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Sainsbury's vs tesco personal loan

redhotpepper
redhotpepper Posts: 10 Forumite
Hi,
I am looking to borrow £15000 and applied to Sainsbury's as they were advertising 4.9% rate. I got accepted but offerred 6.1%. Hence, I applied to Tesco who after 3 days offerred advertised 5.1% rate. I know I can go back to Sainsbury with price match and get it a bit lower.
But which loan will be better for me overall in the long run as I am planning to pay it off sooner and Tesco has a 2 month interest charge for paying off early. But I do not know whether I can make regular overpayments. Sainsbury does not say what it charges for early closure. But mentions I can make overpayments. Bit confused. Any info appreciated.

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