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firemartinez1980
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Balance Transfer Cards? Any Advice..

I have a Discover Card with a balance of $7900 and a Merrick Bank card with a balance of $600.

 

I am looking for a new card to transfer these balances to and save on the interest. Any advice?

 

Current scores across the board are at 680

 

I received a mail offer from Chase Slate Edge, but no nothing really of this card or them and from what I see there is nothing special about it besides the 0% for 18 months

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TRC_WA
Senior Contributor

Re: Balance Transfer Cards? Any Advice..

I got my Wells Fargo Reflect last year with slightly lower scores... 0% for 18 months and extends to 21 months with timely payments.  It's where most of my CC debt is currently parked.

FICO8 current as of : 4-6-25 EQ: 736 TU: 728 EX: 722
Hard INQs last 12 months: EQ: 0 | TU: 0 | EX: 0
Verizon Visa $8500 Amex Delta Reserve $10,000 Care Credit $18,000
NFCU CashRewards $7500 Apple Card $7000 Best Buy $8000 Amazon $5000
NFCU auto loan (2022 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands - Cactus Gray) 6.95%
NFCU motorcycle loan (2024 Harley Davidson Road Glide - Alpine Green & Chrome) 9.45%
Total CL: $64,000 --- Total CC UTI: 31% --- AAoA: 6.5 years --- Income: $200k
Last app: 4-6-24
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SouthJamaica
Mega Contributor

Re: Balance Transfer Cards? Any Advice..


@firemartinez1980 wrote:

I have a Discover Card with a balance of $7900 and a Merrick Bank card with a balance of $600.

 

I am looking for a new card to transfer these balances to and save on the interest. Any advice?

 

Current scores across the board are at 680

 

I received a mail offer from Chase Slate Edge, but no nothing really of this card or them and from what I see there is nothing special about it besides the 0% for 18 months


IMHO the best balance transfer cards are credit union, non-rewards, platinum cards with no balance transfer fee.


Total revolving limits 569520 (505320 reporting) FICO 8: EQ 689 TU 684 EX 685




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Gmood1
Super Contributor

Re: Balance Transfer Cards? Any Advice..

If you are planning to carry those balances for a while. You may want to look for a card that gives a flat apr on balance transfers for life.

NASA FCU did offer this, they may still. Though I'm not for sure. Hopefully there are other CU's that offer a similar option. I just checked and NASA still does this. They offer a SP approval link. https://www.nasafcu.com/?aspxerrorpath=/hbnet/login/login.aspx

 

I've become a big fan of US Bank over the years. Their approvals are slooowwwww lol. But they offer decent BT's on both personal and business CC's. US Bank pulls TU FICO 9.

Business CC's are easy to obtain with them. You can use them to hide balances or portions of balances from your personal credit reports when necessary.Smiley Wink

 

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TRC_WA
Senior Contributor

Re: Balance Transfer Cards? Any Advice..


@SouthJamaica wrote:


IMHO the best balance transfer cards are credit union, non-rewards, platinum cards with no balance transfer fee.


I agree...  the Reflect is solid... but I wish it was a NFCU Plat.

 

If I ever go after another BT card though... that will be the one.

FICO8 current as of : 4-6-25 EQ: 736 TU: 728 EX: 722
Hard INQs last 12 months: EQ: 0 | TU: 0 | EX: 0
Verizon Visa $8500 Amex Delta Reserve $10,000 Care Credit $18,000
NFCU CashRewards $7500 Apple Card $7000 Best Buy $8000 Amazon $5000
NFCU auto loan (2022 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands - Cactus Gray) 6.95%
NFCU motorcycle loan (2024 Harley Davidson Road Glide - Alpine Green & Chrome) 9.45%
Total CL: $64,000 --- Total CC UTI: 31% --- AAoA: 6.5 years --- Income: $200k
Last app: 4-6-24
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