Current 0% APR Balance Transfer Credit Cards
Tip It!Looking for the best 0% APR terms on credit cards? You’ve come to the right place. 0% APR balance transfer credit cards allow you to move balances away from high interest rate cards and thus save on interest. When used carefully, they can be a useful tool for managing and reducing the amount of interest you pay on debt.
With changes coming as a result of new credit card laws, it’s uncertain how long card issuers will continue to offer balance transfers at 0% APR terms. If you’re thinking of doing a balance transfer to take advantage of a 0% interest promotion rate, you might want to look for one sooner rather than later, since the recent trend is for 0% APR offers to erode to less attractive terms.
Below are some of the best 0% APR balance transfer offers which are currently active.
Longest 0% APR Balance Transfer Credit Cards
Citi Platinum Select Master Card features include:
- 0% intro APR on balance transfers for a whopping 18 months. Longest active 0% APR balance transfer deal that we’ve seen
- 0% intro APR on purchases for 18 months
- No annual fee
- See full details or apply
Discover More FiveCentNickel readers love Discover credit cards for the Cashback Bonus® awards which lets them earn back bonus on purchases they would have made anyway. Credit card features include:
- 0% APR on balance transfers for 15 months
- 0% APR on purchases for 15 months
- No annual fee
- 5% Cashback Bonus® in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply* Up to 1% unlimited Cashback Bonus® on all other eligible purchases
- See full details or apply
Slate from Chase card features include:
- 0% APR on balance transfers for 15 months with excellent and good credit
- 0% APR on purchases for 15 months with excellent and good credit
- No annual fee
- 0% balance transfer fee for 30 days
- Comes with Blueprint from Chase® which allows you to separate out and pay for larger items from smaller purchases on your statement, so that you can avoid paying interest on every day items
- See full details or apply
Many cards require good credit. If you don’t know your credit score, you can get a free sneak peek at your credit score.
Published on February 12th, 2010 - 8 Comments
Filed under: Credit Cards, Debt Reduction
About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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February 12th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
About a year ago I jumped on the USBank Visa card which was a no-fee transfer and 0% on balance transfers and purchases for 12 months. That rate expired 2 days ago. I tried a few different offers but my mortgage applications late last year contributed to me being turned down for any offers with a big enough credit limit to be useful.
Fortunately I still had an old Citi Platinum card which had some transfer offers. I was able to transfer ~$5800 with a 3% transfer fee and 1.99% interest until March of 2011. It’s not the best offer I’ve ever had but I was able to take advantage of it without decreasing my average account age. Plus since I have had this card for 10 years I am no where near the credit limit. As soon as all the inquiries drop off my credit report I should be looking great if I need credit in the next year or 2.
Introductory offers are great, but sometimes you can have better luck utilizing a card that you already carry. As Nickel said even these offers might be getting scarce. The offer I took advantage of was posted in November and I have not seen anything like it posted since that time.
February 12th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
problem is, moving debt around and renaming it don’t solve the problem. debt. The debt is still there. You think you have done something to solve the problem but you did not. Perhaps you save a few bucks in interest if you’re really lucky, but you still have the debt.
February 12th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
I agree with you. I still have a debt that I need to repay. This just reduces my cost while I gather the funds. If I had not bought my house in October I would have eliminated this debt by now. However I used my credit offers to increase the size of my available down-payment to secure better terms for my mortgage, which will save me far more in interest than an extra year under credit card balances will cost.
Between debt reduction and savings additions I have been making over $1000/month of progress for the last 6 months that I have been keeping track. I am still in phase 1 of my debt elimination project, so offers like these are still necessary to progress.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
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I agree with you that transferring a credit card balance is just a short term tactic rather than a long term strategy. The nice thing about some of the Discover Cards is that they are not only good for doing a balance transfer but also good for using as a cash back/rewards card once the balance is paid off in full (and hopefully then paid off in full each and every month).
February 12th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Wow, there are some great deals out there right now! I especially like that biodegradable card!
February 13th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Guys, please watch out for credit cards. Last thing anyone needs right now is another credit card.
Also, watch out for that Citi card. People are reporting being hit with usage fees. http://www.bargaineering.com/a.....hases.html
February 14th, 2010 at 1:16 am
Those were the good days. I balk at the 3% fees these days.
February 21st, 2010 at 9:47 am
I agree with Mike — I have a Citi 0.99% balance transfer that I’ve been paying off for the last few years and they’ve tacked on a $60 annual fee to make more money. This is an indication that they are willing to change terms in their favor whenever they please. Do you really want to do business with a company like this? Fortunately, it’s just about paid off and I will be canceling as soon as we buy a house.