Nationwide Select: the best credit card ever?
The best all-round card just got even better thanks to a reduced balance transfer fee. But it’s only for a limited time!
Nationwide has slashed the balance transfer fee on its Select credit card.
Normally the card, which comes with 26 months of 0% interest on balance transfers, attracts a 2.4% charge. But until 31st March 2014 Nationwide will offer the same deal for just a 0.75% fee.
That means transferring £2,000 worth of credit card debt onto the Select card will now cost just £15 instead of £48.
But that's not all you can get...
Best card ever
The Select card also offers a competitive 15 months interest free on purchases, commission free purchases abroad and 0.5% cashback on all sterling purchases – making it pretty much the best all-round credit card out there.
But with its limited time offer the Select card is now also easily the best low-fee balance transfer credit card around.
The only other card which matches the 0.75% rock bottom fee is the Fluid Low Fee Card Visa, but its 0% balance transfer period lasts just 12 months. Nationwide’s Select card will offer 14 months more for the same price.
In fact Nationwide's reduced fee deal makes it the cheapest long-term balance transfer deal on the market.
How to get the Select card
The Select card is only available to Nationwide current account customers.
If you hold or choose to open either the FlexAccount, FlexDirect or the £10-a-month FlexPlus you will be eligible to apply for the card.
Out of the three the FlexDirect account is worth a look. That's because it offers 5% AER on in-credit balances up to £2,500 as well as a fee-free overdraft for 12 months.
If you don't fancy opening a current account in order to get the Select card you can still take advantage of the cheapest balance transfer offer going via the Nationwide Visa, which is open to anyone. This comes with 26 months 0% on balance transfers with the reduced 0.75% fee (available until 31st March 2014) and three months interest-free on purchases.
Market-leading alternatives
The Nationwide Select card is the best all-round card going with competitive deals across all its features.
But there are other 0% balance transfer, 0% purchase, cashback and commission-free deals to consider.
Barclaycard for example is top for the longest-lasting 0% balance transfer deals. It’s offering a whopping 31 months to freeze debt (with a 2.99% transfer fee) on its 31-Month Platinum Visa. It’s the longest lasting deal ever, but this market tends to move all the time. Keep up to date with our article The best 0% balance transfer credit cards.
Meanwhile Santander and Tesco both offer the longest interest-free periods on spending. The Santander Credit Card for Purchases and the Tesco Clubcard Credit Card for Purchases both offer 18 months of 0% interest on purchases – three months more than the Select card. Read The best 0% purchase credit cards for more.
If you like the idea of earning cashback on your credit card spending the American Express Platinum Everyday Cashback Card is paying a top rate at the moment. You can earn 5% cashback on up to £2,000 worth of spending in your first three months with the card. Thereafter it will pay between 0.5% and 1.25% depending on how much you spend. For more read The best cashback credit cards.
And for a card that can save you money on holiday the Post Office Platinum offers commission-free purchases abroad, but it also won’t charge a cash-advance fee if you use the card to buy foreign currency at Post Office branches. For more read The best credit cards to use on your travels.
As you can tell the Nationwide Select credit card is pretty competitive on all fronts and isn’t far behind the individual top runners in each category. So if you only want to carry one card – the Select is worth a look!
More on credit cards:
The best money transfer credit cards
Get a free flight with your credit card
Comments
Be the first to comment
Do you want to comment on this article? You need to be signed in for this feature