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  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I want to start claiming charges from my credit cards (3 MBNA for a start!) Do you use the same template and interest calculator as bank charges? What is MCOL and it is useful to start that route in the first place?

    Any advice gratefully received.

    :j :j


  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    BTW - forgot to mention I am currently 2-3 months in arrears on my account. Will this make a difference?

    :j :j


  • borgbaiter
    borgbaiter Posts: 600 Forumite
    Knackered wrote: »
    Before they sent me the partial offer, MBNA owed me £645 + £149 in interest giving a total of £794. Now that I am proceeding with MCOL and have to claim an exact amount from MBNA, do I just take the £321 from the £794?

    If the amount is wrong, surely MBNA will contest it?

    in short yes. but your entitled to further interest. what date did you originally calculate the £794 and what date did they pay the £321. let me know and ill do the sums for you.


    borgbaiter
    claimed/settled - Natwest £2,535/£2,535, HSBC visa £80/£80, MBNA £1,258/£1,258, capital one £282/£282, tesco visa £515/£515, HSBC visa £140/£140. HSBC £1,450 MCOL Stayed for OFT case. Chelsea Mortgage charges & cashback £5000/£672. complaints with banks pending OFT Halifax £30, A&L £35. TOTALS £11,325/£5482
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    I worked the interest out a couple of months ago using the calculator on the site which involved inputting the dates and amounts of each individual charge MBNA applied to my account.

    They paid me £321 at the end of last month (25th I think it was).

    Cheers
  • borgbaiter
    borgbaiter Posts: 600 Forumite
    Knackered wrote: »
    I worked the interest out a couple of months ago using the calculator on the site which involved inputting the dates and amounts of each individual charge MBNA applied to my account.

    They paid me £321 at the end of last month (25th I think it was).

    Cheers

    need the actual dates to work out the interest. when i used the calculator off here it printed the date on the bottom line of the printout.
    claimed/settled - Natwest £2,535/£2,535, HSBC visa £80/£80, MBNA £1,258/£1,258, capital one £282/£282, tesco visa £515/£515, HSBC visa £140/£140. HSBC £1,450 MCOL Stayed for OFT case. Chelsea Mortgage charges & cashback £5000/£672. complaints with banks pending OFT Halifax £30, A&L £35. TOTALS £11,325/£5482
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Here's a scrgeen-grab of the interest calculated at when they still owed me £645. Hope it's helpful.

    Thanks a lot...
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    MCOL begun! If this is £50 down the drain I'll be furious and not particularly surprised.

    Still, it takes money to make money, eh....
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Anyone else claiming off MBNA these days or am I on my todd?

    Do they still crumble like a sandcastle when the papers from the courts drop through their door?
  • Knackered
    Knackered Posts: 243 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    There's so much warmth coming from you guys I think I'm going to combust.

    If I can be really bothered I might let you know how I go on with this.
  • Knackered wrote: »
    There's so much warmth coming from you guys I think I'm going to combust.

    If I can be really bothered I might let you know how I go on with this.
    hi knack, ive just been sat reading posts of mbna didnt have much to write as the mo but i wrote and asked for £1750 got a good will jesture of £690 , got a letter this morning saying cos i was 2 months in arrears they were going to take that of wot i owe them as well but that still leaves about £800 quid short , but i just aint got the court fees till the end of the month did 2 last month which cost £200 , so having to wait to do the next 2 if u can be bothered lol keep posting cos i read them just havent got any info to give any 1 , ive only won me cap 1 , that was a piece of cake but i cant see the others going that way , but keep going jill
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