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Will I be refused new bank account?

I have decided I am going to swap back to Nationwide. I swapped to N/W from LTSB years ago, and then they closed our town's branch so I went back to LTSB, but I have had enough of them, and get nothing back! I want to go back to N/W, which is in the next town, but am concerned about another credit check and then just getting declined.

I am always in credit, keep up with repayments on things, have an OK income. My problem is I am being refused credit over and over (main reason is I have unused credit limits and also already have a high amount of debt - 11k)... I have wanted to get 0% or lower interest rate loans but cannot get them.

I want to get an account that will give me something back (the N/W will pay 5% interest for the first year on credit balances above a certain amount. But there are other good deals as well. Halifax (my mortgage provider as well), have a £100 swapping incentive, plus £5 per month if I am £750 in credit.

Any experience of either? Has anyone swapped whilst in the red, or is it better to stick with LTSB?
November 1st 2013
Lloyds TSB Mastercard: £5800 making minimum payments plus monthly overpayment between £100 and £300
Virgin (MBNA) on 0%: £5658 making minimum payments at 1%
Snowball calculator predicts a debt free date of December 2015 :j

Comments

  • your branch will be either lloyds or tsb now,tsb will be sold off next year
  • Mine is now Lloyds. Still as rubbish as it was before. :)
    November 1st 2013
    Lloyds TSB Mastercard: £5800 making minimum payments plus monthly overpayment between £100 and £300
    Virgin (MBNA) on 0%: £5658 making minimum payments at 1%
    Snowball calculator predicts a debt free date of December 2015 :j
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