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Twig Transfer Card — Imaginary Fees and Other Chestnuts

Carry the twig, not the interest. The model moves £3,000 from a 24.9% card, charges the 3% fee up front and compares two years of zero interest with two years of leaving the balance where it was.

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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 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 detailDemo terms
Account type0% balance transfer credit card
Rate, reward or charge0% 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
Access0% 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 scenarioAn adult story applicant transferring a balance from a different fictional lender within 60 days
FeesNo model account fee
What ends the offerA missed or late payment in the model
CurrencyGBP (£), used solely for fictional calculations

Fees and charges

ChargeModel treatment
Opening / arrangement£0.00
Monthly account fee£0.00
Balance transfer fee3% of the amount moved
Interest on borrowing0% on balance transfers for 24 months with a 3% fee, then 26.9% illustrative APR (variable)
Early accessSee access terms
Real amount payable to AcornBank£0.00 — this is a fictional demo, not a service

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.

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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