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I've been trying to log into my Capital One accounts and it is impossible to do so through the website. One guy, at a complaint site says this: Mootaz Elnozahy · 1 day 1 hour ago I discovered to my dismay that my checks have be
I opened a cd a few years ago and have had the acrewed intrest rolled back into the cd.My question is can I get to that intrest penalty free,I dont want to touch my original amount or break the cd.just need a few bucks.Thanks
From Bloomberg Businessweek Capital One Financial Corp., the bank that paid $210 million over claims it misled credit-card customers, will pay $12 million to resolve alleged violations against military families, the U.S. Justice Department said. Read m
I just noticed that Capital One Bank has launched a new IN-BRANCH savings account called "Smart Savings." It requires a minimum daily balance of $300 to avoid a $5 monthly service fee, and the rate of 0.60% (in the NY-NJ-CT market area) is guaranteed
2012
- 7/19 - CFPB's Action Against Capital One and a Look at CFPB's Complaint Database
- 7/18 - Capital One Repays Consumers To End Card Probe (Forum)
- 7/11 - Rate Drop At Capital One Bank (Forum)
- 6/8 - Capital One Direct Points New Customers to ING DIRECT
- 6/1 - Capital One Interest Plus (Costco Version Killed Off) (Forum)
- 4/23 - Capital One Moving Customers Out of Free Checking Accounts
- 3/8 - Capital One Interest Plus Rate Drop (Forum)
- 2/10 - Capital One Simple Savings Down To .65% From .75% (Forum)
- 2/1 - Yet Another Capital One Interest Plus Rate Drop To .65% (Forum)
- 1/19 - Capital One Interest Plus Rate Drop (Forum)
- 1/17 - What to Do with Maturing CDs? Choosing Long-Term CDs with the Highest Rates
- 1/9 - One Good CD Rate at Capital One, But Beware of the Early Withdrawal Penalty
- 1/6 - Capital One Interestplus Online Savings Rate For Costco Members Falls (Forum)
2011
- 12/14 - Capital One Interest Plus Rate Drop (Forum)
- 10/19 - Capital One Checking Rate Cut (Forum)
- 9/21 - Capital One Interest Plus Rate Cut Again! (Forum)
- 8/18 - Capital One Interest Online Checking Account Promotion
- 8/17 - Capital One's InterestPlus Online Savings Account & New Account Bonus
- 8/12 - Capital One Simple Savings (NY Metro Area) (Forum)
- 8/10 - Capital One Interest Plus (Forum)
- 8/10 - Capital One Interest Plus Rate Cut. (Forum)
- 7/31 - Capitalone Is Now Offering A Business Checking Account 1.1%APY Guaranteed For 1 Year (Forum)
- 7/25 - Capital One Introduces Business Checking Promo After New Rules Take Effect
- 4/15 - Rate Increase And Silly Games At Capital One (Forum)
- 3/16 - Capital One Interest Plus Rate Drop! (Forum)
- 3/8 - Simple Savings Rate INCREASE! (Forum)
- 3/2 - Online Savings Down (Forum)
- 2/24 - Best Rates for Business Checking, Savings and Money Market Accounts
- 2/16 - Best Internet Checking Accounts That Offer Paper Checks
- 2/15 - Another High Yield Savings Account is Sold Out - Today's Best Choices?
- 2/7 - How Rates Have Held up at the Largest Internet Banks
- 1/31 - Capital One's Online Savings Accounts and Perks for Costco Members
2010
- 12/8 - Capital One Interestplus Online Savings Rate Cut (Both Regular And Costco) (Forum)
- 11/23 - Capital One Rewards Checking $175 Bonus - YMMV (Forum)
- 10/29 - Comparing the Online Savings Accounts from the Major Credit Card Companies
- 10/27 - Capital One Cuts Interestplus Online Savings Account Rates (Forum)
- 10/23 - COSTCO Members 1.40% At Capital One Online Savings (Forum)
- 10/11 - Capital One's $200 Free Reward Checking Bonus - YMMV (Forum)
- 10/7 - Capital One's InterestPlus Online Savings Account Changes
- 8/30 - Capital One's Conversion Of Chevy Chase Bank (Forum)
- 8/25 - Capital One Direct's New Interest Online Checking
- 5/30 - Capital One Direct Banking Review
- 4/15 - Another Rate Hike at Capital One Direct (Forum)
- 4/8 - Capital One Direct Raises Savings and Money Market Rates (Forum)
- 4/7 - CapitalOne InterestPlus Savings $50 Bonus - YMMV (Forum)
- 3/13 - Capital One Direct Cuts Savings and Money Market Rates (Forum)
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Interest Rates Were Good, But Don't Try And Get Your Money Back...
