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Capital One not receiving promotional interest rate

I received an offer from Capital One for convenience checks with a promotional rate of 5.99% as long as checks posted by 11/15/2010. So I wrote two checks on 11/7. The first posted to Capital One within a few days and I received the promotional rate on it. The second posted to the Capital One card on 11/15. When I received my statement though, I did not get the promotional rate even though the mailing clearly stated in multiple places the offer was good through 11/15. Thankfully I kept all the paperwork. So Capital One is INCORRECTLY charging the wrong interest rate on this transaction, a much higher one of 17.9%. I phoned Capital One and was on the phone for 30 minutes with a representative stationed God-knows-where who could not help. The supervisor he transferred me to was better; she is sending this over to another department to review. Just in case that is not enough to get this corrected, I just wrote their "disputes" department, and am sending copies of all the paperwork I saved, including the initial offer which clearly states "must post by 11/15. Here's what I am sending them, minus of course the dollar amount and other information that is personal. And my caveat to you reader, is to save paperwork and check your statements carefully, especially when dealing with Capital One. I am writing to notify you that you have made an error in the interest rate being applied to the transaction dated November 15, 2010. That check qualified for a special transaction rate. Please see the following attachments: Attachment A – copy of letter from you “Dated Notification” . It states “Act by 11/15/2010 and get a 5.99% APR for 12 months. It also says “limited-time”…. “must post to your account by November 15, 2010. Attachment B – copy of second part of letter from you, right above the checks you sent. See the section titled “Use-by-date”; it clearly states “these checks must post to your account by November 15, 2010 for the promotional APR to apply. Attachment C – copy of statement from you showing that the check for $xxx posted on November 15, which means it qualifies for the 5.99% interest rate. Please rectify your error immediately, adjust the interest rate retroactively to the 5.99% rate that should have been charged. Otherwise, I will be taking legal action.

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Capital One nsf fees

Since capital one bank somehow took over chevy chase bank, they first said they wouldn't be changing anything. Wrong. They changed everything! They run debits before deposits every evening run, and they do it in a way that they can bilk every cent from every customer they can get. One chaek for $125 resulting in a $12 overdraft, cost $70 in fees, as the very next night my paychexk went into the bank, and they ran debits before deposits, collecting again for online bill payments that normally would not overdraft my account. They do debits before deposits and by paying bills online, they get you every time. They are the # of the earth, thiever and crooks.

Do not do business with them, if you do, find another bank, these thieves will eventually get you

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Dec 28, 2010 4:25 am UTC
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I had a Capital One account once, paid them off after finding out how they operate. They make their money from fees charging people who cannot really afford it, putting them deeper in debt, usually forcing them into Bankruptcy or attaching their wages to collect exacerbated fees, this happens usually after months of harassment from ex loan sharks. Please don't use these company's promising to help build or "re-build you credit". Company's like this will keep you drowning in debt, and can help you loose your employment.

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I RECENTLY TRIED TO ACTIVATE MY "PAYMENT PROTECTION PLAN" BENEFITS PROVIDED BY STONEBRIDGE BENEFITS SERVICES THAT I PURCHASED FROM CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE. I WAS DIRECTED BY CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TO GO TO THE STONEBRIDGE BENEFIT SERVICE'S WEB-SITE TO ACTIVATE MY CLAIM. I WAS UNABLE TO REGISTER AND ACTIVATE MY "PAYMENT PROTECTION PLAN" BECAUSE ACCORDING...

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Capital One bill pays before scheduled date

I was a customer of Chevy Chase Bank. CCB merged with Capital One Bank and I was transferred to Capital One Bank. Ever since this transfer I have had trouble with the Bill pays. This month I notice a Bill pay scheduled for Dec 15 to my Mobile Phone company had been debited to my account on Dec 13. Additionally, I was charged 35$ for not having adequate funds to meet the bill pay. When I called the Bank to ask why I had been charged 35$ and why the Bill had been paid out before the sceduled date, they referred me to clause 7 of the Bill pay agreement which says that laser transfers can be paid out before the actual scheduled date. I told the Bank this is not good enough, because a customer cannot plan their financial portfolio if the Bank is paying out bills before they are due - all at their whim and fancy (because they do have a choice to reject the payment if it comes in too early). This is just not good enough in a competitive banking world. I never had this problem with Chevy Chase.

