, then after I appealed said yes LOL.…
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Which Card?
Hi, this is my first time using this site. i will explain the situation and hopefully someone can help me. my boyfriend and i are going to America at the end of July and as it is a holiday of a lifetime we were wanting to get a credit card to use while we were away for certain things that we wouldnt have cash for.…
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How Long does it take to pay a credit card?
I set up my payment from Lloyds TSB to Goldfish to pay my credit card for 31 March. I looked yesterday and it hadn't left my account. I immediately set it up to go out asap. It will not go out till Monday 3 April and the due date is 5 April Will it get to them on time?? They say it takes 4 banking days to pay - this is…
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Barclaycard 0% apply now or wait???
I have about £5000 on egg at 0% it runs out in august. If I applied and got a barclaycard now at 0% and it was for 10 months that would take me to about feb next year then in march I would get the 0% egg anniversary offer again. Do Barclaycard only have this offer once in a blue moon or will it be back after the April…
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Loan Balance transfer to Credit Card.
I have discovered recently that my daugther has 41% APR loan! I want to help her as her credit rating is low and mine is okay. I want to pay the loan off, but I want to spread the cost. Is there a way I can take advantage of 10 mths interest free using a new credit card account such as Barclay card? The loan company will…
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Amazon Credit Card free Voucher
Apologies if this has been posted before, but I've just trawled through pages of this forum and couldn't find it... I've just recieved my second statement from my amazon credit card, but still haven't recieved my initila £15 voucher that I should have got when I first got the card. Does anyone know how I can get them to…