- JMelchiors - Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 4:07 PMWas pretty satisfied with them until I needed to transfer some funds to my own account to complete a contract. I stressed the importance of the transaction and was assured the transfer would be complete in their normal timeframe, by 7PM eastern the next day. After submitting the request at 2PM on Monday, I called twice the next day to make sure everything was ok and was assured that it was. I then got a call to confirm the transaction at 4:10 eastern and was subsequently told that it was after the cutoff and all the wire specialists went home. I asked about the guarantee to get the funds the next day and got random responses. Banks are not known for customer service, but this was by far the worst experiance ever. I could only get general statements the entire time until it was too late. Buyer beware.
Capital One Direct Banking - Not A Good Experince!
- summerphx - Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 2:33 PMThis is the first pathetic online banking service I have ever experienced. They have system glitch in the direct banking website on the 'transfer' tab and' manage non capital one account' section. Once you go there you get stuck on the web site ,can't go anywhere from there ... not even 'log out' , you have to close the window explicitly.
Called capital one to report the web site glitch and in return I have to spend 2 hrs on call and explain same problem to 3 reps, one supervisor and 1 direct banking specialist, not to mention the overall waiting when phone transferred from one person to another was about 30-40 min, worst was giving social, date of birth, address to each of them even though I was on same call and explain the problem from start to fisnish again and again.
Troubleshoot someway for each rep, do same things over and over because it's the protocol and they won't move forward until I do that. I rebooted my computer 2 times per their request, every time deleted cookies, off line content for each rep
Fianlly last specialist had me do all of the trouble shooting and re-enrolled me (created new app all over again) . He told me that if problem occurs on new profile they will make a note of error and someone will look at it . OK I trusted this person and followed all his direction and problem still persists and then he said he is not the correct person to resolve this type of issue then he transferred me to one more direct banking person and same questions again but by this time I was done with them so I simply told him that I want to close the account with them. Now I have to wait for my money because it’s on hold (that means they have invested it somewhere and making earnings out of it and here I am getting frustrated with non technical reps, supervisors and specalists)
It was the worst experience .. I went to Capital one because of Costco, Costco always provided best to their customers and with that reputation and trust I opened account with capital one but they are not the best when it comes to resolve the problems.
This was my fist and last interaction with capital one. High interest they are giving is on your money and using your money to invest and in return you get worst customer service and technical help. Don’t make sense
Those who are users of direct banking make sure their website is working the way it should and giving you the protection and security of online banking.
Can't Keep Track Of Deposited Funds
- stabguy - Friday, December 9, 2011 - 9:06 PMI opened an online savings account. The minimum initial deposit was $5,000 so I transferred that much in as a test. My balance was $0 until the third day at which time my account disappeared! Fortunately I had a written note of my account number and made a frantic call to customer service to recover the account.
When it came back online my balance was negative $5,000. This is a savings account, not a credit card.
Two bank errors in one day. That was enough for me. If you're looking for a good online checking and/or savings account, try USAA.
Capitol One Outsourcing
- kimmikens - Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 5:03 PMI hate Captiol One's outsourced customer service. They flagged my account for fraud and I had to call and clear it about 6 times before it actually got cleared. Each time someone in the Phillipeans wasted my time with their bull**** like "Thank you for calling Capitol One today. How are you doing today? I sorry to hear that Ms. XXXX. Let me just go ahead pull up your account. I see here that there is a hold on your account. Ok, I can certainly assist you with that today. Let me get a fraud protection specialist on the phone with you today so that we can g ahead and resolve the hold on your account, maam. Let me go ahead and ask you a set of one to three questions and then I can go ahead and pull up your account to see what is happeneing with it today."
AH! Just get to it already!
In The Middle Of A Horrible Experience With Them Over The Last Two Days
- Gerry - Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 10:42 AMTransfer times in my experience were much higher than ING Direct and Emigrant Direct. It took one call each to get money transferred out of those accounts the same day. On the other hand, it took 8 calls over 3 days to get the transfer out of Capital One. Customer service representatives at Capital One were very tentative in their answers. They often provided me incorrect and misleading information. One customer service representative even hung up my call because she was not able to hear me well. In the end one supervisor did help out. But to get to it was not easy.
