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Twig Transfer Card — How Much Fits in a Hollow?

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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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

Try your own numbers

Change the amounts to see what Twig Transfer Card would do in the story. Fictional figures, no application, no advice.

Monthly payment over 12 months£113.51£162.09 interest at 26.9% APR
Transfer fee at 3%
£36.00Then 0% for 24 months.

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.

Know which amount the limit describes

For Twig Transfer Card, the range is £1,000.00 to £10,000.00. For a savings product it is the opening and maximum principal; for an ISA it is the demo annual allowance; for a card or overdraft it is an assumed credit limit; for the mortgage it is an advance range; and for investments it is the minimum lump sum and any allowance. An interest credit may take savings just above the stated principal cap; further deposits then pause.

Before you increase the balance

CheckWhy it matters
MinimumAmounts below the model minimum do not qualify for this product scenario.
Maximum or allowanceProjection examples stay within the stated principal cap or demo allowance.
Already at the cap?Assume no further additions; accrued interest or growth is still credited.
Credit limitAvailable borrowing is a limit less debt already used, not income or savings.

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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