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MBNA Credit Card Interest Issue

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  • MABLE
    MABLE Posts: 4,239 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    This is standard practice.

    But not for Nationwide credit card!
  • Superscrooge
    Superscrooge Posts: 1,171 Forumite
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    I know this advice is a bit late for the OP but it might help others.

    It's sensible to have separate cards for purchases and balance transfers to avoid this sort of problem.

    Whenever I take out a 0% BT card, it doesn't get used for anything else. I just make minimum payments until the end of the promo period.
  • 20aday
    20aday Posts: 2,610 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper
    I know the general rule of thumb is to never mix BT/purchases on most credit cards but I've used my Barclaycard Platinum credit card for both last month and next month's statement is showing as 0% interest (until the promo rates expire in Oct '18).

    Whether this is based on clearing the statement by the time December's is generated I don't know.
    It's not your credit score that counts, it's your credit history. Any replies are my own personal opinion and not a representation of my employer.
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