Capital One - VISA

Capital One - VISA Reviews



Overall 3 star rating2.78 of 5 (by 36 users)



Capital One - VISA Review Summary

An easy credit card to obtain, Captial One Visa is a credit card familiar to most due to Capital One’s advertising and direct mail solicitations. Reviewers acknowledge the ease of obtaining a Captial One Visa and they like the ability to use their Captial One Visa most anywhere. But the positive words are few, and comments include: “Like All the Benefits of the Card”, “Not Impressed with Capital One”, and “Only Get One if No One Else Will Give You Credit”. Among the qualities of the Captial One Visa not appreciated by reviewers are its poor customer service, pushy sales department, and tendency to increase interest rates on customer accounts at any time for any reason. So, in summary, Captial One Visa is a Credit Card that most reviewers agree should be avoided unless nothing else is available.
14% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 5 stars
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31% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 4 stars
31% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 4 stars%
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7% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 3 stars
7% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 3 stars%
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19% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 2 stars
19% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 2 stars%
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31% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 1 star
31% of people rated Capital One - VISA as 1 star%
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47% 47% of people recommend Capital One - VISA 53% of people don't recommend Capital One - VISA 53%
 

Capital One - VISA Comparison

4 star rating Most Helpful
Favorable Review
AUG
27
2009
The capital one visa card helps you save because it has no annual fee and low annual percentage rate. One can purchase anywhere where Visa is accepted with this capital one credit card. Capital one has a no hassles reward program with its credit cards which helps you earn rewards on your everyday purchases.... review »
reviewer 2009 Contributor
saving a little

fatss45
Fort Worth, TX
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1 star rating Most Helpful
Critical Review
AUG
27
2009

                                   The Misfortunes of the Capital One card.                                

 

I really hate the product Capital One card left me with a bad taste in my mouth.I wouldn't tell a sole a good thing about it,except...

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Every day computer user, paying cash

Shorty01
Schertz, TX
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Capital One - VISA Ratings and Reviews

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budget conscious, practical, value conscious, on a strict budget, saving a little, an aggressive saver, a low risk investor, married

OCT
8
2009

I have owned the Capitol One no hassles rewards credit card for a long time now and to tell you the truth, I very rarely use the credit card because I'm very into paying cash for everything.  I have a debit card for large in store purchases, but basically pay cash for everything because credit card debit can get anyone into big trouble fast that is hard to fix.

On the occasions that I have had to use the credit card (car rental), I always write a check to pay the card off as soon as I get the statement in the mail.  But what bothers me is this, every single time I have used the card, and paid...

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2 star rating
2009 Writer
kctrat
Saint Peters, MO



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saving a little

MAY
20
2009

At the age of 18, I decided to get my first credit card. Some people might say that was a bad idea, and I agree to an extent. However, I had a job and was somewhat responsible for my age, so I applied and was approved for a Capital One credit card. Of course, I only had a few hundred dollar limit, but it was my first credit card, and I was happy. I paid my bills on time, stayed within my balance, and was overall a good consumer. That all stopped when I lost my job a few months later. I started to depend on my card more than usual, and maxed out my card. I was having difficulty paying off my bill,...

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2 star rating
reviewer 2009 Reviewer
mrsmadpaw
Lehigh Acres, FL



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in debt, saving a little, on a strict budget

APR
15
2009

Capital One commercials flood the television networks, so most everyone has heard of them.  Thanks to his ex-wife, my husband's credit is in shambles, so after carefully paying down all of HER debt, I encouraged him to start building up a credit history again.  He applied for a couple of different cards, but with the recent credit crunch, no one would give him a card.  He finally applied for a Capital One Visa and they did approve him, with a very small line of credit, which was fine as he is only going to use it for small purchases and pay it off each month.  What I was disappointed in was...

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3 star rating
reviewer 2009 Contributor
notfromtexas
Fort Worth, TX



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SEP
24
2009

HI, I have a Captial One Visa Card and I thought it was the one of the best creidt card services offered, but after about the months I found out differently.  For the 1st the months everything started of wonderful.  I got a credit increase because I paid on time for the months straight, but the fourth month is when the problem began.  When I called to recieve my balance they told me that all the purchases had been processed but they weren't which caused me to go over the limit..  I didn't know at the time that I was over my limitm, which I got charged a $39 over-the-limit- fee., which caused...

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2 star rating
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ramonab06
Blytheville, AR



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Every day computer user, in debt, on a strict budget, saving a little

SEP
23
2009

In the year 2000, I was forced to retire due to increasing vision loss. Then my husband suddenly passed away. I was in debt up to my eyeballs living on a fixed income from Social Security. Eventually, I was limited to filing bankruptcy.

Capital One agreed to discharge my debt, as well as offered me a free start , with a new $200 credit card.

