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Credit One Bank was founded in 1984 and provides access to credit for those who are often overlooked by traditional banks. Currently the company serves more than 12 million customers across the United States. Credit One Bank offers a variety of cards, including cash back credit cards, travel rewards cards, and more. Customers can manage their accounts online or through Credit One's mobile app and can access the customer service team 24/7 by phone or email.
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Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016
I received approved card for small balance just to try to establish credit. I got my bill, had annual fee, not told to me when I applied! I went from having small bal to having no funds to use because it was all fees. They charged me to use the card, they wanted to charge me to make a payment, then told me after I cancelled the card, I couldn't make another payment for 24 hr. They have no portal to pay online even though they say they do. It disgusts me because for a $16 purchase I owed $184 and they only have PO box if want to send anything that should have told me they scam people. Whoever reads this, DON'T GET A CARD from this place!!!
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016
This bank is probably in a 3rd world country. Every time I need to talk to someone, it's India or Bangladesh. Forget it if you're 1 day late on your payment. They will call you twice an hour all day. Also, they have a thing where they will call you from your zip code and area code, like you know that person. Try cancelling this card, it's next to impossible. Also, they don't even have an email address. Everything must be sent in to them via US Mail. The interest rate is super high, and when you apply, you get charged like 75 dollars on a 300 dollar limit card. It also doesn't help that they look like Capital One with the logo and the name. This is by far the worst card I ever had, and I can't get rid of it.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016
Do Not use these thieves. They are liars and will rip you off. They charged me an initial charge of $75.00 without informing me. After an hour or so on hold, the ** of a supervisor argued about every point. I paid off my entire balance and they just assessed another $3.75 interest charge. Tried to call customer service with no luck. DO NOT USE THIS PIECE OF ** OF A BANK. THEY ARE A TOTAL RIP OFF.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2016
I guess folks did not read before they applied for the card. I reviewed everything before I applied for the card so I knew what I was getting. No complaints here. Please read before you sign up for any Credit Card.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2016
This has got to be illegal or something... A card called CREDIT ONE... just straight sent me a damned Visa card w/ my name and all on it! I DID NOT APPLY or ASK or APPROVE THIS! I owe a hundred or two on it and they want $25 a mo pmt? My valid Visa is over a $1,000. And min. pmt. $20... The payment due date on this was before my pay bill day. How could that happen? They SET ME up for a late charge before my first pmt! So, I sent late pmt... explaining this and questioning their reputation and practices but wrote... I will NOT pay late charge so readjust.
They sent another bill, w/ two $25. pmts due... a $25. late fee... and a payment due date not adjusted to any fair timeline or in response to their business practice being responsible for all this... not me! I ain't arguing and hanging on phone! I sent letter w/ pmt and they still thinking they GOING to do THIS? I owe a HUNDRED right now and that's only payments on a little over a hundred?
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2016
This card company takes 10 business days to process payments and that's ridiculous. I went off 2 different bills on 11/18 at the same time and Credit One payment center that is supposedly in CA and my other payment to another company is in MI. I'm in NV... so how is it that my MI payment has already been received and cleared, but Credit One that is in CA hasn't been received.
Also, I used the additional 4 digits on the zip code when sending this payment. My hunch is that they hold onto payments and not process them when received. I always pay in full and way before payment is due. I would pay online but they charge 9.00. When this should be a free service to customers. I also found out their customer service is in India, so they outsource work. Their payment center is in CA, their complaint center is in NV, so why are we speaking to CS reps in India that never can give answers. All the departments on their websites have address no phone numbers except for the CS number outsourced to India. This is a fact because I asked and the rep told me they were in India. I think 10 days is an excessive amount of time to process a payment. Merchants give us due date, freak out and wanna hit consumers with tons of fees if you don't pay on time but when you pay ahead of schedule they don't apply funds right away.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2016
Credit Karma recommend Credit One card to pay your payment fine. But they Add $9.00 to each month payment to pay the monthly bill. They already charge 21% or more. They already add it up daily. They already make a load of money on you. But why pay $9.00 to pay a bill? They Ripped me Off. Each time. I am Looking For a Court Case. I want the $9.00 put on my payment. They Tanked my credit Report. Is Credit Karma a Scam with scammers?
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2016
I have a $14,000 Visa with Chase, among others, and received an offer for $500. I was curious to see who would even waste their time sending such nonsense. I even took the time to call to find out where they got my name and - everyone's right - you simply can't get through. If it's impossible to get through when you're asking "application" questions, I can only imagine what happens when a problem arises. I could see the executives of Credit One sitting in a conference room laughing and cracking up that people are actually taking these cards out.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
I feel sorry for your employees who we have to communicate with when we have a problem. They can only do so much. I have not been able to pay online like I did last year. My password and/or name is never "correct". I've just closed both accounts and will pay off as soon as possible! Credit One, you are stealing from the patrons!
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
Credit One is the worst Company ever. I made a payment with my bank and somehow my payment got cancelled by Credit One or My bank. When I seen the payment was reversed I made the payment again and this time it went through. I call Credit One and they tell me they closed my credit card and I will have to mail a letter into a p.o. Box and somebody will give me a call and here it is today no call a whole week later. They took the second payment from the same account and still closed it saying I need to still send in papers showing my account but again still took a payment again from the same Account. They are a company that tell lies and nobody never knows what they're doing. I liked my credit card but I will continue to talk and leave reviews until this matter is handle correctly.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
I received a card from Credit One Bank. I also put my fiance as an authorized user on the account. It was to be a "rainy day" card, and neither my fiance nor I ever took the card out of our billfolds. I then received a statement that had a $25 late payment fee, had a charge for $73.52 for a phantom purchase that was never made, and gave me a credit increase of $150, ALL ON THE SAME STATEMENT!!! THIS COMPANY IS NOTHING BUT A SCAM!!! They will not get another nickel of my money, I cut both cards in half and will be mailing them back. They can take me to court if they think I owe them anything. They can keep the $25 I already sent, but they'll get no more from me!
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
I have never really had an issue with his bank, other than their exorbitant interest rates, and all the extra charges that seem to pop up like Jack's in the Box... until recently. Priceline.com, stop it to put a bill on my credit card, that was not valid. After repeated calls to customer service, and getting nowhere, and speaking to people who barely spoke English, I went absolutely psycho.
I demanded to immediately speak to someone in corporate. I ended up speaking to a relatively nice lady, even though I wasn't at all nice. I told her that I was sick and tired of speaking to people who couldn't speak English. And that should she not have this charge that was not a valid removed from my account by the time my due date came around, that the same way they attempted to screw me without kissing me, I was going to do the same to them.
So, unbelievable, but within 48 Hours not only was the erroneous charge removed and credited to my account, but so was the replacement fee for the new card. My next move is this bank, is to reduce my interest rate, as well as my outrageous yearly fee. My once decent credit score Now sucks, but it is no fault of this particular company. It is because I had other cards who did the same kind of crap, and never credited my account for the hundreds of dollars that they either erroneously or fraudulently charged me.
So as a result, I did exactly as I told this bank I would do if they continued to try to make me pay for something that was not my responsibility, and I just simply stopped paying those bills. If you think this bank is bad, whatever you do, do not allow yourself to become involved with Verve, as they are straight-up mobsters and Loan Sharks pretending to be a bank. And oddly enough, Capital One literally screwed me beyond belief and thought I was going to just lay down and take it.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
I just got this card, had it for one month. You can't ever log into the website, you can't retrieve any information. I never received a statement so I called in to find out what the issue was. Surprise surprise, a late fee! After reading all the complaints here, I decided to pay off the $67.00 in fees I had accumulated, although I never used the card, and close the account.
When I called, no one speaks good English (surprise again) and to my astonishment, Customer Service girl ("Daisy" - sure) refused to let me pay off the balance and close the account. My reason(s) were not good enough and she insisted that I keep the account open for a few more months. I told her no, I wanted it closed - I do not need a reason that fits her criteria. I asked for and received her ID number. She then continued to tell me she was keeping the account open anyway. After arguing for 15 minutes, I hung up and tried to start the process over with someone else.