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Capital One unsolicited emails

Orchard Bank sends me several emails a day regarding my account with them and I never have had an account with them or never will. They also send emails simply to try to get me interested in their credit card. I have written them several times over the past few months, asking them to stop the emails. They always write back and say to be removed from their list I need to write them a letter with my name, address, telephone number, and signature. I then write back asking them "why would I supply you with even MORE information so you can harrass me with regular mail and calling too?!" They do not have a right to email to begin with, so no customer should have to write them anything and waste a stamp! Even though I tell them to remove me and that I will not write them, they just send the same email. There is nothing that can be done, as far as I know, regarding this company.

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Mar 30, 2011 5:57 pm UTC
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DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH ORCHARD BANK. DO NOT REWARD THEIR JUNK-MAIL CAMPAIGN BY GIVING THEM BUSINESS! I have tried to block them in every conceivable way and they still spam the heck out of me 3-4 times a day! I hate these ba$$tards!
WILL NEVER DO Business WITH KNOWN SPAMMERS In my book they are no different than the skim of the earth peddling Viagra and replica junk watches!

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Capital One avoid them

I have been living in Thailand for over 3 years. We came over here with an Orchard Bank credit card and told them we were moving here. After 2 weeks here, we tried to use the card and it was declined. Every single time we have tried to use it (over 30), it has been declined due to high security risk and we have to call so the transaction can go through. This is very inconvenient and the last time we tried, we called first and tried to pre-authorize the transaction we would be making in the next ten minutes and the rep said it would be fine. We used the card, declined again, and we called. They said we would have to wait an hour until the security department got in. That doesn't work when you are at a restaurant. This is absolutely the worst card I have ever had. I emailed customer service with this complaint and their response was to call Orchard Bank credit customer service, which I have done over 30 times. AVOID THIS CARD IF YOU PLAN ON USING IT OUTSIDE THE U.S. WORST INTERNATIONAL CARD EVER!

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Capital One scam

I've been a customer of Orchard mastercard for yrs.now.never late, good rating.Said I would receive periodic increases accordingly.Never got such.called to inquire & was told I'd have to "Pay"for any increases given to me.I established this card after a bankruptcy to build it up.it's doing anything but.and Now...If I close it it's held against me.The advice I have is wait & get a REAL credit card through a legitimate co.if needed that bad.if it isn't I'd suggest you to pay cash!or do without.

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CDuran
Pico Rivera, US
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Apr 20, 2011 3:06 pm UTC

I am having problems correcting the phone number that is on file with the reporting credit agencies. How can I correct this problem? and possible talk with a live person instead of getting the run around with voice mail. This is very fustrating.

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Winston
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Jan 09, 2009 5:36 am UTC

They said my wife has a credit card account past due but she has no credit card nor has she ever. They called her workplace and said she would be served papers at work if she did not respond. They want to settle out of court and I believe this is a scam to scare people into sending money to them.

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Darla Posney
Gibsonia, US
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Dec 28, 2007 12:00 am UTC

This company even calls when you are with a debt management organization and they are not permitted to call you. I have referred them to the company so many times and all I hear from them is that they won't call again... what a joke. They are violating all our rights I believe.

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P.O.D.
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Feb 28, 2012 9:36 pm UTC

OMG! If I knew about all the complaints w/ Orchard Skank, I would've never applied. At the time, I was a singe mom (divorced) & tried to build a credit. I paid $300.00 as a "deposit". Since, they keep on being dishonest (annual fee that keeps on changing w/o my knowledge), I decided to close the account. When I asked how long it would take for them to refund my deposit, they told me via phone that it would be 180 days. Today, I recv'd an email saying they will not refund at all! Is this right? They can go to HELL!

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Capital One interest rate

We are behind in our capital one payments and we are financially struggling due to a recent job loss. We are trying to get capital one to lower our interest rate and they will have no part of it. They want us to make 9 payments before they will lower our interest payments and i have expressed to them that we cannot make the 9 payments at the current dollar amount. We are working with a financial consultant who said we should ask capital one to work with us but we are getting nowhere. The fact that we cannot make the minimum payments is hurting our credit rating. Is there anyway i can get them to work with us? Your help is appreciated.

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Nov 02, 2010 3:53 pm UTC
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Hi luvkeyda,

I believe you will find the help you need at OCCA.

