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BOA Balance Transfer Question..

Wavester64 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:56:54 GMT

Having a mental block with this one. At first it seems straight forward, but the last part of the wording confuses me.

BOA has a BT offer for up to one year at 0% APR, but with a 3% transfer fee (by Feb 9). OK, good so far.

Here's the wording : "..Transaction Fee: 3% of each transaction. Effective Feb 24, 2024, 4% of each transaction, unless you contact us to reject by Feb 23, 2024..." At first I thought it meant that after Feb. 24, if I made a BT it would be 4%. But that can't be the case. If so, they wouldn't have said I intially I had to make the BT by Feb. 9th. What exactly do they mean here?

Re: BOA Balance Transfer Question..

Curious_George2 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:54:53 GMT

You are overthinking it.

They are making an across-the-board increase in the BT fees they charge, so they are disclosing that repeatedly, in many different places, using boilerplate language.

If you do a BT before your specific offer expires on 2/9, your fee will be 3%.

Re: BOA Balance Transfer Question..

SlideOrInsert — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:11:22 GMT

I would understand it as your 0% offer is good until 02/09 (with 3% fee).

between 02/10-02/23, the apr is expired (probs standard apr) but the fee is still 3%.

on 02/24, the standard fee is 4%, regardless of promo offer or standard apr.

if you contact "to reject," what are they going to do, keep it at 3% or stop offering balance transfers?

Re: BOA Balance Transfer Question..

Wavester64 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:22:14 GMT

@Curious_George2 wrote:
You are overthinking it.

They are making an across-the-board increase in the BT fees they charge, so they are disclosing that repeatedly, in many different places, using boilerplate language.

If you do a BT before your specific offer expires on 2/9, your fee will be 3%.

Thanks @Curious_George2