It took 5 consecutive phone calls before I even got to speak to anyone. (The phone would just hang up after waiting on hold for 5 minutes.) When I was finally connected to someone I was told my account was already closed. I asked how they could close my account with a balance? I gave no payment information? The person could tell me nothing, only that the screen told him my account was closed. If you are looking to rebuild credit, please find another way - misery here.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
My credit card balance was at zero and they passed through an annual fee and then charged me late fees! When I called I got hold of a very rude lady who basically said I had to pay it and I told her to close the card then and she said that's fine and closed the account. Poor customer service at its finest. Will never do business with them again.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
Received a pre-approved credit with them and because their header is so similar to Capital One I made the mistake to get the card. Once I received the card I realized that it was not what I wanted because there was an annual fee of $75 and I didn't remember seeing that at the time I applied. So I called to cancel the card and at that time I also saw a $1.26 interest charge even though I had paid the charge timely. When I asked why the interest I was told that they charge an interest charge as soon as a charge appears in the account. With that said I cancelled the account.
That was on 10/13/16 and I was told it will be 30 days before I get the check. It has been now 38 days and no check. I have called 4 times with no success, actually on hold for about 15 mins to speak with a supervisor. Still no supervisor available. I have never had an experience like this with any credit card company and have been using credit cards for close to 40 years. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
I applied for a Credit One platinum visa credit card. I got approved. I got the card in the mail and try to activate the card. But they won't let me activate my card. They told me I need to mail in my id, driver license, birth certificate and utility bill. I got approved and the card. Now they trying to say I'm a fake. I mailed it and I don't know how long I have to wait. They don't even have a email address to be faster.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
Do not apply with Credit One. They are nothing but full of lies. I made a mistake applying for this card. My credit line was 300. When I call to activate my card it charged me a 75$ making my credit line lower than it was. I downloaded their app onto my phone so I can keep track of my balance and make payments which I can't even log into. It keeps telling me my password is wrong which I know it was not so I couldn't make my first payments through there. I couldn't do it online either because it keeps telling me my password or user name is wrong too even when I reset my password a whole bunch of time and it says the same thing every time. So I tried calling the number on the back of the card but there's no real good payment options for you to pick from. I was able to call someone with really bad broken English to help me pay. She did such a horrible job.
After I was able to make my first payment I told her I want this card cancel. She ask me why I want it to be canceled. I told her why. She told me to stay on the line and she'll transfer me to a cancel specialist. I hold for ever and finally someone picked up. He ask me why I would like to cancel it too. I told her the same thing I told the last person. He then said he'll transfer me to a cancel specialist. I said "hold up I thought you were the cancel specialist? I was transferred from this other person to you." He said "oh sorry the other person probably made a mistake" so he also transfer me to another person which I had to be hold forever. Finally someone was able to help me cancel my card but it was not easy. If anyone want a good credit card I highly recommend Capital One. They are the best and I am happy to be with them. You can keep track of all your balance and statements and do all your payments through your phone or on their app.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2016
Was trying to rebuild my credit. Thought this was Capital One because of the same logo. Been trying to pay my bill on line for days. Problem with site... try again later. It does not matter if you tell them you cannot get onto their site. They charge a late fee. Mine was $75 on my very first payment because I could not get in. I am cutting up my card and sending back to them and will pay this off. I too believe it to be a SCAM.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2016
I called Credit One customer support (actually I had to call the lost/stolen card number since they don't even have a true customer support number) to let them know that my 2 credit cards that I have with them were being declined. I was traveling so I assumed that was the reason for the declines which to me doesn't make much sense since they are not bank cards. You should be able to use your credit cards while traveling without having to notify them. So I let the customer service rep know that both of my cards were being declined, yet I was still seeing the transaction being processed on the online site.
I told her that none of the transactions went through and that I wanted them removed from the account. She told me that she would see what she could do. She placed me on hold and when she returned she told me that she would put a request in... and that was it. She didn't say, "oh no problem, these charges will be removed." She told me they were declined because I was traveling. I asked her if she could set both of my cards up for a travel notice and she said she would put a request in for that. So I asked her if she could reactivate my cards so I could continue to use them. She told me she would put in a request for that as well.
She also told me that I wouldn't be able to use my cards now for up to 48 hours. She didn't guarantee me that the charges were going to be removed and she was extremely rude to me throughout the entire conversation. I told her that I would be canceling both of my cards when I returned from vacation and she could care less. She didn't even ask if there was anything she could do to change my mind or help solve the issue. She just wanted to get off the phone. I must have been interrupting her facebook time.
I also had the same exact issue with Bank Of America locking my account because I was traveling and didn't notify them which is expected since it is my bank card. They sent me a text message with any easy reply option. I was also able to easily login to my account and setup the travel notice and unlock my account with zero issues with minutes. I would recommend avoiding Credit One at all costs. I would have sent a customer complaint right to Credit One Bank but of course they don't give you that option. Hmmm, I wonder why.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016
Well my husband got this cc two years ago to help his credit. From the start they were calling him days before it was due and had pay and still get late fees. Now for the fun part. We paid his card off like 200.00 5 months ago and they reported it three months later to the credit bureaus as a 500.00 balance when his balance has been a steady 0 as in we don't touch it anymore. So they said they'd fix that and report correctly.
Now this month they reported it as 770.00! So now on Equifax it shows he is over his credit limit and knocked him down 30 points! His balance is 0. I finally got a number to the main headquarters and hubby got in touch with the fraud investigator who said fraud had been going on within the company. She said she reported it again yesterday as our balance at 0. We close in a couple of weeks. If it's not updated by then then I don't see us even qualifying for a home loan anymore and we'll lose our earnest money. I beg anyone to stay far away from CREDIT ONE.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016
DO NOT DO business w/ this fraudulent bank!!! It will be a miracle from heaven if you get an English speaking representative! All calls are handled in other countries outside the US! It will be difficult to communicate with representatives. And when you ask to speak to someone here in the states... they can't hear you or they hang up! Not to mention they slam you with so many fees in order to make more money from you!
I Have had this CC for 1 year and they always seem to charge late fees! I'm never late but, sounds super fishy when they so-call "take your payment" and then it disappears thus, "Making you look late"! Called about 23 times today for someone to resolve my issue and still all failed! They are scam artists only wanting to make money from you! I don't trust them! I pay early... and they add late fees! I pay on due date and I'm late too!!! They always try to find a way to screw you!!! I'm closing this account!!!
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016
I been with Credit One for a short while. They are the worst company that I ever went with. When I started with this company they never told me about the annual fee and I had to dispute a charge. They said I had to talk to the merchant, told them I already did talk to them. They would not do anything. Also, Credit One said you need to write a letter to file a dispute. This is not how a credit card company is suppose to be. They are the worst.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2016
This is not a company to have a card with. They don't call you back. People don't know how to handle business. You have to call a million time and tell them how to handle things. I been going back and forth about a charge that I didn't do then they put you on hold and hang up on you. That just why I cancel my card with them. They do not handle things at all. All they good for is putting you on hold. Smh. I hate Credit One Bank. If you know like I know don't get this card. The budget people put the money back in my account but they act like they is going to steal it from you. One person say they see the refund but nothing have been done about it. They treat you like a stepchild. Never again would I get another card from them in my life.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2016
Credit One is the worst company you would ever want to apply to. If you looking to rebuild your credit get Capital One. They are the best!! My Credit One account was close because I made 3 payments on my account in a month's time. I was told that it look like fraudulent. In fact they accept the fraudulent looking payments. I mail in proof that it was my account. I made the payment and they still close my account. They will be hearing from my attorney. No one told me that I couldn't make more than one payment on my account a month. Run far far away.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2016
I called Credit One bank because I couldn't pay my bill online, and when I went to talk to someone, I was told that the bank I put down had the wrong information, when 2 days ago someone called me to collect a payment and I even had a confirmation number that was giving to me. They are waste of my time and breath to be dealing with. I definitely will not be doing business with them anytime soon, and I definitely will recommend them to anyone. Next time I'll consider reviewing this company and beware of their tricky ways before I apply for them.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016
This is the worst credit card I've ever had. To file a dispute you have to do all the leg work and it still takes 30 to 60 days for anyone to do anything about it. I've contacted the office after submitting everything and it's 30 days later and have been told no one's contacted the merchant. In the meantime my credit score is lowering and I'm incurring interest charges but the company can't do anything about it. I would not recommend this card to anyone. They are the worst and customer service has no resolution to your problem. Please do not do business with them. If you want a car do not go to Credit One banks.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016
Watch the letter they send for confirmation... On page one it shows $0 annual. I just turned it over and noticed there is $75 annual fee. When it said 0 on the front I just looked at the APR. After I saw the $75 I tried to call them. Took a dozen tries to get someone to talk to and as soon as I said "cancel this card" all of a sudden they couldn't hear me. Call back again, finally someone with very broken English. This was a job but finally got it canceled. Never again. Get out the magnifying glasses and look it over real good. Just stay away from these people is the best thing to do...