They have been helping people just like you for close to 9 years now. OCCA will negotiate with Capital One to get you a payment arrangement based on your financial situation.

No more borrowing, no need for bankruptcy, no more stress!

For a FREE consultation, just call toll-free at [protected] or send an e-mail at info@occa.ca

There is an answer!

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pobarjenkins
Minneapolis, US
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Oct 29, 2010 5:03 pm UTC
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Of course credit card companies only care about money. It's a business that lives off of debt.

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San Antonio, US
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Oct 29, 2010 4:37 pm UTC

I have been there and these banks have become heartless. Its all about the mighty dollar. Check your state laws about this matter and see what Capital One can do. It's a credit card that you probably don't need. See if you, or someone on your behalf, can negotiate a close to your account to stop the interest. I am not sure it's possible but it's a try. Stop using credit cards. If you can't outright buy it, you can't afford it. I now live on cash only. It teaches me to be more frugal and be financially wise. Comment before mine is another money hungry jerk. Ignore it. Move forward to straighten your life out and pray for help to make the best financial decisions you can.

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pobarjenkins
Minneapolis, US
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If they say they aren't going to then there is nothing you can do. They do not have to help you. Have you been a long time customer? That can help at times. I'm sorry you're having a difficult time, but if Capital One won't budge you may be SOL.

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Capital One harassment

In February of 2007, I purchase a vehicle from Capital One Auto Finance. My payments was due on the 25th of each month before my due date I would recieve Harassing phone calls two weeks prior to my due date for payment on this car. I was told be a repersentive that I was place on a call register for payment on this vehicle and that they didn't have a way to cancel me off this register. How its 2010 in my financing is not what it has been I talk to a repersentive in the repo dept and told them I would like to volunteer to return this vehicle to them I was told I could apply for the hardship program if the vehicle was 60 days late and that they would send me an application to apply. Since then I have recieved harassing phone calls at lease 3-4 times a day from the same dept that said they would help in this matter. This is very disturbing and annoying to have someone say that they will help and still have their dept continue to harass you in the precess. I feel that Capital One have a very unhealth business practice to the consumer in the matter of doing business with them and this practice sould stop.

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Oct 13, 2010 12:16 pm UTC

I think with the eocomy the way it is today companies are taking full average of harassing consumer out of their purchases. I believe that the consumer have a right to be protected by companies who have bad business practices and should have someone to repersent the consumer against these companies. If they were made to appear in front of congress to answer these harassing phone calls then maybe the bad business practices would stop. All over the United States people are being harass by companies for their consumer products and theirs no one to stop the practices these companies oppose on their customer. They have a "Do not call" policy in place for soliciters, why not have one for the auto loan industry make sense. We as consumer should have protected rights against companies who used this type of practices.

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Apr 12, 2011 6:40 am UTC

i realy want to take a minute to let you kknow about rights----- you say is harrasment but is really not, reason why cuz under the fdcpa which is what prevent unfair practices there is a part that stated that creditors can contact a debtor one ime per day, reaguardless of calls, what is really important is the contact, if a creditor call you 10 or 11 times but only speak with ou once is under the law

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Capital One calls 8-9 times a day

Dear Capital One, I have asked numorous times to quit calling me every day! I will not answer the phone! I have no job! Car, House-which was foreclosed on due to the death of my Husband. I dO NOT WORK! I have nothing! Not even a bank account! I am tired of being harrassed every day! and I'm tired of all the foreigners taking us Americans jobs! When you call I can't even understand You foreigners! So, don't call! You won't get any money out of me because I have none! I can't help the situation I am in! That was uncontolable! You don't care about the consumer at all! I will never get a loan thru you again in life!You have made me mad, angy, hostile and I'm not a hostile person! You have harrassed me for over a year! So, please give it a rest! You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip! Can u understand that? I am asking you again quit calling me---Peggy Palazzola! If, you do not quit calling me, I will take futher action even, if that means getting a Lawyer!