Fees are lower. Interest rate is higher. Bank with them for those. But don't expect the money to be available for an emergency. Don't expect their customer service folks to provide you accurate information.
BEWARE - Large Deposits Held For 10 Days. If You Need Money, DO NOT DEPOSIT IT!!!
- supermom - Monday, March 26, 2012 - 1:22 PMI switched to Capital One on March 9th and was so excited because they are a large bank, offer the rewards program, and are a very visible force in any and every area of the Washington Metropolitan Area. When I first opened the account, I was a little upset when I realized that a cash deposit of $100, deposited on the March 12th at 5:00, was not available the following day even though the branch was open until 7:00. The money was available not available until March 14th and it was a cash deposit. Not what I was accustomed to with Bank of America where that money would have been available immediately.
On March 23rd, I deposited $800 through the teller, and when I was handed my receipt, it was accompanied by a letter stating that the transaction date was March 23, 2012, but the funds were being held until April 3, 2012. Reason stated for the hold, “My account was open for less than 30 days.” I was taken aback. How can a bank just hold $800 for 10 days just because I am a new customer? Just a week prior, my pay check went in direct deposit so apparently, I am working, and the money I am depositing is valid. However, the teller was not much help.
I was so upset. When I told the teller that I wanted to close my account, he told me, that I could only remove my available balance, but the $800 could not be removed/ withdrawn until April 3rd when it became part of my “available balance” opposed to my “current balance.” I was so upset. I told the guy to give me back $200, and he proceeds to issue the transaction until I get him to clarify that this is coming from my “available balance” and not the $800 just deposited because of course, that money was basically frozen until April 3rd. I was so upset! I could not believe that a bank could just “hold” $800 for ten (10) days??? Had that money been my lifeline and had I not had more money in the account to cover me until my direct deposit, I would have been in trouble. That is 10 days of bill money and I feel sorry for others who may not have had available money to fall back on.
The most upsetting part is, until I get a new account, I will have to deposit $900 a week every week from now on. I was just shocked that a bank felt they had the right to hold that much money just because I was a new customer. This is very shocking and I felt was not a great way to welcome a new customer to their bank. I am looking for a new bank but it seems that every bank has its issues. I may just have to go back to Bank of America where I never had an issue, money deposited up to 10:59 the previous day was credited and available the next business day, and customer service was very responsive. Never a hold and they worked with us through everything. Years ago, when I had money trouble, they even waived some of the overdraft fees which I still value to this day. I see now that the grass is not greener on the “Rewards” side and I see that I will once again, join the customers of Bank of America.
In conclusion, if this is how they treat a new customer in the first two weeks, I am surprised they have any to see the conclusion of the 30 day new customer orientation. Good luck all!
An Open Letter To Capital One Bank
- TampaBayBC - Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 9:04 PMThe following is the text of a letter being mailed by me to Capital One Bank first thing tomorrow morning:
Dear Capital One Bank:
You're fired!
Effective immediately, Capital One Bank has lost the privilege of servicing my banking needs. I request that you immediately close my remaining Capital One bank accounts.
I will no longer tolerate the poor customer service that I have consistently received from the banking side of Capital One. Your representatives have been rude, unhelpful, and, at times, argumentative. On more than one occasion I have been given incorrect information and representatives have failed to do what they said they would do. Most recently, a representative admitted making a decision affecting my accounts based not on bank or industry policy, but on their own opinion of what they "didn't like" and what they "felt like doing" when reviewing my accounts. Behavior like this cannot be rewarded with my continued banking business.
Please note that this decision affects only my banking relationship with Capital One. My credit card will remain open, as I have always received great service from the credit card division. It is amazing to think that that there is such a disparity in service received from the two divisions of the same company. Perhaps the credit card representatives should be teaching the banking representatives how to respect and retain customers.
Thank you in advance for promptly closing my accounts.
P.S. If you think I will be keeping my ING Direct accounts, you're very wrong!
Capital One - (No) Hassle Rewards....
- coltstarkey - Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 8:21 AMI opened a Captial One Rewards Checking account about a year ago as an auxillary checking account for my side business. The 'Rewards' drew me in... thought I could rack up some rewards points from this checking account, combine them with the rewards from my Capital One CC and take a nice vacation..Little did I know that the so-called 'No Hassle rewards' program was far from it. Everytime I get a transfer in from an external bank, it takes no less than a week to post to my availible balance. If I transfer funds from a linked account, I may be able to use the funds in 4 days.
