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Selecting specific balances to balance transfer

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Hi,

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this but here goes...

I have a credit card which has two separate balances on it. Balance 1 was part of a 0% interest deal which i took advantage of and i do not wish to do anything with this as it is 0% for quite some time

Balance 2 is accruing interest and i am thinking of getting a second 0% interest card to do a balance transfer to avoid this interest.

Is it possible to select a specific balance, to balance transfer, when there are two different balances - as described above.

If so how would you go about selecting that specific part of the total balance, when applying for the new card?

Thanks in advance!

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  • Dobbibill
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    When you pay off your credit card, any payment normally goes off the balance incurring the most cost. Checking the cards payment allocation will confirm this.

    A BT will have the same effect and will pay off the part balance incurring the most interest just as if you have paid it yourself.
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