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016
This card is a ripoff. They gave me a $500 limit and charged me $75 annual fee. I paid the fee the first year then they started charging me $8 per month for the fee. I wasn't aware I had a balance as I had not used the card. They then added a late fee and called me to collect payment. I tried to get them to remove the annual fee and they would not do it.
It took 20 minutes to get them to understand that if they wasn't going to remove the fees, I didn't want the card and to please cancel. Supposedly they waived the fee and canceled the card. I'm waiting for a letter stating that they did that. You can barely understand the people you're speaking with because the accent is so heavy. Very frustrating. I will never have anything to do with this company again and would advise others to steer clear.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016
I was new to this country and mistaken Credit One with Capital One! Since I dealt with them I found that there are plenty other better options for you for the following reasons: They put a max of 4 online payments every cycle (no clear count of the number of your payments is displayed). No phone app to log in and manage your account. Once you pay on the phone they charge you $9.00 service fee (higher than most). I'm seriously considering to stop using the card and eventually close the account.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2016
I have never experienced a bigger run around in my life in trying to close my account. Talk about high pressure!!! After having to get rude, the agent (who didn't speak English very well) said it was finally closed. It took forever. And conveniently the first 2 times, we were conveniently disconnected so I had to call back and start all over. The interest rate, monthly service charge and customer service are all terrible! Stay away!
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2016
I have a platinum card with them. I have paid off my balance a few times. They increase my amount so I was late one payment because I paid it through my bank and it took alot longer than it should have. I received a call stating that the payment was late and as the lady is talking I pulled my bank account up. Gave her the date.
I made the payment. It said it was sent. She began to say that my payment increased which was a bold face lie because my min is 25.00. I send more than my minimum. She said it was 78.00. I said, "You all send me text when it due. Why can't you send an email when the payment increased?". So I ended the conversation by saying "One payment late and you got an attitude because it's there but it takes a while ma'am." You're full of it. I am paying this card off and closing it how about that... funny thing is I got my statement mailed my payment is still 25.00.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2016
I had paid off my card on 10/20 when my bill was due on 11/2. They report to bureaus on 11/5. On 11/5 they stuck me with their monthly "annual" $8.25 charge and interest on my balance I paid on 10/20. The issue with that is they don't give you an opportunity to ever have a zero balance reported to your credit bureaus. There is always going to be a balance. I argued all the way up to 2 managers who told me it is Credit One's policy to always bill on the reporting day cycle so you NEVER have a zero balance. Unbelievable but true. I had asked earlier in the week to raise my $700 limit and they used the excuse my balance was too high at times, but they never allow you to have a zero balance unless you overpay before your due date. In one year I paid them $3700 in payments on a card with a $700 limit and they said no to a credit increase as well.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2016
I have had this card 1 month and I wanted to check where it had been used. Tried to sign in to my account, but couldn't. I called customer service and they were of no help. She was rude like I owed her. So back online again the next day because I was so frustrated the first and tried to sign in and again I could not at that time they said. This card is like First Premier that I paid in full and canceled and this card will be canceled shortly. I blame myself. I felt like I should not have accepted credit from them. Hard lesson learned. Please people stay away from this card co.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
I opened this account to build my credit thinking it was Capital One. HUGE MISTAKE. Run away as far as you can. I called today to close my account because I did not want to pay the monthly fees, no problem connecting. But, I ended up in an argument with a lady who could barely speak audible English. When I politely informed her that she was not listening to me, she then gave me a speech about how she does not own the company, she is required to do her job which is inform me (argue and not listen to me) of what they could do for me.
So, to back up a bit, when I told her to close my account, she had offered to waive my monthly fee for 3 months and lower my interest rate to 15.9% for 6 months, while my account was in a "re-evaluation" process to see if I qualified for a no-fee account. To this, I told her that I would like to have a no-fee account for good, not a temporary one, as I had the account for over a year, made all of my payments on time and my balance was currently at $0. This is where the arguing started as she constantly talked over me and would hardly stop to let me get a word in. Finally, I was able to ask her if she could give me a specific time limit on the "re-evaluation" process, she said could not.
I told to her to close my account. She talked over me again in broken English about the original "deal" she wanted to make with me. Knowing that I may never get another chance to talk to a real person at this foreign company, I kept telling her politely that I decline her offer, please close my account. I must have that said that politely in between her ramblings 6 or 7 times before she finally said ok, as of today your account is closed. I asked her to send me a confirmation email about the closure of the account, to which she said it would take up to one week. I have a strong feeling I will never receive that confirmation email and they'll charge me a monthly fee. Stay as far away from this foreign impostor of Capital One as possible.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2016
I've been trying to access my account online to pay my bill like I always do, but for the last month the website keeps saying unavailable. I call them and they tell me that my account has been closed because two payments, one in May and the other in October came back unsuccessful. Now, even though it came back unsuccessful, I made good on the payment before the month was out. The one in October was due on the fifth, but I paid on the 10th so they closed my account. They didn't notify me by email, phone or mail that they closed it. I would have never known if I didn't call them. I was calling them to make a payment today. They told me in order to have it reopened I have to send in a bank statement, which I'm not. I told them to send me paper statements and I will pay every month until it is paid off. The service stinks and there are so many hidden fees that I was not aware of. I will not recommend this company to a dog.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2016
I received an approval for this card in the mail about a year ago, at a time when I was trying to build up my credit. I didn't really need a new credit card. I just wanted to open another line of credit to bring my score up a few points. I filled out the response and received my new card. Along with a bill for all of the hidden fees involved in activating the card. It was only then that I noticed that the card I had activated wasn't Capital One as I thought, it was Credit One Bank. I don't know how they haven't been sued yet for ripping off Capital One, but I'm certain that this is exactly how they trick people into doing business with them. I also don't know how this company is still doing business and is actually recommended by Credit Karma because I have felt from the moment I got my card that it is a scam.
So that was about a year ago, and because that left such a bad taste in my mouth I have used the card once and immediately paid it off so that I don't carry a balance. I occasionally log in to my account so that I can make sure my balance is at zero. At 8am Saturday morning, four days ago, I got three phone calls back to back from a collections department. It turns out I had an overdue balance of $24. Apparently they charge you an "annual" fee every MONTH, they just neglect to tell you. They also don't send you a statement in the mail, so in two months I racked up $24 worth of charges and a late fee on a card that I never use.
The barely English speaking woman on the phone rudely demanded that I pay over the phone and wouldn't give me a chance to look at my statement online. So I put her on speakerphone and attempted to look up my bill on my phone, but conveniently their website was down. So I paid the money and asked to close the account. At this point I paid more money out of pocket than I had ever used in credit, and there is no way I'm paying every month for a card I don't need. I spoke with a "supervisor" (also barely spoke English) who assured me that my account was closed. Tonight I was able to get on their website for the first time since the call and my card is still active. I have never had such a poor experience with any other credit card company.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
Credit One bank is the worst company ever. I have always paid on time and actually I usually pay 4 to 6 days in advance. My payment is due on the 24th. This past month I was very sick but I signed on to make my payment on time just not early. Well, I get a notice saying my account was past due and that I now have a late fee. I really believe they began to think my payment was due earlier than it is because I have paid early every month. I called them right away and it took nearly two hours of them trying to strong arm me to pay for Oct and Nov and the late fee. I explained over and over again that I had made the Oct. payment and did not understand why it did not post.