I am about to cancel this account and go back to my main bank (Extraco Banks) for my funding needs.. I'd rather do away with the 'Rewards' and be able to use my funds.
Buyer beware.
Capital One
- ffrench697 - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 12:24 PMI tried to cancel my credit card with this financial firm and they would not let me cancel. I had problems and it took me 6 months to finally get my account closed. Would never do business with this firm again
Capital One Has Unlawfully Held Our Money
- atsimon - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 3:30 PMMy wife and I recently decided to contact Capital One to create two secured credit cards. We sent several thousand dollars to open the accounts. Soon after we filed a bankruptcy. Capital One cancelled our cards, wven though they were not included in the bankruptcy. We understood that Capital One made a business decision. We of course asked for our money back. Capital One said they could not return our money. We went round and round, until they told us that we had to send proof that they were not in the bankruptcy. We sent three letters and our lawyer sent two letters. Then, they said their was a disputed charge, so they could not release the funds, even though no charge was ever made against the credit card. Then, they siad that they could keep our money until the bankruptcy was discharged (over a year) per the contract. My wife, god love her, keeps all records. When she pulled out the contract and asked for the paragraph and line, they could not. Then they actually said they could not give us that paragraph/line over the phone for security reasons, we would need to formally request that in writting. Yes, they actually said that.
So, my wife and I are not made anymore, now we are on a mission. This is obviously something they do a lot to consumers, as mutliple service agents say the same types of things. So we are filing suit Friday. I want to show this reprehensible practice for what it is, stealing. I want to know if there are others out there who have had this happen to them. Please contact us if so. The more we can prove, the larger the suit we can bring.
Terrible Customer Service And Balance Transfer Spam
- ms1980_cn - Monday, April 9, 2012 - 8:44 PMThis is a warning to anyone who is trying to use Capital one's balance transfer offer. It is a total scam. They kept sending me balance transfer offers with exceptionally low fees and 0 interest rate. Even after I use the offer, they keep sending me the offer. I deposited the check 3 days before the expiration date and it is reflected both on my bank account and Capital one statement before the expiration date. When I called the customer to ask if I got the right offer, they simply lie to me and said yes. But after a month, they started to charge me with my regular APR. Then I called again, they told me my check was posted 2 days after the expiration date. They said they would investigate and try to revert, and they assured me that I was not liable for any of the interest. After 2 weeks, I called again and was told that the offer I was trying to use expired in 2010, which is absolutely absurd. I asked for another round of investigation with me providing further evidence of the offer. Again this time they assured me I was not liable for the interest. After another week, I called again and the account manager, who claimed to be the top of their customer service, admitted they made a mistake for the first investigation of mixing old offer with current ones. But she refused to acknowledge the offer and asked me to pay up for all the interest accrued. This conflicted with what the previous 2 account managers said to me. The whole process apprears to be a scam. They trick customer into the balance transfer. If you deposit the check serveral days before the expiration date (even the offer says use the check by mm/dd/yy), they would intentionally post the check after the expiration date. Then, without any notice from their side, they will start charge you excessive interest. But they would not charge you the interest for the first month so that it makes you feel everything went through smoothly. The worst part is when you call them to confirm, the customer service gives you misleading information or just simply lie to you. When you ask them to retrieve the recording of the calls for evidence, they would tell you the recordings are all done randomly. Then what is the point of recording for this so-called quality insurance? I am extremely angry with the bank right now for their spam. I wish everyone who is trying to do business with them can learn some lesson from me. What they say would not be honored. Overall, this bank is not trustworthy and the customer service is absolutely horrible.
Closing Account
- BAHONDA - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 12:11 PMClosed account 3 weeks ago, still have not got balance of account. Will take another week. Got my fingers crossed.
Capital One - The Aggravation Card - Is The Account Really Closed?
- DebK - Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 8:34 AMIt was 2 years ago that I applied for a Capitol One card. I can get any card because
of my high fico score of 802. They had the usual no interest bait, but it soon turned ugly.
I charged an electric bill of about 200.00 (my first charge) simply because I
was short on cash and didn't want to pay their late fee. Soon after I got a
call from Capital One asking security questions. It was then that I was told
the card was frozen. WTF? It was my first and ONLY charge with the card.
