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MBNA / Lloyds CC 'swap'

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I've seen that MBNA and Lloyds offer customers the option of swapping an existing credit card for a new card. For example changing from a balance transfer card to a zero percent spending card.

My questions are: 
Does anyone know if this creates a hard search?
Does it show up as closing 1 account and opening another on a credit file?

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  • Nasqueron
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    At the risk of sounding trite - why don't you ask them as they're the only ones who will know unless you get lucky and find someone here who has done it. 

    If you get an answer, please do post it here

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

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