They kept ignoring me and kept insisting that I had to pay well over $100 for Sept, Oct., and Nov. I said "no, I paid you for Sept and Oct but since I never received a confirmation for Oct. I will agree for now (until I can talk with my bank) that I owe you for Oct. only and so IF you remove the late fee as per our agreement, I then only owe you a minimum payment for Oct which certainly does not equal well over $100." She finally says, "yes I know this BUT IF you pay the amount we are asking then you will have more funds available to spend." I said, again, "I have been sick and have missed work and as I have told you I cannot afford to pay ahead for Nov. and so what would make you think I have over $100 to pay you?"
Finally, she relents and then tells me I have to be transferred to two other departments. It took nearly two hours of my life to correct the issue. Oh, and at one point she tried to make me believe that I had to pay my entire balance or "else"!! It was sort of like... "Well, you missed a payment and now you must pay the entire balance." That was the first part of our conversation of which I had to stand my ground. I had to tell her several times that they did not have the legal right to force me into a full payment nor could they force me into paying a month ahead. Terrible, terrible company!
This company is sneaky, their customer service reminds me of loan sharking. Their yearly fee is outrageous and you owe it to them regardless if you ever use the card. Not sure if this is common practice or not but it stinks regardless. This is not the first time I have had payment issues with this bank and it is not the first time they have tried to charge me more than I have owed. Overall, their company is terrible and I highly recommend not doing business with them. I plan to pay off the balance soon and to close my card with them.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
I have a Credit One card. I paid it off and wanted to cancel it so I didn't have to pay the monthly fee. They made me run through hoops. I paid one payment with my savings account and the rest with my checking account the whole time I had the card. They said they would close my account but it would report negatively on my credit until I provided them with letters from my banks stating that both accounts were mine. I could NEVER get someone who spoke English and it was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard of. Even the lady at the bank didn't believe me and called herself. After asking about 5 people for an American we finally got someone in Las Vegas and she stated it was the policy and it had to be done. Why we still don't know but it's absolutely ridiculous. I would not recommend this card to anyone. Horrible!!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
Everyone has a different experience, but let me explain what happen with me. This company is by far the most rudest and cruelest business I have yet to do business with. Their customer service sucks! If you're very responsible and want to keep your credit score up and payments on good terms, do not open a credit card with Credit One bank. Please. They do not work with you in any type of situation. They ask for very very much personal information that you have the right not to provide. They asked for my bank information, every detail and closed my account and dropped my credit score and affected everything. I can't access online services because my bank information was wrong and never called me or sent a letter to let me know. Please be careful and do not rush to anything. I really like and enjoy services with Capital One. Very friendly and never had problems with Capital One. Thank you.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
I was calling to make a payment in which I am charged 9.95 for in which I have no problem with. However the customer service rep. was rude from the beginning of the conversation to the end. I ask her at one point, "Why are you being so mean to me?.. I am just trying to pay my bill." She just got meaner. I could tell in her voice she knew there would be no consequences for her actions and I would just have to tolerate it. Did I mention they were charging me to deal with this rude woman. Well I may have had to deal with her this time but not again. My time with this company has ended. It's bad enough to have to pay to make a payment but to be treated poorly is uncalled for. They need to listen to their supposed recorded phone calls on this date November 1st at approx. 11am and hear how their rep. talks to their cardholders.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2016
On Saturday, 10/15, I tried making a payment online but their system was down. I had a min payment due of $12.50 but wanted to pay most of the balance off, so when the rep came on I asked to make a payment using my debit card for $200. The rep told me the system was indeed down and he would have to use my checking account info instead. I gave him that and authorized the ONE payment from checking. On Monday, 10/17, I saw the money had been deducted from my account. On Tuesday, 10/18, I got another alert that the same amount had been taken out again! I called right away and was told I would receive a refund within 24-72 hours.
By Friday evening (72 hours/3rd business day), there was still nothing. I got my bank involved, who refunded me immediately. The FOLLOWING week Tuesday, Credit One issued my refund they had promised and then charged me a $12 late fee because they said both payments had been refunded so they actually had not gotten EITHER payment. The supervisor reversed the $12.00 charge, and I AGAIN paid them $200. The next day, I received an email saying that my minimum payment was past due and that I should make a payment. When I tried opening my account to investigate online, a message popped up saying that I could not access my account. When I called to find out what was wrong, I was then told that the account was suspended due to fraudulent activity on the card. All this from THEIR original mistake of taking two payments. As of 10/31, I still cannot gain access to my account. I will be closing it as soon as it is paid off.
While the company is listed as being in Las Vegas, there are no emails listed to write to someone. You can't leave a message on their website. They have a twitter page with pretty much no activity. Their FB page is full of complaints. It at least looks as if someone monitors that page and responds to complaints, but so far my message has not been dealt with. Last time I called was Saturday night, 15 minutes before they "close". Wouldn't you know, with two minutes to spare--my phone convo was terminated. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2016
I applied for this card not knowing that it had a monthly fee. I canceled the card. I was still charged a monthly fee as well as late fees. I now owe $61.05 and never used the card. The company refuses to refund the money even though I never used the card and called to cancel it as soon as I learned there was a monthly fee. Beware of this company.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2016
I applied for an account on September 7 2016 and got a call from their fraud department to verify that I applied because I have a statement on my file. Everything was approved the end of September. I got a letter asking me to send them copies of my ID social security card and proof of address. I faxed all this information to them on Sept 29th and called them and they said they received it and account was approved and my card would be sent. The site shows and sent on Oct 6 and I should give it till the 16 and if I don't get it call them.
On September 17 called and the automated system shows my card was activated after speaking to the guy. I spoke again to them and told them I never received my card. A gentleman from the Philippines told me they would send me a new card in the mail. The automated system shows I had a balance of 94.00 which is the fee and authorized user fee. That was fine. I paid 50.00 because 25.00 was due. The next day I called to verify that the payment posted because I paid the extra 9.95 for same day with my debit card. My call immediately went to a customer service agent with broken English telling me my account was locked and I need to send them verification again of my identity. I told them how funny is that I make a payment and then you block my account asking for same thing I already sent. They said, "We cannot unblock till we receive this information".
I called back today and demanded to speak to corporate and after 3 people I finally got someone in Vegas who speaks English. I told her I already did this and she looked and found the information and said she was sending to fraud to have my account unlocked and able to use. I will find out. I told her this sounds like deceptive practice and fraud on part of the bank because you wait till I make a payment then freeze account asking for same information. I should have read these complaints before I got this card. I just got my new card in mail today and is useless till they fix it if they ever do.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2016
Perhaps Credit One is reading these reviews and trying to change the way they do things? I am having zero problems with the company. In fact... I just got my first credit increase ($150). I don't quite understand the payment issues people are having? When you log in to your account, it shows everything you need to know to make a payment. You can choose to pay the minimum or whatever you like. It gives you a confirmation number once you submit the payment and posts immediately that the payment is in processing... Then the next day I always receive an email stating my new balance. If I go to my account, I can see the payment, date, and amount... and the balance and what can be used for cash withdrawals and so on. I'm not understanding the issues... Perhaps if people used the website and logged in to pay instead of mailing checks or using the phone method they would be happier?
I AM concerned after reading the reviews that when it comes time to cancel my account that I will run into issues. But it is not expensive to send a registered letter that needs to be signed for... and I think I will go that route if I decide to cancel. And back it up with an email and phone call. ;) Really, I wonder if all the negative comments are because it is easy for people to get frustrated and come on review sites to complain... but people don't have much motivation to go to the review sites and give good reviews. I just wanted to say something because I am working on my credit and got this card on the advice of a financial advisor. Had I read all these prior, I doubt I'd have braved the card. But I am HAPPY I tried it and have had NO issues. Hopefully that will help someone. Peace.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2016
This was the first card I applied to when re-establishing my credit. Don't waste your time, they will make it impossible for you to close the account when you build your credit and get better offers. I called in to cancel my card that I didn't use anyways, it was a nightmare. Finally after being on the phone for an extensive amount of time the woman convinced me to not cancel. She would increase my limit and waive the annual fee. Three weeks later I receive a bill with the annual fee and an additional $10 limit increase charge, that I never asked for in the first- she offered it to me to not cancel.