There was no reason for it!
How to Unfreeze the Card the Capital One Way -
I was told that I needed to go to my local bank and ask an employee, such as
a loan officer to verify who I was. I did just that but the loan officer refused.
She told me that it was against their policy. She even talked to Capital One rep
and told them that it wasn't going to happen. But, get this, the Capital One rep
told me to go to ANOTHER BANK! I said, look, I'm not hopping from bank
to bank just to verify who I am. So, I stopped using the card and it
remained frozen for 2 years.
How to Cancel a Frozen Capital One Card - More AGGRAVATION!
Two years later, I called to cancel the card. I was told that I needed to verify who
I was and that unless I followed their instructions, the card couldn't be cancelled.
I told them it wasn't like I was purchasing a 2,000 dollar TV, I wanted the
friggin card canceled. It had been frozen for 2 years! The rep refused, then
I said I wanted to speak to their supervisor. Supervisor gets on the phone
and I explained the history of their card with me. By that time I was
practically screaming on the phone to cancel the @#%& CARD! She said,
if I answered a few security questions to verify who I was that she would
cancel it. She asked for previous address questions, relative questions, about
3 or 4 that I answered (thinking why couldn't they do this before?) and she
said it would be canceled. I then asked for verification of this cancellation.
It was never sent!
Stay far, far away from this card, unless you like high blood pressure.
Worst Online Bank Ever!!!
- briguy74 - Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 3:29 PMMy experience with Capital One's online Interest Checking Account has been nothing but horrible. It is very clear after reading a bunch of other reviews as well as my experience with them that they do not value their customers or their employees. I sent in checks to be deposited and they purposefully waited for charges to my account to be denied 3 times so that they could earn more interest, rather than post the deposits and pay the charge. I made the mistake of not checking up on this bank before putting all my money and complete faith in, please do not the same. If you use this bank you will loose money, possibly some credits points, and be sorely disappointed.
No Foreign Transaction Fee.
- jonhank - Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 10:29 AMI don't use Cap-one credit card very much except when I go to Europe. Cap-One is the only card as far as I know that don't charge 3% foreign transaction fee. That can add up when paying hotel and restaurant bills in (cost a lot) Europe.
Capital One Is The Worst Bank To Have A Credit Card With
- gera12 - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 10:39 AMCapital one was the first card that I had and now years later they have ****ed me over closing my account because of a unexperienced representative that didnt advice me well even their managers are worthless. My advice to everyone is Dont get any type of service with this bank. Discover is the best card to have, dont waste your time like I did. I spent an hour trying to get help and the manager didnt do ****. What kind of service is that?!
Capital One Excellent Customer Service
- Ryan - Monday, May 16, 2011 - 8:19 AMThis is the best bank ever. I will do business with this bank for the rest of my life, and I will tell you why. First of all, they always seem willing to waive an overlimit or past due fee regardless of the circumstances. If I go over my credit limit 50 times in one billing cycle, I'll only be charged one overlimit fee at the end of the billing cycle as opposed to 50 overlimit fees. They have kept me at a low interest rate for the entire four years I've been with them and I can do balance transfer "No Hassle Checks" when I can't use my credit card. Finally, their friendly staff always connects with me on a personal and professional level any time I discuss my account with them. What's in your wallet? Capital One is in mine.
Growing Footprints With A Lot To Catch Up
- wahs - Friday, June 18, 2010 - 3:11 PMI have found many branches of CapitalOne in New York City, San Antonio, and Houston, TX in the last 3 years. This is a promising sign, amid this financial crisis. Unfortunately, the front end services have many aspects to improve, especially the tellers.
One additional side of CapOne that I appreciate is their credit card. CapOne CC does not charge foreign transaction fee, which is helpful if you travel frequently.
Capital One--My #1 Bank
- tomlawler - Friday, June 18, 2010 - 2:29 PMI've been with Capital One forever and w/o any problems. Currently many of my 10-year CD's are maturing there (can't believe I got 8.00% back in 2000). I simply call them about a week or so before each comes due and direct them to transfer the funds to my Capital One Interest Plus Savings Account (more on this later). From there, I can go online and transfer the funds to my local checking account by ACH (3 business days free or a same day wire for $20)--it's so convenient. I love that you can get a live person directly. Also, the reps are so helpful in getting my requests handled promply.
