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Trying to close settlemy credit cards

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  • weewizard69
    weewizard69 Posts: 39 Forumite
    debrag wrote: »
    yes that is the way to go :)

    Cool,

    How do I put info like what you guys have on your footers about debt, ammounts when your debt free etc?
  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    go to 'use cp' which you will find near the top, you will fidn a link in their to edit your signiture.
  • weewizard69
    weewizard69 Posts: 39 Forumite
    Guys

    I have a number of credit cards:

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    I have been granted a £5k loan to pay of the majority of the cards.

    This loan is with Black Horse:

    APR 33.9
    5 years@ 160.70 - Reviewed every 6 months

    I have a poor credit rting 1 x CCJ, 2 x Defaults, arrangments plans on all cards.

    I have strugled to get any reduced full and finals of the creditors except for RBS and YB / Cabot.

    Most creditors just dont want to know. :-(

    Any thoughts on my situation before I sign to this loan greatley appreciated.

    Thank you,
    Richie


    ** UPDATE **

    Hi Guys,

    Well I tried my utmost to wipe my debt and todate I now only have one outstanding ammount to pay off and that is Barclays Master Card £1,800.

    I have paid the rest of since I first posted my problem on here.

    Very please, this account should be paid of in 6 months

    Cheers

    Rich

    :T
  • tenmah
    tenmah Posts: 2,209 Forumite
    Well done, that is excellent news
    OD [STRIKE] £2600 [/STRIKE] £0 :j Loan [STRIKE]£9500.00[/STRIKE] £0 :j Car [STRIKE]£3150[/STRIKE] £0 :j Moving Costs [STRIKE]£1300[/STRIKE] £0 :j Savings £1150 :j

    Everytime I hear the 'dirty' word Exercise, I wash my mouth out with chocolate!
  • kindofagilr
    kindofagilr Posts: 6,825 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Thats excellent news I am very pleased, I was sitting here thinking please dont take the loan, please dont take the loan.
    Debt £30,823.48/£44,856.56 ~ 06/02/21 - 31.28% Paid Off
    Mortgage (01/04/09 - 01/07/39)
    £79,515.99/£104,409.00 (as of 05/02/21) ~ 23.84% Paid Off

    Lloyds (M) - £1196.93/£1296.93 ~ Next - £2653.79/£2700.46 ~ Mobile - £296.70/£323.78
    HSBC (H) -£5079.08/£5281.12 ~ HSBC (M) - £4512.19/£4714.23
    Barclays (H) - £4427.32/£4629.36 ~ Barclays (M) - £4013.78/£4215.82
    Halifax (H) - £4930.04/£5132.12 ~ Halifax (M) - £3708.65/£3911.20

    Asda Savings - £0

    POAMAYC 2021 #87 £1290.07 ~ 2020/£3669.48 ~ 2019/£10,615.18 ~ 2018/£13,912.57 ~ 2017/£10,380.18 ~ 2016/£7454.80

    ~ Emergency Savings: £0

    My Debt Free Diary (Link)
  • Thats excellent news I am very pleased, I was sitting here thinking please dont take the loan, please dont take the loan.

    Yes Im glad I didnt, I was near desperation.

    I will be debt free in say 6 months and also by the time Im out of my fixed term mortgage next may I will have a clean credit rating to, which means better deals on my mortgage.

    I have noticed my credit rating increase over say the past 4 or so months as my debt has reduced.

    I even obtained a new phone on a contract after having a credit search done by O2.

    Again a good sign !!

    Feeling alot better than I did a year ago.

    And one last thing, spooky really, its a year ago to the date "almost" that I first posted.

    Regards
    Rich

    :j
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