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Balance transfer from MBNA card

stylo
stylo Posts: 3 Newbie
in Credit cards
Somewhere on this site it states that as Abbey is now Santander and no longer MBNA there should be no problem transferring from MBNA to Abbey. When I approached Abbey they would not accept the transfer. Has anyone done this?

Comments

  • Alex_LS
    Alex_LS Posts: 197 Forumite
    Who owns a bank and who provides its cards are not necessarily the same thing. Abbey may have been bought by Santander but MBNA probably still provide their cards.
  • NickX
    NickX Posts: 3,046 Forumite
    Alex_LS wrote: »
    Abbey may have been bought by Santander but MBNA probably still provide their cards.

    No, Abbey Credit Cards (including the famous Zero card) are provided by Santander.

    It is possible that there are some legacy Abbey Credit Cards previously supplied by MBNA, but these will be phased out over time.
  • NickX
    NickX Posts: 3,046 Forumite
    stylo wrote: »
    there should be no problem transferring from MBNA to Abbey

    I don't think this should be a problem, but I have not ever done this so hopefully others can advise.
  • Alex_LS
    Alex_LS Posts: 197 Forumite
    NickX wrote: »
    No, Abbey Credit Cards (including the famous Zero card) are provided by Santander.

    It is possible that there are some legacy Abbey Credit Cards previously supplied by MBNA, but these will be phased out over time.

    Sorry, but MBNA are still providing many Abbey cards, along with Bradford & Bingley and at least some A+L.
  • NickX
    NickX Posts: 3,046 Forumite
    Alex_LS wrote: »
    Sorry, but MBNA are still providing many Abbey cards, along with Bradford & Bingley and at least some A+L.

    I don't know about Bradford & Bingley or A&L but I am surprised about MBNA still providing Abbey cards because I remember them offering card-holders a fee-free 0% deal to transfer to the Santander supplied card and that was a couple of years ago. The Abbey Zero card is definitely 100% a Santander product.
  • Alex_LS
    Alex_LS Posts: 197 Forumite
    Well Abbey do also issue their own cards, if that helps ;-)
  • jos004
    jos004 Posts: 222 Forumite
    Alex_LS wrote: »
    Well Abbey do also issue their own cards, if that helps ;-)

    Does anybody know whether MBNA are likely to call in a credit card balance, if you re-claim credit card charges, or payment protection?
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