Balance Transfer Facility & Terms

A host of credit cards facilitates the transfer of account balance. Balance transfer implies transfer of balance amount or the outstanding amount that may be paid from credit card to another credit card at a nominal interest rate. To proceed with, for a new credit card only for balance transfer facility, here are few do’s & Don’ts.

Additionally, most of the dominant credit card offering companies has zero percent rates on balance transfers. Still, a single delayed payment is enough for invitation to your credit card company to levy higher interest rates.

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- A few of the low interest rate cards levy a disbursement transaction fee to take advantage of the balance transfer facility. It is a ring to go in the opposite way (although credit card has not been offered) as soon as you hear of this transaction fee.

- Make sure your billing statement stating, you have cleared your outstanding balance, has been sent to you by your old credit card company without fail. Also recommended to ensure these values tallies with the billing statement issued by new credit company also confirm that all the balance has in reality been transferred. Now only you are ready to close your former credit line.

The balance transfer facility may take anywhere between 2-4 weeks. During this period you must have minimum payments on your old card. It is silly mistake not to close the credit line on your former card. You are at the risk of getting succumbed to temptation of charging credit on your old card.

Also, make sure to check out the credit card account for any miscellaneous charges forced in addition to the interest rate. There are cards that charge annually or even monthly fees just to retain the credit card account. In such case, a personal attention should be given whether you receive those clear-cut benefits against those charges. Why to lose here in vein?

- Are the bottom rate being offered applicable to you also? A host advertisement is bombarded to tell of attractive bottom rates, those drastically increase with a heavy margin following an introductory period. You May qualify for an initial rate of 5 percent that moves to 20% after 6 months. In contrast, else one gets an initial 4 percent rate that surge only up to 15 percent after 8 months. Try a hard bargain for the best rate.

Balance transfer card have additional features that include:

-  The Introductory rate is mostly 0%; the monthly rate differs between 0.0 - 1.5 % percent and the annual rate lies around 9-11%.

-  Between 9 - 11 % APR rates

- Any Insurance cover against online fraud during online purchase

- Minimum and Maximum limits for credit

- Card replacement availability and the charges on loss of Card

- Customer service support availability & its reputation.

There are more & more features coming into market but the best protection against the negative whirlpool of debt is to rethink on your spending habits. You want to purchase or you really need to purchase it?

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