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Nationwide Personal Loan- soft searches

hello

i received a quote on a nationwide personal loan for 10k at an APR of 24.9%- i know the apr is high but does this mean there is good possiblity of being accepted?

thanks

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  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    Why on Earth would you want to be accepted at 24.9%APR for such a sizeable loan? It's madness.
  • i dont disagree with you Apples2... just wanted to know if the quote indicated an acceptance of some sort- it would have worked out better than my cuurent situation with cc 's only
    i have around 4 searches in the last 6 months and my accumalted debt to credito ratio is around 65% mainly on credit cards.

    i pay around 1420 a month on cc payments
  • banks-
    banks- Posts: 34 Forumite
    have you been accepted?
  • lewpster
    lewpster Posts: 1,665 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I did this before and was turned down a year or so ago. Also looked the other day and despite it saying it would not go on my credit file it has : (
  • banks- wrote: »
    have you been accepted?

    i havent accepted the quote:

    the application started bny offering 8.3% apr but by the time i entered my personal infiormation and debt ie credit card etc it change the quote to 24.9 %.... so i declined the quote
  • debtdestroyer007
    debtdestroyer007 Posts: 402 Forumite
    edited 21 January 2012 at 2:31PM
    lewpylew wrote: »
    I did this before and was turned down a year or so ago. Also looked the other day and despite it saying it would not go on my credit file it has : (

    just checked my credit expert and i can see soft searches that they have conducted.... i guess i have to accept their quote before they do a full search
  • banks-
    banks- Posts: 34 Forumite
    i see, but if you get that sort of apr is it basically a decline?
  • banks- wrote: »
    i see, but if you get that sort of apr is it basically a decline?

    they are so full of crap..... why bother with an indicative APR of 24.9 when chances are one would refuse....

    i know historically they have been very picky to give credit out.....i suppose the credit crunch would make them even more choosy!!!

    thanks for your help any ways
  • 24.9 is a decline by default
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