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Sep 14, 2014 10:17 pm UTC

I'm sorry to hear that you are currently not on a job, I hope the situation solves soon. I previously worked in Collections in Capital One and have the reason why you keep receiving calls, but you will not like it... Capital One has an automatic dialer system in-place, it has a registry of all customers that are past due on their account, and only that; no notes of why the account is behind or that the customer is unable to pay the loan amount because of X reason... Just the phone numbers. The system dials your number and then connects an agent. Now the part of the jobs... I am American, born in Kansas, and the entire team that works in US soil for Capital One is American. However the pay per hour is too high here, so they outsource the rest of the customer service team to other countries. I worked in one of those centers in Central America and I have to say, every single member of that team was either native English speaker or had a perfect English speech. So the problem of communication has to be on your side. So no one is taking jobs to the Americans, we just charge too much for the job ;) BTW, you can always fill a C&D in a court so that Capital One can no longer contact you over the phone. But keep in mind that you still need to pay the car because you made the loan.

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Capital One stealing my money

I canceled my merchant services account after 8 months because 2 credit card readers went bad.Refurbished machines..And I had to pay 4 new ones..I paid $800.00 for 2 defective machines ..then I wrote a letter canceling my account. I sent back equipment and was supposed to receive back the additional $400.00 dollars that was a deposit on the machines credited back into my account..still waiting on that !I have been charged $20.00 dollars every month since then (a year now) for my merchant services account that I canceled in writing. I left a couple of hundred in that account and quit using it was waiting for refund of deposit...Now that account went into over draft because of those charges and I recieved a $325.00 bill for them..Unreal... I have reported this to the attorney generals office ..Now i guess I wait...

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Capital One unfair increase in membership fees

To Whom It May Concern: That holds or has a Capital One Credit of any kind

If anyone in this world has a Capital One credit card account either a Visa or a Master card account. I suggest you stop doing business with them and to close out all your credit card account or banking you are doing them. Because if you don’t you are going to be in for a major surprise and taken for your hard money you make. So everyone, be ready to get an all notification in your mail boxes. Where they will and are going to try to charge people twice for annual membership fees to hold an account with them, even though Capital One has already charged you their one time a yearly membership fee this year.

On October 1, 2010, I received a small letter in the mail from Capital One Credit Card Company. That on November 14, 2010 that they are going to be increasing all credit card account holders with a new Annual Membership fee to have an account with them. They are raising their membership fees from $39.00 dollars a year to $59.00 a year. When I called nicely and ask them about this letter. They stated that they had ever right to increase the Annual Membership fee without justifiable reasons, because the way the economy is and said that our U.S. government has passed a new law. Allowing all the major credit card companies to charge all their faithful and on time costumers. Two annual membership fees a year to keep an account with them.

When I called to speak to an account specialist they tried to give me all this song and dance and excuses to charge me twice for a yearly membership fee and even though they already charged me $39.00 in a membership fee in August of 2010. They told me that they where going to charge me a second Annual Membership Fee on November 14, 2010 of $59.00 dollars unless I opted out of this change and the letter said that if I opt out of this new change that then they would close my account and they would stop reporting to the credit agency’s of all my on time payments I made to them after I closed my account and declined these new changes. When I called on September 30, 2010, I asked them that being. I’m closing my visa credit card account with them. Because I disagreed with these new changes and felt that they had no right to double charge me or their faithful paying customers two membership fees in one year. Because this is unlawful and a very shady business practices, I asked them if they would also be willing to refund this year’s yearly membership fee. Being that my account with them is going to be closed. They told me that it was past the 30 days and would not. I told them the yearly fee only is to apply if the costumer choices to keep their card open. But, they still refused to refund my membership fee this year even though my credit card account is going to be closed on November 14, 2010. They refuse to credit back the yearly membership fee that they charged me in August 16, 2010 and told me that they where going to charge me still the $59.00 dollar in November. Card holder beware and stay clear of Capital One.

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Riverside, US
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Feb 08, 2011 10:40 am UTC

if i had balance of zero dollars. i wld close my account no questions asked. i have a balance so i am stuck with a fee i was not aware of when i agreed to sign for the card. hi capital one, CLEVER MUCH?

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brittany_paige0018
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I have had a Capital One card for nearly 3 years. Small limit of only $300. They just started charging me a $3 monthly fee as well. I asked why and pretty much they stated they are doing that to everyone now b/c they have 24/7 customer service, great fraud protection, and there was something else that was stupid he said to make the fee look significant. Yeah whatever! Hardly not worth having. My interest rate is 5.9% which is why i still have it. After figuring up their monthly bullcrap it comes to 17.9%. They just put that extra in as a "small membership fee" so you won't feel like your getting dooped. So even if I spend nothing my interest rate is 12% lol. Plus I have their payment protection plan which is 10% of your balance. Seems the protection plan would fall under their "awesome" new monthly fee. Nope it's still extra! So their little plan is more than my interest rate all together, which is once again, (done mathematically) 12%. hilarious! Please keep in mind they just paid out a huge lawsuit that was filed against them b/c they wasn't paying out for their "payment protection plan" when people claimed it. So they are trying to compensate for their loss b/c they screwed people.

