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Can i do this?

existing balance on cc aprox £5000 with £7500 limit been offered 0% until june next year with 4% fee
Can i transfer money into current account i.e £2000 and then immediatly pay back to credit card do this a few times so i am in effect placing the £5000 onto interest free.
The card is mbna.
Thanks
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,383 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    If they've offered you a money transfer deal, yes. .
  • PeppaPig555
    PeppaPig555 Posts: 16 Forumite
    Not sure of MBNA's T&C's but be aware they may only let you do the one (or a few in one transaction up to 95%) and it takes a couple of days to update a card with the new balance so it could take up to a week (if they do let you transfer more than one balance transfer).

    MBNA are great for money transfers, I'm sorry I closed my account with them a few years ago!
  • chattychappy
    chattychappy Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Do check the deal. The last offer I had from them was 4% for a BT, but 5% for a money transfer. Don't transfer any amount that you will pay off in the next month or so as the fee will be greater than the amount of standard rate interest you'd pay.
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