What debts can you transfer to a credit card?
You can transfer a variety of debt to cards, but not all cards accept all transfers.
5 min read
Aug 25, 2025
Dan Rafter
Contributor, Personal Finance
Dan Rafter is a contributor to Bankrate covering personal finance, credit cards, rewards credit cards, travel credit cards and mortgages. Over his 20-year career, Rafter’s work has been featured in The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Business Insider, CreditCards.com, Mental Floss, Rocket Mortgage and other outlets.
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