All posts by Colin Robertson
Can You Balance Transfer a Cash Advance?
Balance transfer Q%A: “Can you balance transfer a cash advance?” In an earlier post, I compared and contrasted balance transfers and cash advances, which are very different financial instruments. Put simply, credit card cash advances are an absolute last resort. ... Read More »
PenFed Life of the Balance Transfer With No Fee
A new balance transfer deal popped up on the Internet today, offered by the Pentagon Federal Credit Union. What makes this offer somewhat unique is that it’s a no fee balance transfer that offers a low fixed rate for life. ... Read More »
USAA Balance Transfer, 0% No Fee
There’s word of a new no fee balance transfer offer, this time from USAA. If you weren’t already aware, USAA, which stands for United Services Automobile Association, provides a slew of financial services to United States military and their families. ... Read More »
Balance Transfer Day: A Marketing Gimmick?
By now, you’ve probably heard about Bank Transfer Day, which was an initiative that called for consumers to move their money from large commercial banks to non-profit credit unions. Call it the 99% using their numbers to do one over ... Read More »
Chase Slate Balance Transfer: 0% APR and No Fees!
Chase Slate Balance Transfer Offer Is Hard to Beat Finally, an out-and-out no fee balance transfer offer with no costs whatsoever! That’s right, for a limited time (well, it’s been a few years now but I wouldn’t look a gift ... Read More »
Are Balance Transfers Safe?
If you’ve been thinking about executing a balance transfer, you may be wondering if they’re safe to use. This is a legitimate concern, considering money is involved. So what’s the answer? Well, as with anything that involves your money and ... Read More »
Chase 1% Balance Transfer Fee Special
I recently noted that Discover was offering 0% no fee balance transfers to select customers via snail mail. Well, Chase seems to be doing a similar promotion. The company currently has an offer for certain lucky customers (some with Amazon ... Read More »
You Can’t Balance Transfer Within the Same Bank
A good number of consumers seemed to get tripped up by credit card balance transfers and how they work. As I’ve said before, credit card issuers don’t do a great job explaining how to use them. Instead, they simply bombard ... Read More »
Discover Offering No Fee Balance Transfer to Select Customers
Did You Receive a Golden Ticket? In my never-ending quest to keep track of any and all no fee balance transfer offers, I’ve received word that Discover is still offering its no fee balance transfer to select customers. It’s the ... Read More »