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John Carbon
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Nov 19, 2010 2:37 pm UTC

The customer rep basically told me they couldn't do anything and that even though I had a no annual fee agreement from the begining on two cards (A small one from college days) that the annual membership fee would be 120 for both. She said (from central america no less) that they would rather lose a customer and they coulnd't do anything with the fees.

All my other cards have no annual fee (citi, discover, direct merchants, target visa, etc) and have much lower rates anyway.

Stay away from Capital one, What's in your wallet? NOT capital one.

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Capital One fraud

I have an upside down mortgage with capital one. I have tried for 2 years to be proactive and fix this. I have written letters, spoke to attorney's, called the bank upteen times, visited branches etc. Currently I hold a mortgage that is over $500, 000. I had a forensic audit done on my appraised used in 2007 to fund my loan. This appraisal was fraudulent. Square footage was made up. All comps were fraudulent etc... Capital one's underwriting department failed to flag this prior to funding the loan. I went to re-fiance my home and uncovered all this information which I had documented per forensic audit. Capital one refuses to work with me. They refuse to connect me with anyone at the bank other than a customer service representive to fix this issue. A national bank committed FRAUD and is getting away with it. How is this possible. Please HELP!

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Sep 28, 2009 9:54 pm UTC

I called Captial one and was offered a zero percent balance transfer for 6 months, then it would be 4.99% fixed for the duration of the balance transfer. For two months I received zero % on the third month, I got hit witha 15.9% finance charge and when I called to find out why they tell me that deal was never available. They are now saying I have to pay 15.9% for the duration of the balance transfer. When I asked them to pull the recording of our conversation, they say they cannot do that. I then speak to Mike the Accounts specialist and he says the guys that offer the balance transfers are paid on commission so they might say anything to make the sell. Well now I am stuck with a 15.9% balance transfer. This is FRAUD

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complucapitalone
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Jul 10, 2010 5:28 pm UTC

i currently have credit score of 707 points. and i had to open a credit card with no oversea usage charge and the capital one was the only one. so ive applied online and they said my credit was approved. and today ive received my credit card with a limit of $500. what?/ are you freakin kidding me? so ive called and talked to the customer service rep and he transfered me to the specialist and what she said was i was a high risk for them and that was the best they could do. credit score above 700 is a high risk? and if i was, then i shouldve got turned down when i filed in the application. i told her to fix this because this is not acceptable and she said there was nothing she can do so if i dont like it, close the account. so i did. now im left with heavy inquried ###ed up credit report. ###in scammers. thats all i can say

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Capital One low interest rate credit card from capital one is a scam

Low Interest Rate Credit Card From Capital One is a Scam.

Avoid Capital One Secured Credit Card like the plague. Here's their corrupt procedure:

1) Tell you to send in $300 (or greater amount for higher limit).

2) Once they receive your money they send you a snail mail telling you they got your money and that they will be sending out a identity confirmation package. (Why not just send it to save time?)

3) A few weeks drip by, then you receive the snail mail identity package.

4) You have to fill out a form and go to the post office and show id, to confirm identity, then snail mail the form back to them.

5) They then send you out a notification that your identity has been confirmed and you will be receiving your pre-paid card shortly. (Again, why not just send the damn card.)

6) A few weeks later your card arrives.

The whole process takes close to 3 months, during which time they are earning millions in interest using your money combined with tens of thousands of other customers.

Once you spend the deposit amount, you'd think your balance would be $0, but no. They post your balance as (ex: $300) then when you charge say $21, the balance goes to say $321).

You then receive a statement stating your balance of $321, and showing a minimum payment of $21. So you pay the $21 and on your next statement see that they charged you say $5.01 in interest. So even though you made the minimum payment of $21, they charge you an over-limit fee of $29 because the INTEREST charges sent you over-limit. Now remember, this is a pre-paid credit card, so in reality you only actually owe them $5.01 in interest, but they ding you for $29 anyway.

