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How can I get a better rate to pay off?
Hi all
I have a loan with 16 months left on it at £380 per month. I had the brainwave of paying it off with a 0% balance transfer credit card but the loan company won't let me pay debt off with debt. The only way it looks like I could do this is with a card that offers 0% on 'money' transfers but they any pretty hard to come by, Virgin do a 12 month one but I need one with a longer term and Virgin charge 4% to transfer so I'm not gaining a lot by doing it.
Can anyone suggest a way of doing this?
I have a loan with 16 months left on it at £380 per month. I had the brainwave of paying it off with a 0% balance transfer credit card but the loan company won't let me pay debt off with debt. The only way it looks like I could do this is with a card that offers 0% on 'money' transfers but they any pretty hard to come by, Virgin do a 12 month one but I need one with a longer term and Virgin charge 4% to transfer so I'm not gaining a lot by doing it.
Can anyone suggest a way of doing this?
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The only way you can do it would be to pay more debt off yourself (go to debt free wannabe pages for advice)0
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If you are going to pay it off in 16 months with interest involved how far off is the 12 months? What is the interest rate on the loan?I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Pensions, Annuities & Retirement Planning, Loans
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