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Amex Credit Review for New Customers
Hi, has anyone had a similar experience with Amex as this? I replaced my rewards card a couple of weeks ago with an Amex one. So far had no issues except a few places that don't take Amex, but last night I finished work at 5pm and ordered something on Amazon and it said payment declined. Upon checking my emails I saw I had…
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Balance Transfer
Hi all! New here and seeking some advice, please. :) I had a credit card with Virgin Money, but I am paying way too much on the credit I've used. I'm looking to do a balance transfer and not sure where to start. On my credit card, I have £5,000 used, I earn around £60k and I am looking to just clear my credit card with…
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Credit agreement letter
Has anyone else had a letter from credit card providers with their original credit agreement?
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Creation - Closing ALL IHG Credit Cards
Just received notification from Creation about this: We’re Creation, the finance company behind your IHG One Rewards Club Credit Card. We need to tell you that the relationship between Creation Financial Services and IHG® Hotels and Resorts is coming to an end on 27 June 2023. On 28 June 2023, you’ll move over to the…
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IHG/Creation glitch? Interest and default added due to 'phantom' statement?
Hi. I wanted to see if anyone else has had my experience with the downgrading of the IHG card to Creation only. I hope this isn't a duplicate - I did look and couldn't see anything which might indicate that mine is an isolated experience. Timeline as follows: Statement 6th June 2023. Paid off in full 3 days before due…
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What is the point of credit cards if you don't overspend?
I have a 123 Santander credit and debit card. Is there a good reason for having the credit card when I only spend money that I already have? Will I loose my cashback? Or will I still get cashback interest on just using a debit card. For maintaining the account, I pay £3 per month on the credit card and £4 per month on the…
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Second Barclaycard
I took out a credit card from Barclaycard a few years ago with 0% on purchases for two years. I used this while the offer was active and haven't since as interest is now applied. The balance is paid off and I don't plan on using it again. Barclaycard now have another offer which is very similar (and they sent via a…
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Credit Card and Bingo
I was at my local bingo hall last night and I tried to pay for my bingo books with my Pulse credit card, which I have previously used so that I get cashback but the card was declined. I just paid cash but is it now not possible to pay for bingo/gambling using a credit card? I asked the cashier but all she knew was that my…
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Closing down an old card
I've just opened an account on a new card as I am using it to gather Avios (limit 9k). However, I have another card which I now don't use (Tesco clubcard one, limit 9k). I've had that one for about ten years. Generally, I pay off my card balances almost immediately, so rarely have any balance on them at the time of…
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Credit score
If I have multiple credit cards, is it the credit limit that I have, or the actual outstanding debt, that counts for credit checking? For example if I have 5 credit cards each with £5K limit, but the current total balance across them is is £10K. If I then applied for a 6th card, will they see my current debts as £10K or…
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Section 75 - Who Do I Claim From ?
Hi All,, Please could you advise if i am able to put a claim in for a section 75 for the below situation i am in ? Purchase price of £1113.60 on credit card for kitchen flooring, i had to pay the kitchen supplier 'Wrens Kitchens' this amount as they advised that they would place the order on my behalf to the flooring…
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Amex outside London/cities
I've just worked out the % of my total spend so far this year on my Amex card has been only 51%. I'm still finding many places don't accept. I live in a town not a city, I shop in independents as much as possible rather than big chains. Does anyone else find it difficult to use theirs for the majority of their spending?
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Getting a Credit Card With No Credit History?
I've been thinking about getting my first credit card, however I'm somewhat confused as to how someone is supposed to get one if they have no previous credit history, as this would be there first credit card? I used a multi-bank eligibility checker on this site to see what cards are available to me, only to get a whopping…
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NatWest credit card application timeout
I was doing an application online for a NatWest credit card. First they told me my limit and that I’d be accepted and that this was a soft check. So I continued with the application but while I was querying one of the documents with my husband the website timed out! So I’m assuming it hasn’t gone through but can anyone…
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What credit card for home and abroad?
Looking for card for both me and my wife. Have shared Santander Zero credit card each linked at the moment. We are doing some travelling over next few years and I was looking at a chase account to maximise money transfers and useage abroad. would it be better for me to load money into the chase account each month and use…
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Amex Platinum Approval Process
20 years ago I defaulted on my Amex credit card. 10 years ago I applied and was declined with a 'you've been a naughty boy in the past' letter. Fair enough. My credit file is now clean and I earn a good six figure salary so I thought I'd apply as the eligibility checker didnt auto-decline me but gave me 6.5/10. I hit the…
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Credit Card Question
The football club I support has introduced a 10 year season ticket, these are obviously quite expensive but good value if you can afford them, a stipulation is that you cannot buy them on either credit or debit cards due to financial regulations, does anyone know if this is true or are the club pulling a fast one?
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Good riddance - 3 month interest free card gone
They always give you credit when you dont want or need it. I had low balance and had an expensive car insurance due. (Hire and reward £1500). I thought I'd do what I always do, get hold of an interest free card and pay it off over 6 months. Put away £200-£300 of business profits to pay off the card each month. I applied,…
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Halifax Clarity card cash withdrawl
MSE reporting sligthly confusing info on this. MSE is stating that if the Halifax Clarity card is used for a cash withdrawal and the balance is cleared you are still charged the interest. "19.94% - 27.94% (even if repaid in
full)" I have confirmed with halifax you are only charged interest per day until balance is cleared.…
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TSB promotional balance transfer expiry message
I took out a TSB credit card in Nov 2020 with a 0% balance transfer rate for 30 months. I'm not so good at setting alarms 2.5 years in the future so I didn't set my own reminder for the promotional end date. I pay by DD and I hadn't used the card for new transactions so I wasn't checking my statement each month. I was…
Discuss the art of making money by earning interest on cash that credit cards lend you at 0%.
