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Bushy Tail Rewards Card — Imaginary Fees and Other Chestnuts

The premium tail. Double the cashback of Stashback Card, an annual fee to pay for it and a higher APR that makes carrying a balance the quickest way to turn a reward into a cost. The tables show the fee and the cashback side by side.

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A fictional bank, a real sense of humour. All people, places, products and figures are invented. No real banking or financial advice. About this demo.

Demo rate card1.00% cashback; 27.9% illustrative APR (variable); £24.00 annual fee

The pound values and percentages on this page are invented AcornBank product terms, chosen for a realistic bank-style example. They are not current market offers, an invitation to deposit or invest money or a forecast of what a real bank will pay.

Product detailDemo terms
Account typeRewards credit card
Rate, reward or charge1.00% cashback; 27.9% illustrative APR (variable); £24.00 annual fee
Illustrative credit limit£1,000.00 to £8,000.00
Access1% cashback on eligible purchases, capped at £25 per month, for a £24 annual fee; borrowing costs more than the reward
Eligibility in the scenarioAn adult story applicant with a fictional income; all limits and acceptance decisions are invented
Fees£24.00 a year
CurrencyGBP (£), used solely for fictional calculations

Fees and charges

ChargeModel treatment
Opening / arrangement£0.00
Monthly account fee£0.00
Annual card fee£24.00
Interest on borrowing1.00% cashback; 27.9% illustrative APR (variable); £24.00 annual fee
Early accessSee access terms
Real amount payable to AcornBank£0.00 — this is a fictional demo, not a service

Bushy Tail Rewards Card is rewards credit card in the Credit cards range, used for a bigger reward on everyday spending that is always repaid in full. Its live rate card, summary and worked tables sit above this text and update whenever the product record changes.

Keep the cost in the same picture as the rate

A fee can reduce the benefit of interest, growth or cashback, and borrowing interest can exceed a reward. The table distinguishes ongoing charges from an upfront fee. Do not subtract a fee twice: the mortgage total already includes its arrangement fee, while its yearly repayment rows contain repayments only.

The worked examples show the product-specific calculations and timing assumptions in full.

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What the example does not promise

All figures are invented and shown to make the demo useful to read and crawl. No money is held, no application is available, and no deposit-protection, regulatory or tax-wrapper status is claimed. Calculations do not account for personal tax, inflation or unstated changes in rates. The fictional bank manager can guarantee only that the next paragraph contains no real acorns.

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