You may have seen the Interest Plus Savings account advertised here. It currently yields 1.35% as long as you maintain an average daily balance of $2500. If you maintain $15,000 or more an extra 10% in interest is credited to your account quarterly. It's like making nearly 1.50%. I use this type of account and have it linked to my local checking account. A top drawer product from a top drawer bank!!!
Overdraft Charges When I Had Money In Savings Accoun
- moscobally - Friday, August 10, 2012 - 2:27 PMCapital one charged me $70 for an overdaft when i had enough money in my savings. Their escuse was i did not connect accounts to each other. $35 for each pre scheduled bill payments. Capital One overly aggressive they rob your account in front of you. Will not bank with them
Terrible Customer Service Ever
- cyoldas - Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 4:53 PMI am being charged for a service that I never used or purchased, opened dispute with capitol one, they sent me a letter for me to provide information about the transaction. I provided whatever they asked in the mail and I sent the mail. I am being rebilled for the same amount (76.66 USD) after a month. I called Capitol One 3 times, they said they will investigate to see what happened and they would call me back with the information but they never called. At the end I am being charged for 76.66 USD for nothing. Do not deal with Capitol One, worst customer service I have ever experienced. They will steal your money, dont open a bank account, dont apply for a credit card, they are scammers!!!
Very Bad Experience
- samar2010 - Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 10:23 AMcustomer service is herrible,, they send me to make a credit card account i applied and i was approved then after 10 days they suspend it for no reseon without saying anything i tried to pay my phone bill the transaction didn't go through when i finaly called them they palced me on a hold for a while then the represintive told me ..Oh i am sorry your account was suspended temp until you send us your id, and tax paper then afer 30 days if you didn't recieve it we be diclined........ no comment......
Account Resolution
- BeverlyMcElroy - Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 8:51 AMI went to a local Capital One bank and asked for the TOTAL amount due on my acct for final payment In Full. I was given a total that I thought included the up to date interest. That was a mistake!! I paid the amount in full. A month later received a bill for 2.31.... which I didn't pay bc I had paid in full. A month later received a second bill - threatening now for 4.31. I called Cap One and the second rep I spoke with, after explaining compounded daily interest - duh I think I understand that - it's why I asked the teller for an accurate balance- said the acct could be zeroed and then it would be closed!!! I have had a Cap One since 1985 what a shock to think they would be so dismissive.
Not one to let an issue like this go I called back and asked to speak with a supervisor - finally I spoke with a rational person who understood that I have been a long time customer and would hate to drop this acct over 4.31. The amt was comped back to the acct. I was told it would take 4-5 days to show up and the acct remains open. It's this type of service that we should be able to receive from our banking industry. Lord knows they'll make up that 4.31 in so many other ways.
Rate Drop Again On Internet Plus Savings To .80%
- Lbw2112 - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 1:57 PMLooks like another rate drop. The Simple Savings is still .75% from what I see.
Extremely Difficult To Set Up
- cmbeaudet - Monday, February 21, 2011 - 2:01 PMI did my research, looking for the best bank for basic, online checking, and Capital One seemed to be by far the best. I was pleased by the fact that return interest rates were far ahead of other banks, there were no ATM fees, and no foreign exchange fees. I also found that customer service was much better than expected.
However, while this sounded great, I am two months into trying to get the account up and running and I still keep running into problems. The initial setup was relatively lengthy and customer service was excellent and guided me through, but I've still run into one problem after another. First, my account failed to fund even though my external account was verified. The external account seemed to have disappeared from my linked accounts, and upon calling customer service, I was advised to just repeat the process, without an explanation as to why the account had vanished. I did so, and tried to relink and reverify the account. This time, I went to enter the verification values, and I found that my Direct Banking account seemed to have disappeared. I now cannot verify my external account because there is not INTERNAL account!
The tools and services provided by Capital One are great - if you can even get your account to work.
Came For High Interest, Leaving For Rate Cuts
- Anonymous - Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 9:35 AMI switched a couple years ago from ING Direct to Capital One for the higher interest rates. Now that they've bought ING Direct their interest rates have dropped significantly. Also it takes a week to transfer money and have my money credited properly. It seems to me that online transfers should be complete in 24 hours, not a week. Attempts to contact Customer Service have been painful. I'm closing my account as soon as I can get my last $1000 deposit from a week ago freed to transfer out.