Now after spending another 20+ minutes on the phone making them cancel my card, I still have to pay the annual fee but they will credit me the increase limit fee - these people are impossible to deal with. Save your time and apply with Capital One or someone else. Customer service is 100 times better - please do not waste your time with this company - they will be the ones messing it back up after you have tried hard to make it good again!!!! This is bad business!!
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
This "company" is a joke! I've talked to a representative multiple times and always have a bad experience! I've never had worse service! I've been trying to set up an online account so I can pay a standard payment. The other option is pay nearly 10 dollars for "express payment." There's no reason for that! Either server is down, it won't let me add information, and other issues that prevented me from paying. I called them and instead of regular payment they only would take express payment with my debit card. I told the representative that I wanted a mailed out bill and I would pay then. Currently I am overdue, because I had lost my card and was waiting for my new one and he started threatening me about my overdue account and if I don't pay today they would come after me. This "company" feeds off lazy and or naive consumers. I will be paying this card off in full and closing the account, quickly!
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
If I could give this company zero. DO NOT GET A CREDIT CARD WITH THIS COMPANY!! I was sent one in the mail and activated it. I got more in late fees than using it. Their late fees are $35. They will not work with you. I have hidden fees every single time I make a payment. I am on the phone with them right now about some fees and one person transferred me to a department and I got hung up on. I keep getting hung up on. I have not used the card in over a year and yet still am over the limit. I cannot stand this company. Worse customer service in history. Save yourself the trouble and go with someone else, Capital One is a good one.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
Wow what can I say... BAD BAD BAD!!! Bad service, Bad accounting, Bad People!! Long story short I paid off my balance followed it up with a confirmation letter and had a ZERO BALANCE. Then I get a bill for a CREDIT (I overpaid) then another bill for the interest and fees they deducted from MY CREDIT BALANCE! IS THAT EVEN LEGAL??? Every time you try to call them they put you on hold then hang up! DO NOT GET A CREDIT ONE VISA OR MASTER CARD!!!
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
I had a Credit One card for several years. I opened this card when I was young to establish credit. I have always been VERY responsible with my credit and have NEVER made a late payment in my life. This past January, I came into some money and decided to pay off my balances on all my credit cards. It wasn't much, but it felt nice to be debt free. I made one lump payment for the total balance on my Credit One card and never heard from them again. Then two days ago (October) I received a notice in the mail for a collection agency stating that they had purchased my debt of $345 from another debt collector. I traced the original debt back to Credit One!
I panicked and pulled my credit report and discovered that after I had made what I thought was my final payment, there was still a balance due of $31. The strange thing was, I stopped receiving statements after I made my final payment. I had always received statements when there was a balance prior to my attempting to pay off the full balance and then all of sudden the statements just stopped. Naturally, I assumed there was no balance. My mistake. $314 in late fees and 48 points down on my credit report later I learned my lesson. When I called Credit One to address this issue, the response from "John" ID number ** was "I don't know what to tell you" and "It's been sold to a collection agency".
It was suspicious that when I asked what address my statements were going to, he could not tell me, he could only "confirm" what was on the statement. Also suspicious was the fact that he could not email or fax me my statements, only mail them. Hmmm. This feels more and more like an irresponsible and dishonest company that attempts to collect money by purposely withholding statements and charging ridiculous late fees to trusting clients thereby damaging their credit in the process. I have learned my lesson. My hope is that my story with this horrible company will save someone the stress and injury of dealing with this truly dishonest and shameful company.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
I've had my card now for about 7 months and I have no complaints. My credit score has gone up and I've received a credit limit increase. It seems that people forget that the reason they have this card I said because they had bad credit to begin with. You can't expect to have horrible credit and get a Gold card from anyone.
When you have bad credit and a card is offered to you expect high fees. I couldn't get a card from anyone, not even the bank I do business with would give me a card but then I got this one. I started off just using it for gas and would pay off the balance in full when it was due. Then I added 2 accounts I have that I pay monthly for, that way even if I don't use it for gas it's being used monthly and paid that in full every month.
Here we are 7 months later and I have a better credit score, a lower APR and an increase all because I used it in a smart way. It's not their fault your credit is bad and they're giving you a way to make it better. I've received offers from 2 other companies and accepted them both so now I have 3 credit cards when 7 months ago I couldn't even get 1 if my life depended on it. Go ahead and try to get a card that will give you an unsecured credit limit with bad credit, it's not going to happen. If it's that bad then just cancel and cut up the card, me on the other hand I'm going to only leave my 2 recurring payments on it and keep building my credit with it. I'll use the other 2 for my other purchases.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
I mailed a payment into your company the first of the month and I was sure the payment had been made. On 18 October I got a call and was told that I hadn't sent in my payment and was asked to make another payment which included a late fee. I checked my statement and found out that my check had been cashed the day before the call was made. I am very dissatisfied with the way my account was processed. I want to know how are they going to correct that error and to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
I have been with Credit One for over 3 years! I would always get the notice when signing in my account "sign up for paperless statements". I usually just stay on paper statements and write down when they are due. Well I signed up for their paperless statements. What a joke! I get an email saying your acct. is past due. I called them up and asked, "Credit One doesn't send the statements to your email like every other company?" They said no! (But they will send you an email saying your past due.) You have to log on your acct and look at the statement. What's the point of paperless? I don't know about the rest of the world, but I don't sit around thinking about my credit card payment. They charged me a late fee. I just don't think it's right to do business like that.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
We made bad mistake opening a credit card account with this bank. The reason - they seem to impersonate Capital One Bank, where we do the majority of our banking. Same logo, same font - we thought we were opening a Capital One, not a Credit One, account. My wife used the card a few times but there was no further communication - no PIN number, no statement, no letter - nothing, not like Capital One at all. So we visited the local branch of Capital One (very helpful and friendly staff). They said "no, this is CREDIT ONE who are well known for copying Capital One." We contacted their automated phone system - we had already been charged $75 joining fee and were already charged $25 late fee (we were already late despite receiving no statement). I phoned them to pay in full immediately, using their automated system, and was charged $9.95 for the pleasure.
We started the process of trying to contact them to cancel everything (this is not going to be a good on-going relationship!). No answer from customer service, unbelievably no one available to take our call, call back later. I called for 4 days - no-one available to take calls. All telephone numbers on their website led to this same answer phone system - no one available. No email address on their website so we sent letters cancelling everything to all the address's quoted on their website - no response 2 weeks later. We then struck lucky - someone answered on the customer service number after 6 days of trying. We said we wish to cancel everything immediately. They argued. We said cancel - they argued. After 10 minutes of this they eventually said they would cancel and this will be the November statement. And that's where we are as of today.
Will they action our request to cancel, or will we receive, as I fear, another bill in November with another round of fees and charges. I received today our first statement from them, stating we still owe them $217.20 of which $121.52 are fees and charges. Obviously we have stopped using this card and will take great pleasure in cutting into small pieces as soon as we have confirmation all is cancelled. I have never received such terrible service from any financial institution and can only come to the conclusion they only care about charging fees whenever possible and basically ripping customers off in anyway they can - even down to impersonating other far more reputable banks such as Capital One. BEWARE THIS ORGANISATION!
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
I too wasn't paying close attention and because the logos are almost identical I thought that this was Capital One as well. They have very high fees for everything and their customer service is terrible and sends you in circles making it difficult to solve any issues. The last straw was when I realized that even though I wasn't using my card there was a "membership fee" which I wanted waived. I told the woman I wasn't going to pay a fee that I would rather cancel the card - went off a little on her, a little on the shady dealing that this company has displayed and she hung up on me.
