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Local authority home loan

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  • 13-05-2022 8:25pm
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    blondie1985
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭


    Does anyone know how Fingal asses you for loan ? I have a 5000 balance on my credit card , but wondering should I take a loan out of credit union instead as I was already told they don’t look favourably on credit cards . I wish I could clear it but then that would dip into my savings and I don’t want that .



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    L1011
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    It would be advisable to get the credit union loan to clear the credit card anyway, as the CU loan will be vastly cheaper and give you more money for anything/everything else. Credit card debt is the dearest you can possibly have.



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    1percent
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    Pay it out of savings. 5k earning 0.5% APR vs 5k costing you 20.0% APR. A CU loan will cost you 7/8% APR.

    Remove the debt, and put all the money you save towards your savings.



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