So then you figure out they're a bunch of crooks, so decide to close the account. You make a final payment sufficient to cover all current charges and interest and a few days future interest, for good measure. You even record the conversation using Skype Recorder of their rep telling you that the account is closed and there will be no further charges posted. You assume that with your payment of $ 31.01 ($21 + $5.01 for interest + $5 for a few days interest, just in case), that your total statement balance of $326.01 will be paid out ($300 of credit coming from the $300 deposit you gave them when you opened the account).

But no. Capital One Pre-Paid Credit Card has more dirty tricks up their sleeve. They then continue to post charges to your account, then charge you the $29 overlimit fee and punch you in the face by telling you they won't close the account until your balance is paid off in full. i.e. Even thought they have $300 of your money, they want you to send them $300 + the $5.01 for the unauthorized charge, plus the $29 they illegally charged you on an account their rep. told you was closed when you called in to close it.

So they expect you to pay them $334.01 out of pocket to close the account, and then wait for them to send you back your deposit of $300. Capital One Pre-Paid Mastercard are a bunch of evil ### who should rot in hell forever for intentionally plotting how to maximize their thefts from people who are struggling to rebuild credit by using a pre-paid mastercard. Avoid Capital One Credit Cards like the plague.

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Sn0man
Edmonton, CA
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Nov 10, 2014 2:26 pm UTC

My dealings with Capital One have been long and convoluted, so I won't bother going into great detail. I'll just say that once you pay that deposit, don't expect to ever see it again. They steal it, and when you try to get it back they give you the run around - probably intended to make you just give up. It works.

Moral of the story: This company is a scam. No matter how bad your credit, it just isn't worth it to do business with Capital One. There are better, far more affordable ways to rebuild your credit. Get a secured line of credit with your bank instead, for instance.

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May 09, 2014 8:08 am UTC

Capital One is great because they accepted me when no other credit card company would.

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Albuquerque, US
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Oct 24, 2013 3:35 pm UTC

I moved to a new state. Figured I would get a secured card to build credit to buy a house. They took my money out of my bank account and sent card. All should be good. NOPE. They called my father to ask if he applied for a card. He said no and they flagged my card as fraud. I hadn't lived in parents house in 13 years and we both have the same first name. They didn't ask hime to verify birthdate or social or full name. So I cant get my money back or get credit. When I called they told me I have to apply for credit in my own information. DUH I did and was told they would refund my 49.00 it has been six months it took 24 hours to take the money but wont return it. CROOKS Maybe if they want to go back that far you might want to get the information correct. there are Many John's out there get middle name, birth date, and social tooo... BEWARE I now have fraud on my account and cant get it removed until Capital ONe removes it

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Rusty Pipes
Spruce Grove, CA
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Aug 25, 2012 6:55 am UTC

I Sonewhat agree with Criminal. It has been two months since I paid my deposit and I have the card, however I am still waiting for the 4 digit pin. I have made a couple calls to their customer service dept. However everytime I call they say I should have gotten my pin in the mail and they will resend it. (Should have it in 4 business days). If it is going to take 4-6 weeks to mail out a pin number then tell me that. So the deal was put $75 down for a $300 secured card. So I sent the money, (2 months ago now) 6 weeks to get the card and I still am waiting for the pin. After the card arrives I get a bill for 59.00 This is a activation fee? Wow didnt see that coming. So i paid it. Now the painful wait for the pin that never seems to arrive. Im not saying they are crooks, but seriously does it actually take 2 months to get a letter? I can get a parcel from the southern states delivered in less then 2 weeks. Just be more honest and punctual Capitol one. Heres the funny part... While I am waiting, , , I went into my bank to get a new debit card and they informed me that I was pre-approved for a $5000 Visa. I will keep ya posted on how long they take for comparison.