I called back again to speak to a manager and was sent to a closed office. When I finally got a manager he told me that the woman that hung up on me just went ahead and canceled it. I guess at this point I would rather take the blow to my credit and close this terrible card than have to worry about this company. My big fear is that they have all my private information. Beware of this company - I wish I would have read the reviews, but they prey on those with low credit score. I know that I will never fall for a scam like this again.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
These people and this company are a utter and complete joke. I got this card to attempt to rebuild my credit, but have had nothing but problems... When I withdrew cash with MY pin # from an ATM machine within days my card was blocked for suspicious activity. When I called and questioned it, I was told the block would be removed shortly... shortly was 4 days... no access to any $$$$$ that I just paid on my bill. Called yesterday to check my available credit limit and it was 44.00. This morning my credit limit is 0.00 even though I haven't used the card in days.
When I called, yet again to question it the fella tells me that the billing cycle and my statement went out and I hadn't made a payment... well, ** when my account was blocked and I couldn't access my acct to make my payment on the scheduled due date... this place is a joke. You never have access to anything that you paid. There are more rules and regulations and ** that they don't tell you until your ** is blocked. Canceling this card ASAP. Good Luck Folks.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2016
I am always annoyed at trying to make a payment to these people. I can never understand a word they are saying. They constantly have hidden fees that they charge you for. I keep this card for emergencies ONLY!!! It has no rewards to it at all. I would not recommend it to my dog.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
I had a card with Credit One for about a year that I was keeping a low balance on to help build up my credit score. I didn't have any real issues with them until I had to get a new bank card. I went to pay my balance off on my credit one card and forgot to update to my new account information. They almost instantly locked my account. When I called to try and get the account unlocked they wanted me to jump through hoops claiming that I had sent a payment from an inactive account on purpose and that I needed to validate my identity. While dealing with this they added fees for failure to process the payment and for late fees since you was unable to access my account. Then they sent my account to collections. My $50 balance is now $360 because of mistake that they refused to resolve.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
This company is absolutely a scam! Over the last six months, I have not been able to access their website. I've tried multiple, different, updated browsers and computers. Even the email links they send with billing statements do not work. Of course, you can pay over the phone for a $9 Dollar charge or by check via mail. Honestly, who uses checks anymore? Almost every bill I pay is over the phone or on the internet. I truly believe this is their way of making more money off late fees. I've called the customers service over a dozen times. When I can actually understand them, they are little to no help. Luckily, I just paid it off and cancelled it. Don't waste your time people!!!
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
Received a preapproved offer. Never received card. Called. Card sent. Activated card. Registered card online in order to pay and have access to info immediately. Went to account page where it said due date was Oct. 19. Saw limit. Saw balance. Never used card. Called to see why credit available was 0. Spoke with a service rep who informed me that the card was never activated. How, pray tell, could I receive information via the automated service regarding the account if indeed it was never activated? Rude responses. Sounded fishy telling me to disregard balance. Hmmm. Got a gut feeling that something isn't quite right. And what's wrong with having someone working for customer service that speaks plainly and clearly?
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
I called the company 16 total times to pay off, close account, get a refund of my 600.00 security and was hung up on 100% of the time. On 10/21/2016 I called the company from my phone 14 times, my boyfriend's phone twice. Each time I was hung up on. The first 5 or so times I thought it was a problem with the connection. After, when I spoke with a man, explained I wanted to close the account, he pretended to transfer me to 3-4 so called managers even though it was the same man each time. He finally transferred me to a woman named Michelle who said she closed my account after asking me if it was ok to charge my bank the 52.20 remaining on my account.
Then when I asked for a refund of my 600.00 security, she told me she could not hear me, the connection was bad and for me to call back, then hung up again. I spent two hours and 16 calls trying with these people. I am LIVID that a company is allowed to function and scam people in this country. Not only would they refuse to talk to me about the refund but the account still remains open. So they can continue to charge me interest I am sure. I have contacted the BBB to intervene. Horrific company.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
I applied for a Platinum Visa from Credit One Bank. I was approved September 22nd 2016. Today is October 20th 2016 and I have not received the card yet. Credit One says that they sent me a card. I did not get it so I called and they said they sent me out another card. I did not get it. I explained to the company that I just wanted to cancel. I didn't want to. I didn't want the card so they told me that if I cancelled or closed the account they will report it to the three major credit reporting bureaus. I need some help. I do not understand why would they say I have an account that's open that I never received a card to activate or to ever use. Could someone with information on who to contact send me a response.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016
Quick Background, declared bankruptcy (Ex-wife racked up some major debt in my name) and now building credit. When I applied, I was living in CA then moved to AZ shortly after and I called to have my address updated and to activate the card. After, I tried 2 separate times to use the card (gas and fast food) and it was declined both times. Called again and every time someone with broken English skills, which is a clear indication that their customer service has been outsourced to an outside country. I told them my address again and they said they updated it again but this time they said my last address updated was in AK... I have never lived there or even been there. This goes on for over 5 hours calling 9 different times and finally I just reached the tipping point and had the account closed.
Anything that is this difficult just to update an address I want no part in. I can only imagine how it would be if I had a discrepancy of funds... There was nothing reassuring about the conversations I had with any of these employees for me to be trusting my financial future with. I do not recommend this credit card at all. Capital One is way better and they will help reestablish your credit with peace of mind.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016
I receive my Credit One bank card about a month ago or so. I noticed that there was more transactions done my card then come to find out that I kept on calling them day by day and they are saying that they don't understand why this is happening and it's not showing in the computer system it was happening but it is showing in their system using my card. I come to find out that I used it in the morning but then I look at my card at night and then I see the same charge on my card again which I didn't use the card later on that day.
So then I called them about that and they still said "yes" that "yes you did. You just called earlier but now we don't know why that there is a second charge and system is not showing it." I was in the store. It probably was on their end. "Can you correct it," I asked. They said "well let's see what we could do" then I will call them back the next day and I will ask him the same question and they said that they will correct the problem.
I seen that my card was mishandled by them and money was being taken off by them so they're looking into it and now it's been more than a month and nothing has been accomplished off "won't we can't find out why. Don't worry about it. Everything will be fixed. All the extra money that came off your card will be put back onto your card." It should never happened. I thought this was affiliated with Capital One because it had the same insignia but come to find out it wasn't. To send in my private information so I did what I was asked so I had to send in a copy of my license, a bill and all my private information to them. Before it got to them they released a card and the card was in my mail so I thought it was Capital One with a credit increase but yet it wasn't.
I finally noticed that so I still continue the one with the process thinking that this was the door reputable card. Nevertheless as I explained that money's been missing out of my account they see it at first. When you speak to them they said that they don't know nothing about it, they don't see it and then as you keep on asking him questions and question then they said "yes we do see. We don't know what's happening. Will looking into it. Will care of it." I advised anyone who trying to get this card not to use this card because it has a lot of problems in a lot of scams. I see coz it taking money out of your account. I believe they're selling your information.
I could talk about this all year but it won't make a difference. They're not fixing my problem, they're only taking money out of my account. They are a big entity but as a group we all can get together and make the class action lawsuit against them. And I was out of town needing money to get home. So embarrassing not to have enough money to get home. Credit one sucks. Be aware of the scam. Capital One that is all right with me but I have both cards.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
I originally obtained this card to help rebuild my credit history. After a couple of years and with my credit score now in the high 700's, I asked if I could possibly have the monthly service fee stopped. They refused, but offered me a higher credit limit. I refused that offer and then noticed that not only was I being charged a monthly service fee, I was also being charged interest on transactions, even though I was paying the balance off at the end of each billing period. I attempted to cancel the card, but ran into agents who barely spoke English and extremely long hold times. I finally used a third party service and they were able to get the card canceled. I just now checked my online statement and find that I was charged interest on transactions for the last billing period, even though the statement shows a zero balance and zero transactions!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
I used my mobile phone to make my November payment about 10 days before the due date. I was surprised at first by a new mobile website and continued with my payment. Hit the submit payment button... and, back to the home page. No payment confirmation number or anything. Anyway, about 2 weeks later I have a past due email. I call them to make the payment because yet again I wasn't sure it had posted. She tells me they have not received a payment. So, I asked to make the payment over the phone. She tried to charge me a $9 convenience fee... I said no way!
