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Do 0% credit cards still have upfront charges?
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bigpat
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It's been many years since I last availed of a 0% credit card. I'm fairly sure there was a one-off fee of 2-3% and then that slightly higher balance was interest free.
Is that still how it works? The relevant MSE guide doesn't seem to mention it.
Is that still how it works? The relevant MSE guide doesn't seem to mention it.
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If you mean a BT card, then yes, some have a fee. More than previously.
0% purchase cards don't.1 -
MBNA is currently offering 0% on both balance transfers (to another card) or money transfers (to your bank account) with a 5% fee up front. There was one recently too that no fee but you were charged something like 5.99% APR for 2 years or similar.
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Ah, that was probably my error. It was a balance transfer card I had before.MorningcoffeeIV said:If you mean a BT card, then yes, some have a fee. More than previously.
0% purchase cards don't.0 -
There are still some 0% balance transfer cads with 0% fees; I have a NatWest one.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/credit-cards/balance-transfer-credit-cards/#natwest22
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You're not looking hard enough. I've had fee free transfers from Natwest, Ulster and Santander in the last couple of years.I haven't seen any 0% deals without a fee for a few years.0
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