Dont...Ever Ever EVERRR Open An Account Here.
- Anonymous - Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 11:38 AMCapital One is by far the WORST bank I've ever had.
I'm not exaggerating, I've recently open two accounts a savings and a debit account, aside from them being a hassle to open due to the requirements of minimal deposits (because they want you to make a $500 and then wait one month before you are able to use your account) I didn't even got to use them!
Shortly after they were opened I attached my paypal account to one of the accounts, then they suspended my account because they said that I had to be the owner of the paypal account, I told them that I could just make my own paypal account since the one I attach was my brothers, they said that my account was currently close and in investigation of fraud!! All the money that was inside that account was CLEARLY deposited DIRECTLY from my job. Now they say that there is an investigation that could take up to 2 months going on, meanwhile THEY ARE HOLDING MY FUNDS!
Bad Banking
- Anonymous - Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 9:56 PMI made a deposit on Friday. Saturday it showed the deposit went through, so I rolled the money over, but according to the bank the money was showing but not available. So they charged me $35. The funny thing is I never pulled the money out; I just rolled it from one Capital One account to another.
Interest Rate Dropped Dramatically This Month
- Anonymous - Friday, January 27, 2012 - 5:11 PMThe interest rate in the simple savings account of Capital One bank dropped this month from 0.80% to 0.05%!!! I called the bank, any explanation? Of course not.
Changing Capital One Due To Bad Service
- mark - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 11:19 AMThe customer service isn't the best, the way page is confusing, and I had an issue getting money from an ATM. It said I had no found, yet I called and checked through internet showing me verything was right.
I am just disappointed!
Internet Plus Savings - Looks Like Rate Drop Again To .80%
- Anonymous - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 10:01 AMJust logged on to my account. Rates page now shows rate dropped to .80 from yesterday.
Avoid If Possible
- Anonymous - Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 5:03 PMReasons to avoid:
1. You can't withdraw your money without tons of hassles. You have to transfer the money into another account - checking or a regular savings to withdraw;
2. The teller makes a huge dramatic scene when trying to withdraw the funds after transferring to a checking account. They chastise you and force you to undergo multiple checks with bank managers etc. It is none of their business why I'm withdrawing MY MONEY! Yet they feel it is their duty to know what you're going to use the money for!!!
3. They ask you why there's no signature card at their branch even if you tell them 100x you open your direct banking online! The signature card was sent to their direct banking department via mail!!!
Secure Credit Card
- slark - Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 3:54 PMIf you are looking to rebuild your credit don’t go with their secure credit card, this company was a pain in my ass when it came to refunding money back. Recently drop this company due to there in consist service.
Capital One Review
- Anonymous - Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 5:38 PMCapital One commercials depict Barbarians in them. These are Capital One's Customer Service reps. If you are not satisfied with their service they have you talk to someone in Canada who does nothing but promise results that never happen. Capitol One executives do not take calls or call you back. I was told that that was their policy and if I did not like it I should go elsewhere. They have a great rewards program, but other than that their service is the worst I have ever experienced. If I could give them zero stars I would.
Average User Rating:






Almost Perfect, But Needs Remote Deposit And Easier Transaction Download
I had an account with Chevy Chase Bank in the DC area (now bought out by Capital One) and was happy with them for many years.
I switched to a Capital One Direct Banking checking account when I moved out of the area, thanks to their very good 1% interest rate. I now also have a Costco InterestPlus savings account (current rate is 1.25%).
Things I like:
- No fees, and $10/month of other banks' ATM fees refunded
- 50 free paper checks
- Online bill pay is convenient and easy, and you can have them mail paper checks for free (I do this for rent payments)
- Prompt online customer service (I hate talking on the phone, so I prefer to do things electronically)
- Mailed-in deposits get deposited quickly
- *Instantaneous* online transfers between checkings and savings accounts (the new balances get reflected immediately on the website and at ATMs)
- Handles external transfers to other banks and investment accounts well
Annoyances:- The online "account alerts" which are supposed to email you when you get deposits/withdrawals/etc. are almost useless... they're unreliable and sometimes take days to go through.
- A separate login is required for Capital One credit cards
- The website only allows you to download transactions in 30-day chunks, which is maddening and should be easy to fix.
One feature I really want to see is remote check deposit via smartphone or scanner, so I don't have to keep mailing checks in. I'm almost tempted to switch to another bank just for this feature. Capital One, are you listening???