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CardGuru
Ligonier, US
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Nov 04, 2011 2:29 pm UTC

CapitalOneIsCriminal obviously has no idea how secured credit cards work (or credit cards in general for that matter). For one, he obviously did not complete the deposit process in an intelligent way, because mine was direct deposited, and I had my card within a couple weeks max. The 'my balance should be zero' part...needs no further comment. Also, credit card companies CANNOT charge overlimit fees unless YOU PERSONALLY OPT IN to overlimit charges, allowing your card to accept charges over the credit limit, thus accepting the fee. Mine has been over the limit due to interest applied, and I've never seen a fee. I've had a $500 secured card with Capital One for over a year now, and it has indeed improved my credit greatly. In addition, I was approved for a $750 unsecured card with them less than 2 months after opening the secured account. That said...they are the ONLY credit card company I can think of that DOES NOT offer the option for the secured product to 'graduate' to an unsecured card. Had I chosen Bank of America instead of Capital one, I would have an unsecured card with them now, and have my deposit back. So because Capital one runs their company ### backwards and doesn't care to deepen their customer relationships, I am now forced to either leave that $500 in their possession to keep my account open, or close it, get the $500 back, and open another secured card with a company that will actually take my payment history and account management into consideration and eventually return the deposit without closing the card. In doing this, I will be closing my first credit card, negatively impacting my credit score...So while this guy's complaint was based on complete ignorance of what he was signing up for...Capital One is still far behind their competitors when it comes to this type of product...they could care less if I remained as a customer, built my credit, and began to do more business with them as my credit history and credit lines improve and increase. So I'll likely be taking my business to another company, and re-investing that $500 with a company like Bank of America where it can help me improve my credit without ultimately harming it when I am forced to either close the account, or leave the money with them so they can make interest off of it and me, to avoid the harm to my credit that closing the account would likely cause. So no, Capital One are not crooks...they just make run a poor, no, more like idiotic business model that has no focus on long term customer relationships.

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securedcreditcard_guy
Vancouver, CA
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May 28, 2011 8:48 am UTC
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looks like you did not have a good experience with capital one. thanks for sharing your story.

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May 10, 2011 7:32 am UTC

I have an un-canadian (american) capital one secured card - and yes you secure it with a deposit, and your balance is what you charge onto the card.

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Dieppe, CA
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Apr 15, 2011 8:01 am UTC
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You obviously did not understand how a secure card works. It is a regular credit card that you have provided secure funds for, and yes it is a long process, because you have poor or non-existent credit the Canadian government requires all credit providers to do an extra step to verify who you are. Capital One does not have branches in Canada so they have to partner with a federal agent (Canada Post) to make sure you are not a fraudsters (all banks do this with credit but their tellers do this so it is a bit faster and there are fewer errors). While you may dislike Capital One because they took a long time getting the card to you, other than that you can't blame Cap One for you not reading and understanding how to use a secure card. Over-limit fees and interest fees are clearly stated on the web site, Cap one also doesn't charge late fee's and will give you the occasional payment holiday so it looks like you made regular payments even if you missed one.

Capital One reports your good credit history every month unlike other cards that take their sweet time, Other secure cards won't bother looking at you without a $500 plus security deposit so you have to tie up more of your money. Capital One has a super simple web site that has dozens of tools to help you manage the card wisely and if you had taken the time to read it before racking it to the max and incurring over-limit fee's you might have improved your credit score enough by now. I have a $400 limit on my secure card and in less than a year I have gained 60 points and I am now hovering on the fine line of 'fair' and 'good'. That means in a few months i will qualify for an unsecured card and I can apply either at Cap One or get one from my bank and THEN I can cancel my secure card and get my funds back.

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bigtopman
Marion, US
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Jan 25, 2011 5:45 pm UTC
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You are getting pre-paid cc and secured cc mixed up. On a pre-paid card you make a deposit say 300.00 . you charge 300.00 and your balance is 0. To use it again you need to make another deposit. On a secured cc you make a deposit of 300.00 secured on the cc. You charge 300.00 and your balance is 300.00, to make payments on. You owe 300.00. The 300.00 you put on the card is only security if you dont pay.

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Dec 26, 2010 8:57 pm UTC

Capitol One is one of the four crooked Masterminds of Bank empowered theft. Osama Bin Laden should've smashed them instead of the World Trade Center. He'd have had millions of supporters.
Visa, Capitol One, Chase, MasterCard, Discovercard, CitiBank, and American Express are all crooks. Hanging is still a legal practice when dealing with Horse thieves and bank robbers in America.

Think about it.

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Capital One denial of access to my account

In the take over of Chevy Chase bank I was forced to be a Capital one customer.
Although I talked several hours with 5-8 representatives for several days the bank could not provide me an internet access to my account.
Till now I do not have such access, and I became a prisoner of Capital One bank.

