Demo rate card0% on balance transfers for 24 months with a 3% fee, then 26.9% illustrative APR (variable)
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 detail | Demo terms |
|---|---|
| Account type | 0% balance transfer credit card |
| Rate, reward or charge | 0% on balance transfers for 24 months with a 3% fee, then 26.9% illustrative APR (variable) |
| Illustrative credit limit | £1,000.00 to £10,000.00 |
| Access | 0% on balance transfers for 24 months with a 3% transfer fee, then 26.9% APR (variable); new purchases are not interest-free |
| Eligibility in the scenario | An adult story applicant transferring a balance from a different fictional lender within 60 days |
| Fees | No model account fee |
| What ends the offer | A missed or late payment in the model |
| Currency | GBP (£), used solely for fictional calculations |
Moving £3,000.00 from a 24.9% card
| Item | Twig Transfer Card | Leaving it where it is |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | £3,000.00 | £3,000.00 |
| Transfer fee | £90.00 | £0.00 |
| Interest over 24 months | £0.00 | £750.94 |
| Monthly payment to clear in 24 months | £128.75 | £156.29 |
| Total paid | £3,090.00 | £3,750.94 |
Transfer assumptions: the fee is added to the balance on day one, every payment is on time, nothing new is spent on either card, and the old card’s 24.9% APR is held constant. New purchases on this card are not interest-free.
If £1,200.00 is borrowed at the standard rate after any promotional period
| Month | Payment | Interest charged | Balance after payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £113.51 | £24.06 | £1,110.55 |
| 2 | £113.51 | £22.27 | £1,019.31 |
| 3 | £113.51 | £20.44 | £926.24 |
| 4 | £113.51 | £18.57 | £831.30 |
| 5 | £113.51 | £16.67 | £734.46 |
| 6 | £113.51 | £14.73 | £635.68 |
| 7 | £113.51 | £12.75 | £534.92 |
| 8 | £113.51 | £10.73 | £432.14 |
| 9 | £113.51 | £8.66 | £327.29 |
| 10 | £113.51 | £6.56 | £220.34 |
| 11 | £113.51 | £4.42 | £111.25 |
| 12 | £113.48 | £2.23 | £0.00 |
Borrowing assumptions: one £1,200.00 opening balance, no new spending, no fees or cashback, and 26.9% APR held constant. The equivalent monthly rate is (1 + 0.26899999999999996)^(1/12) − 1. Interest is rounded monthly; eleven equal payments are followed by an adjusted final payment. Total repaid: £1,362.09; total interest: £162.09. This chosen repayment plan is not a minimum-payment schedule. Reward and offer tables describe separate situations from this one.
Twig Transfer Card is 0% balance transfer credit card in the Credit cards range, used for moving an expensive balance somewhere it stops growing. Its live rate card, summary and worked tables sit above this text and update whenever the product record changes.
Hazel puts the rate card to work
Hazel Twitch wanted moving an expensive balance somewhere it stops growing. Her first question was how soon the funds would be needed, not how large a percentage would fit on a poster. The branch manager opened the Twig Transfer Card rate card, circled the access rule and made a separate line for fees. Pip tried to classify the pencil as a deductible snack; the ledger remained unconvinced.
Hazel follows the example below exactly, rather than assuming the headline rate applies to every amount for every day. This character and quotation-free account are invented, not a real customer review.
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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.
Related reading
- This Is a Fictional Bank — No Real Banking Here
- Site Map — Every Branch of AcornBank
- Rates — Savings, Borrowing and Rewards
- Help — Unruffle Your Tail
- Credit Cards — Plastic with a Bushy Tail
- Twig Transfer Card — Fictional Product Terms
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