I paid off my complete balance 2 weeks later and called to cancel my card. The rep on the phone convinced me to keep my card open and would waive all fees for 6 months and gave me a free credit increase. I have not used my card since and I check my account today and see a $41 balance! I called them yet again to find detailed that they charged me the credit limit increase fee and some interest!! They need to be sued!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
Someone opened a credit card in my name. When I received the cards I did not activate them but shredded them. Then I received a bill from them. I called and told them that I did not apply for the credit card. The manager closed the account. 2 days later I get 2 more cards with different #s thru fedex. I called Credit One Bank again. This time she closed it and gave me a # that was suppose to show it closed. She said she put a fraud alert on the account. The next day I receive a letter from credit one bank saying they received my change of address. I called again. This time they told me that they credit one sent out new cards to the address in Florida, but that "they would not be able to charge anything on the cards. We even put a password on the acct."
Today I received 2 letters both dated the same day. One said suspicious activity on the acct and it has been temporary suspended. The other letter states that the account has been reopened. This time when I called 407.00 worth of charges on this acct. The person I was talking to said I had to submit a police report, and that his manager would call me back, to tell me what all I needed to send to them. As of now I have not heard back. 4 times I've had to call these people. Most of them could not even hardly speak English. Putting a password or fraudulent acct on this acct. did no good keeping the identity theft from going forward because their customer service paid no attention to them.

Reviewed Oct. 18, 2016
The worst customer service! I called today to get some account information and was not prompted to speak with a representative. I was not given an option to connect with a representative, I was finally connected when I did not select an option. The representative that I finally spoke to was not helpful with my questions and finally hung up on me. I suggest if they want to keep their customers they should work on their phone etiquette and actually listen to what their customers are saying instead of talking over them and ultimately hanging up.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2016
I made a dispute on my account for $200 that I paid a Charter school for my son's registration fees. Two weeks later I found out my son wasn't going to attend the school so I asked for my refund. The school told me it was nonrefundable, I said no one told me this nor is it on any of the documents I signed! They couldn't provide me with any proof of this nonrefund rule. My son mother then went up to the school in which she was informed that my son was NEVER registered, they also don't have any paperwork or receipts of my payment. So I called Credit One to dispute the charge. They told me they have to do a investigation, ok fine... A month goes by, I call them back to see what's going on with it. I was told my dispute was complete and "a refund of 200 will be credited to your account within the next 30 days." Well 30 days pass, no refund!
I just received a letter in the mail from the dispute team saying my dispute has been denied because the merchant said there's no refund on it! Mind you all they told me my child was never registered and they don't have any paperwork!! Oh yeah they also had someone else child name on my dispute investigation! Credit One did not handle this situation correctly. I've been a loyal card holders for years, never missed a payment or anything so for them just to take the opposite side with the false documents provided from the merchant was a complete slap in the face!!! I canceled my card and no longer want anything to do with Credit One ever again!
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
Credit one bank is the worse of the worse. First it took them 35 days to send my card then they suspended the account stating there were fraud charges on the account. After I explained to them that I made the charges, they reissued me another card but, they transferred the charges to the new card, said there was an investigation and I should hear something within 30 days. Now I'm have a card that I can't use and no one within customer service have a clue about what they are doing. I wouldn't recommend this to card company to anyone even if their credit score was a negative 0.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I got a letter the other day saying that I was pre-approved for a card with a $1500 limit. Thinking it was capital one and since I have accounts with capital one I was like sure guess I will apply for this new card. When I looked for the website I noticed that it wasn't a straightforward site that says what brand card it is. I went to capital one and clicked on the pre-approval section so I could apply that way. The first thing I noticed is that capital one is 16-digit code while this back is 12. As soon as I seen this I only noticed that it actually wasn't a capital one card or any company that I have ever heard of before. Just would like people to realize it's not capital one like I thought it was.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
I paid this bill in full twice. Each time they said it "didn't process". Then I realized the real reason is they sell the debt to their associated company and collect a higher interest. This is only legal in NV and a few other states. Really screwed me over. Then I try to pay the collection account and I keep getting hung up on. MY next step will be a lawsuit. Forget the fact they misrepresent themselves and Capital One.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
I had used the Credit One Visa in Dallas to check into hotel on 10-3-16. I went online to make sure the hotel and refunded the "incidental hold" they put on card. When I saw my balance of my card was almost $600.00 I knew something was wrong, because I hadn't used this card except to check into hotel. I looked at recent and pending transactions (this was on 10-10-16) and saw numerous pending transactions for Uber in San Francisco and WEPAY in Palo Alto California and several other suspicious charges. I immediately called the lost and stolen card number and talked to a representative to inform him of the fraudulent charges. I found out from this phone call that someone named Francis ** had been able to increase my credit limit, add themselves as a secondary card holder and change my mailing address to Florida. I was floored. I had never received a call about all these changes my account and they allowed it happen!
I immediately asked that the card be stopped and the charges be investigated. I was given a reference number and was told the fraud division would call me back. My initial phone call was at 11 a.m. I waited until nearly 6 p.m. to call back and got another operator at the lost and stolen card hotline. She could not find that the card had been stopped, but was a notation of possible fraudulent charges. POSSIBLE... no they are and I told an operator that at 11 a.m. this morning. So now my card has still been floating around out there all day. Finally got it through to the lady from India that it should be stopped and I wanted to talk to fraud division. Funny, they can't transfer me to this day. I called on Monday, and today is Friday, not a phone call one yet. I have put freeze on my credit reports just in case, but Credit One does not get in a hurry. Then yesterday I get an email saying I've been approved for a second card etc... NO!! I want the cards stopped because someone else is using them.
So now filing police reports etc to cover myself because I don't think Credit One cares. I contacted the hotel in Dallas to let them know of the credit card breach and have been patiently waiting for fraud division to appear. The website login tells me my login is temporarily unavailable. Guess I can't even check it now myself. It's been a nightmare. Don't do business with them. I personally think the scam is inside their business so I'm not hopeful of getting my $$$ back. I just want the damn cards stopped.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
I have 2 cards through Credit One Bank (MC and Visa). I just recently paid off my Visa card. I used a different account to pay the balance and of course they took the money and applied it to the balance. Now my account is blocked. Said they needed to verify the bank account was actually my account. So I sent 2 letter from my bank showing the account were verified and accurate. They still refuse to unblock my visa because they can't figure out whether they have the letter or not. NOBODY knows anything. I have talked to supervisors (well at least they say they are). They can't back up anything they say. Said it was policy to ask for any documents they wanted. I asked for the policy, and go figure they couldn't produce it!! Shocking right!! Amazing they treat customer who pay off the balances this way. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE customer services and they never seem to know what is going on. NEVER AGAIN will I use them.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2016
I only applied for a Credit One card to help fix my credit while providing emergency cash. Everything was great. I check my accounts everyday so as soon as I saw a payment due I paid it. Never had a late fee and never overdrew my account. My credit went through the roof due to my new car note and other bills I made sure to pay on time. Since I now have solid credit I have no need for a high interest rate credit card. So what did I do? I paid it fully out and CLOSED the account. You would think that would be it right? Wrong!
You see, I work for a financial company and it's in my nature to check up on things as it's my job. So about a week after I closed my account I log into it online. I noticed that I actually overpaid by only $3.41. Fine. I call to make sure my account is closed at a $0 balance and to tell them they can send me a refund check for my overpayment. They assure me that my account is closed at a $0 balance and they tell me they will send a check for my overpayment. This was in the middle of August. One week later I receive a statement. You don't receive statements for closed accounts. That actually costs the company money due to what we in the banking business like to call maintenance fees. So I called about it. They chalked it up to it being the same month I closed the account. Ok. I'll give them that. Still waiting on that little check.
A month passes and I receive ANOTHER statement of a balance of $0. I call again. I tell them I shouldn't be receiving statements on a closed account that should be closed and that has been inactive. They said they would fix it. I then question them about that check they were supposed to send me and they tell me it takes 6-8 weeks for me to get the check. Strange? It is.