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Centreville, US
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Sep 20, 2010 10:20 pm UTC
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Same story here. I use online banking services a lot, for bill payment, etc. A few weeks ago Capital One sent us a letter saying they were completing the takeover and that as a result on a certain date my login name would change (they provided the new one) and I should use the same password to access my info.

Well... I tried, and my login info was rejected. New one, old one, all caps, all lowercase, doesn't matter. After I tried a few times, the system DISABLED my online account. oookaaaay... There was an 800 number on the letter and an 800 number on the website. The one on the letter was an invalid number and the one on the website was an automated service that said they were closed after regular business hours and I should GO ONLINE BECAUSE THAT NEVER CLOSES. It would be funny if it weren't so horrible.

I can hardly wait to move my money. PNC here I come!

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Capital One exstintion

I talked to capital one auto loan that I have a car loan through. I asked for a extinction they said I am eligible. They had me sign a paper which I did. They said I had to pay a 35 dollar fee. I said I would call back last week to pay which I did call back, the agent said don't worry about it. But then they took out my pymt. I talked a agent today sept 16th they said oh you didn't pay the fee, plus your not eligible. I am having surgeries is why I asked for help in the first place. Everytime I call they are Ruid I got hung up on by a supervisor today. I am so sick of the way I get treated by them. I wish somebody would call me that is over the supervisors that are over the agents.

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Capital One poor service

Capital One has just taken over Chevy Chase Bank in the WDC area offically this Monday Sep 13, 2010. Being a former CCB customer, I have been experiencing nothing but problems this week. They include, missing acounts in my online profile, failure to close a matured CD, large balance requirements and service charges to two of my accounts without warning, and accounts frozen for no apparent reason. In addition I am also not able to use my ATM card which was supposed to be valid till I get the new Capital One card. Since Tuesday, I have been on the phone with various bank personnel as well as visiting the local branch all without success in resolving the issues. I've been told by the bank staff that I am not alone, that many CCB customers have been affected by similar problems. I have never seen a takeover that is this problematic and the worst is I don't know if there will be an end to it or if it's just the beginning of many more problems to come.

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Yehoshua Gozes
Tel Aviv, IL
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Sep 17, 2010 9:22 am UTC
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I have the sane experience and I suggest that t all the customers which had the same experience unite and sue the bank.

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Capital One credit card billing

For the past two months Capital One has NOT sent us a billing statement on our credit cards...we've had these cards for several years and have never been late last month I caught it and paid by phone this month it got past me..and I didnt realize I had'nt paid until it was late...I don't know what's going on...I'm asking them to remove any negative statements from my accts if they don't I can live with out their Credit cards...anybody else experiencing this... not recieving your statements? Thanks

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tkkmasky
Adrian, US
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Oct 02, 2010 1:12 pm UTC

My bill has been coming two days before the due date...I've had to rush and pay online to avoid the late fee.

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Capital One charges on my credit card

The protection play from capital, made two unauthorized charges on my credit card. I pay 10 dollars a month for that plan, and when I lost my job on 2009 then help me pay the penments till I got a new job it was arount 300 dollars but when I started pay my account again the charge me every single panny yhe had put on my account.

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Capital One capital one auto finance

I have received numerous calls from Capital One Auto Finance since June, 2010 (I'm writing this August 4, 2010). They call my home beginning around 8:00 a.m. until late in the evening. They are looking for a person who I've never heard of and who does not live at my home. This person has the same last name as I do, which is a very common last name as common as Smith or Jones. I've told them several times that the person they are looking for does not live here so take my phone number off of their list. Of course, they continue to call! I've never had an account with Capital One or Capital One Auto Finance (and I never will)! What's ridiculous is that they're never going to get a dime from the person they're looking for because they're not calling him, they're calling me and they're certainly not going to get a dime from me! I'm taking photos of the calls as they come in and recording all of their messages so that when I have enough to prove harrassment, I'll turn all the info over to an Attorney. Keep the calls coming Capital One Auto Finance!

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Nancy Lewis
Santa Fe, US
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May 22, 2011 3:57 am UTC
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It's time to call an attorney. Read my complaint on COAF of today. I am suing in federal court and I'm going to win. So will you on the basis of bad faith and unfair dealing. Nancy Lewis

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