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Credit card in credit

Katem
Katem Posts: 126 Forumite
I paid a deposit for a hotel using my CC last year (US) and have now cancelled the hotel. They have refunded my deposit onto my credit card, which is fine.

Now my CC will have a credit balance (about £200). Will this lie on my account against future spending, or can I get it back. Do I have to ask for it back or will they automatically refund it? I hardly use the CC, so it's best if they give it back tbh.

Any advice?

thanks

Comments

  • Contact your credit card company, they'll be able to send it to your bank account.
    Credit 'Score' - Don't buy the credit 'score' that Experian, Equifax and Noddle want to sell you. It's an arbitrary number that means nothing when it comes to applying for credit.

    ALWAYS HAVE A DIRECT DEBIT SET UP FOR THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO LOGIN AND PAY EACH MONTH.
  • Katem
    Katem Posts: 126 Forumite
    It won't be credited to my account automatically? If I decided to just let it lie there and spend it would that be ok?
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,203 Ambassador
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    In my experience if you request it back to your bank account it normally takes 1 - 2 days.
    If you don't request it back then you can just spend on your credit card but don't owe anything you have spent all the credit.


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  • Katem
    Katem Posts: 126 Forumite
    OK that's great thank you :)
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    To answer your question Yes you could spend the money on the card in the normal way.
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