I was hesitant at first,..but eventually accepted the offer.

Needless to say within a few years, my credit line increased to $2000.00, ( after I had paid the balance of $200 2 or 3 times). Then when the Economy became unstable and many credit card companies...

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5 star rating
shastadaisey123
Atkins, AR



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JUL
18
2009

November. I called my 3 credit card companys to see if I could get my payment or intrest lowered, Capital one said that they coulden't lower my payment or intrest but! they could put me on a type of hardship thing for awhile maybe that would help.. fine I thought that it would so they did just that diden't charge me for a couple of months. Then I received a notice my intrest was going to go up to 29.5% I could opt out but I would have to close the account to do so. So I closed my account and with that my other two cards changed also, so I closed them too.
November. I called my 3 credit card companys...

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5 star rating
reviewer 2009 Contributor
Bloodyduck
Modesto, CA



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Every day computer user

SEP
29
2009

My own personal experince with capital one credit cards.Lets see at time i'm very pleased with thier services. Other times i'm not to happy with them. Their low monthly payment and interest rates are great. I like how they slowly let me work to higher my credit limit. They try and fixs mistakes that are made on they behalf. Very quickly and hassel free. the down side is at time it is very hard to understand some of their customer service repersentive, some have stong accects or dont explain things in the most broken down format. They over draft fee at times are very vey ridulous when it comes...

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4 star rating
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mizshakur
Topeka, KS



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in debt

JUL
10
2009

I have had my Capital One Visa card for several years and they recently informed me they were raising my rate (like other cards are doing). I have never really had any problems with them, other than they wouldn't increase my limit to do a balance transfer, which was dissapointing because I wanted to consolidate my debt onto one card and at the time, Capital One had the best interest rate. Their customer service is pretty good and you can actually understand their service reps. It may be trivial, but I do like the fact that they offer different card designs (I have the leopard print one). I think...

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3 star rating
reviewer 2009 Contributor
afitch
San Diego, CA



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on a strict budget

AUG
27
2009
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">Hi, my name is Katie and not to long ago I sighned up for a Capitol One credit card. At first I was almost positive that I would not get it, because I had a really poor cedit score. But for some odd reason they sent me a card with a five hundred dollar limit on it. I was amazed so I used it. When I got my first bill statement in the mail it was a very low payment of ten dollars but I lost the statement so I tried to call and make the payment but they wanted to charge me an extra amount of money to make it over the phone. Which that shocked me and... review »
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2 star rating
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katiemartin
Mount Ary, NC



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AUG
29
2009

The Capital one visa card is a very good credit card.  It has a no hassle rewards feature and has no annual fee.  I recommend this card to anyone who wants a low fee card with no gimmicks.  You can use this card practically anywhere.  Capital one allow you to pay your bills online or by mail.  They also have a grace period.

The Capital one visa card has no fee for balance transfers and an lower rate than other cards so it is a good deal to transfer outstanding balances on other cards to this one.  One can apply for this card online, over the phone, or by mail.

The Capital one visa card also...

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4 star rating
reviewer 2009 Reviewer
rat667
Fort Worth, TX



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in debt

SEP
24
2009

i got approver for a capital one credit card. i was working at the time and i had enough money to pay it off i just wanted to use it to build up my credit by using all of it then paying it all off every month. well i lost my job luckily i was enrolled in this programm they had about when you loose your job they will pay the minimum payments for you un til you find a job or 6 months pass. well i was paying each month for that program but somehow they said i was no longer enrolled in that programm. but still i was paying for it...hum... not right. anyways i had no money o pay it anymore i tried to...

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1 star rating
2009 Reviewer
ElsaMartinez
Sun City, CA



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on a strict budget

OCT
3
2009

I had the chase credit card for about a year and was not to happy with the card. For one thing my interest on the card was crazy. it was 22.98%. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me. They told me my credit card had fraud protection but what they didn't tell me is that I would be charged a monthly fee in order to have the service. Another time I rented a car using a credit card and they mistakenly charged me an additional $200 on the card. When I called them to inquire about the charge they refused to help me. The icing on the cake was when I mistakenly hit the cancel line on the credit card and my credit...

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1 star rating
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MJewel05
Tallahassee, FL



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on a strict budget

AUG
12
2009

I was pre-apporved for a Capital One card and I had awesome credit. They originally gave me a 5% interest rate which was nice. However when I decided to go back to school I had to take out student loans then I got my bill and saw that it was at 17%!!! I contacted them and they told me there was nothing they could because even though the student loans were deferred they had to count those with my debt to income ratio. I was never late, never over balance and this is what I get. I decided to pay them off and try to get rid of them so when I did that they said that even though it was paid off, it...

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1 star rating
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jesskiefer
Bennett, CO



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