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Overdraft explained with hsbc

hi im planning on taking an overdraft out with hsbc for £500 and it says i will pay 18.9% interest on this, I plan to only use £300 of it and pay it back within the first month. I dont quite understand how much id be paying to them for using the overdraft. Can someone explain?

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  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    18.9% is for the whole year.

    So borrowing £300 would cost £56.70 a year in interest. Using it for a month would therefore cost £4.72
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