{"id":96727,"date":"2018-03-23T10:29:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T10:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=96727"},"modified":"2025-07-09T11:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:56:22","slug":"first-direct-balance-transfers-credit-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/credit-cards\/first-direct\/first-direct-balance-transfers-credit-card","title":{"rendered":"first direct Balance Transfers Credit Card review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The First Direct Credit Card is issued on the Visa network (used by a whopping 5 billion credit\/debit cards), so you'll be able to use it at more than 150 million merchant locations across more than 200 countries and territories.<\/p>\n<div id=\"compare-anchor\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"luna-card luna-card--alt\"><div class=\"luna-card__block has-padding-small\"><p>Approval for any credit card depends on your status. The representative APRs shown represent the interest rate offered to most successful applicants. Depending on your personal circumstances, the APR you're offered may be higher, or you may not be offered credit at all. Fees and rates are subject to change without notice. It's always wise to check the terms of any deal before you borrow. Most of the data in Finder's comparison tables is provided by Defaqto.<\/p><\/div><\/article>\n<\/div><h3 id=\"repayment_options\">Repayment options<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>You can make manual repayments through First Direct's app by logging in to your online banking or over the phone (03 456 00 24 24). Alternatively, you may wish to set up a direct debit.<\/p>\n\n<p>A direct debit protects you from forgetting to make a repayment and losing your promotional interest rate as a result (as well as damaging your <a data-trigger-introductory-modal=\"true\">credit score<\/a> and incurring the late payment fee of \u00a312). You could use a fixed-amount direct debit to ensure you've cleared your debt before the 0% period expires \u2013 simply divide your outstanding balance by 20 to see what you'll need to pay each month (this assumes you don't use the card for additional spending).<\/p>\n\n\n<p>You can arrange a direct debit for repayments when you apply for the credit card. The table below shows the options available.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Choose from the following direct debit options for your monthly repayments:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n<table class=\"luna-table\">\n<tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n<tr><th scope=\"row\">Minimum amount <button class=\"btn-link text-no-decoration\" style=\"vertical-align: top; position: relative; top: -3px; left: 1px;\" rel=\"popover\" data-content=\"Greater of: 1% of the underlying balance plus the month's interest and any applicable fees and charges; 3% of the underlying balance; \u00a35; or the outstanding balance.\" data-placement=\"top\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-describedby=\"fin-tooltip-1\">\n    <svg class=\"luna-icon luna-icon--xsmall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <use href=\"#info\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n    <span class=\"u-screenReader\" id=\"fin-tooltip-1\">Greater of: 1% of the underlying balance plus the month's interest and any applicable fees and charges; 3% of the underlying balance; \u00a35; or the 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This won't impact your credit score. If it's good news, you can then proceed to First Direct's online application, which takes 10\u201315 minutes to complete. 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Once you've had the card for a while and shown First Direct you're reliable, you may wish to apply for a credit limit increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"has-padding-top-xsmall\">Can I withdraw cash using the First Direct Credit Card?<\/h4>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Although it's possible, withdrawing cash from a credit card account is generally not a good idea, as \"cash-like transactions\" (such as withdrawing cash at an ATM, getting cashback at the till, spending at a casino or buying currency) often incur steep fees and\/or higher rates of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The interest rate on this part of your balance will be 29.9%, which is 20% more than the standard purchase rate. That's chargeable from the day of the transaction \u2013 the card's usual \"up to 56 days interest-free\" grace period won't apply. On \u00a3500-worth of cash paid off 2 weeks later, that would mean \u00a35.04 of interest.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"has-padding-top-xsmall\">Can I transfer a balance from another first direct-branded card to the First Direct Credit Card?<\/h4>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>No. first direct doesn't accept balance transfers from credit cards issued through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/credit-cards\/hsbc\">HSBC<\/a> group, which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/credit-cards\/marks-and-spencer\">M&amp;S Bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/credit-cards\/john-lewis-and-waitrose-partnership-mastercard\">John Lewis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/credit-cards\/first-direct\">first direct<\/a> cards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"has-padding-top-xsmall\">How much does it cost to use the First Direct Credit Card abroad?<\/h4>\n<div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>\nNon-sterling transactions are subject to a 2.99% charge (which is very standard). 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