Fast forward to this month. I have received yet another $0 balance statement for a closed, inactive and damn near dormant account. I also still have no check. I called them today to light into them. They are refusing to close my account maintenance. That means that the account is still alive and running and could not only accrue fees (for inactivity), but it could also be reopened by fraudulent means. I was put on hold and then hung up on. I called back and was transferred to a "supervisor" who said I was receiving statements because I was still enrolled in the paperless statements option on the account. I then let him know my line of work. I told him once an account is PROPERLY shut down an statement does not generate whether you were enrolled in paperless or not. It costs money to send paper and it costs bandwidth to send an email for a closed account. It's not a mailing list item. That's beyond inefficient business practices.
What does he say to that? He will un-enroll me in paperless. I ask about my little check and he proceeds to tell me that the $3.41 was the interest on the account. So closed accounts accrue interest now? I asked for his name and he said he could only give his first name but gave me a employee ID number (that's probably bogus). I will be contacting law authorities due to this. I have never in my life had such trouble to close a paid off account and receive a flimsy $3.41 refund. They are horrible in their business practices thus causing many people unnecessary stress and tension doing business with them. RUN FAR AWAY.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
Boy did I make a mistake when I got mixed up with this company. Credit One is a huge mistake!! For a month now, their website has been down and trying to contact customer service is a nightmare. I finally got through to someone two weeks ago and complained about the website not loading. First she told me it was my computer (no way) but I stayed calm and polite and told her I had tried their website on 3 different computers and it would not load. Then she tells me it's down for repairs? Come on... Anyway. I just got off the phone (for the 3rd time) complaining about the website and again I was told it would be back up and running in 3 to 5 business days. I then told her, "that's what you told me 2 weeks ago"...
Now, when I make a payment I have to call them on the phone... my issue is this - any business I have worked with in regards to an account, they NEVER ask for the full SSN and Account Number... What is wrong with this picture? Oh how I wish I would have never gotten connected with this fly-by-night organization!!! What can I do??? Oh, BTW, the only number I could find was actually from my own bank. Yep, the only payment I have make through my bank to them comes with their routing number, which I searched online. There is it!!! 702-269-1203...
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
I have never written a review before... but I was so mad at these people I am now writing my first. I initially signed up for this card as a credit builder tool. Wow! What a bad choice. When I was done with it, I tried to close it out as it continued to charge me various user fees. So lucky me – I get to call their supposed customer service department. After nice long holds I had the pleasure of speaking to the customer service team Credit One Bank has so nicely outsourced to the Philippines. And man, does it ever show. I had to spend 2 hours over the course of three different phone calls to finally get the account closed correctly and the incorrect fees waived. When I finally thought all was solved... I get a late balance overdue notification in my email. Are you serious!!!
I wasted all that time and the problem still was not resolved??? Absolutely the worst service ever, plus they can barely speak English. One of the "reps" tried to force me not to close the account to "in exchange get the late fee waived". Nice try! Waive one fee to keep slapping me with user fees. Call that service? I don't. I have never been so angry at a company's customer service before. I will NEVER EVER use Credit One again. And watch out for employee ID # ** – he has no idea what he is doing.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
I have received the worst service in my life because Credit One Bank closed my account based on a mistake they made. I want to maintain my account closed and I do not want authorize it reopened again. Reasons: They made debits two times from one payment. I asked for my refund for one of them, and in addition they asked for late fees for a payment that I already paid plus charging interest for that and they still said I have not paid. The persons attending the call transfer the call from one person to the another without resolving anything or hang up on me.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
Credit One charges my Visa and MasterCard accounts $8.45 per month. When asked what the charges are for, there is NO clear explanation. I had paid off both cards. Next thing I'm getting phone calls about a balance due and a late fee. Here is the problem, THEY NEVER SENT ME STATEMENTS that I had charges on my credit cards. I never used the cards and I am not paperless with them. I received paper statements when I did charge something. How in the world is one suppose to know there is a charge on one's credit card if they don't send you a billing statement? I have to call and BEG for a paper statement, then they don't send it and then they charge me late fees. TOTAL FRAUD. I finally wised up and cancelled both cards. YOU SHOULD TOO. My next step is the authorities to look into their fraudulent business practice.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
I'm not understanding this company! I always send more than the minimum payment. Barely use it. I would go months without using it and still have the same available credit. The rep said the more you send the more the take out for monthly charges! WT... Then, I did the increase that was suppose to cost only $20 from a $200 increase. Not, true! I only seen $100 from that. Stay away. I hope it gets shut down soon. Worst company next to Wells Fargo credit card. This card sucks.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
Every other creditor I have, I pay my bill and there is nothing else for me to do. With this company, you pay your bill and if you are lucky it will be processed. They do not do email confirmations. A prudent customer of this company should always call to double check the payment was received and get a reference number. You should also print out your confirmation page. And then check two days later to see if your payment is reflected online.
That is what I do, and today I saw two late payment fees. I called and Credit One and they said it was a mistake and they would remove the late fee charges. I asked them for a reference #. They could not give me one. They said call back on Monday. I once tried to do two payments in a month and they would not let me do it until they went through a confirmation process with my bank. Never mind the fact that I had already made online payments using this bank. This banks doesn't post your payment until about 5 days after you pay. Not a good choice for a credit card.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
I recently received my Credit One Card recommended by Credit Karma. Setting this account up was a nightmare. Each attempt lead me to a cannot complete setup because; invalid username, invalid password, incorrect expiration date, etc. I then contacted customer support twice! The third attempt directed me to a barrage of consumer offers, coupons for a fee, a T-Mobile account and many more. I had to use a second phone to reach a representative, it then took many more attempts to set up this account. At this point I am totally paranoid to give this company any banking info, account num. even the name of my bank. I intend to visit my bank and with the assistance of a personal banker pay the small amount on this card off, canceling the card and putting a block on my account for this company prohibiting a payment of any amount. I can only hope I don't make a mistake like this again.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
I don't even recall applying for the Credit One Bank card, but I have one. I have NEVER used it at all for anything yet every single month a new charge of just under $25 shows up on the card. Because I've never used it, it's locked up in a file cabinet and I've just about forgotten all about it. Yet very month, several weeks BEFORE the payment is due, they start calling me repeatedly, 8-12 times per day for a payment that is not even due yet. Maybe they are so desperate for my $25 that they can't wait until the payment due date? They promote the card as a great way to rebuild credit which confuses me yet again, because I have no need for that either.
In any case today when they called and I finally had a chance to answer, I told them to go ** themselves, paid the $24.95 online and will be cancelling as soon as the payment is posted off the balance. If you desperately need to rebuild your credit and can't get a card anywhere else, just be prepared for the constant, classless harassment from people who barely even speak English (or any discernible language for that matter) for your minimum payment due several weeks before it's actually due. If you're not terribly desperate for a credit card, walk away, look elsewhere.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2016
I have been in dispute with Credit One since july. It is in reference to my account. Credit One states that I missed my july payment. They charged me a 25.00 fee, reported me to the credit bureaus as a missed payment and reported me to a collection agency. I have mailed them a copy of the check for 100 dollars. They state that it's under investigation, they been saying this now for a month. Have spoken to so called supervisors and had no luck. Would like a resolution.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
This company will send you a credit card when you never requested one. They will ask you for your SS # and birth date even if you never applied for credit. Buyer be aware that this company is not honest in your customer service representatives that are calling from Asia. YouTube video explaining excessive charges explains it all.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
I first heard about the credit card with an offer in the mail for $1,500 line of credit. Now, to be honest I did not read the contract word for word. When I got the credit card I got a $400.00 line of credit. I was not happy about that but I still wanted to keep the card so I can build up my credit. When I got my first bill I was charged for $75.00 and I have not yet made any purchases. WHAT!!! The $75.00 was an annual fee and my monthly bill was $25.00; can you say financial entrapment.
Without hesitation I made a payment for the $25.00 and made a payment for the $75.00. I called Credit One Bank to cancel the card, they offer to have me to pay $50.00 with a credit of the annual fee, I do not know how the credit is going to last so I can not take the risk; and overall that is still too much for a line credit of $400.00. Overall I cancelled the card and now I'm waiting for my refund check to come that is going to showing prorated credits of the final days in my last billing cycle. Here is some good advice, be very careful who you sign for depending on your credit score.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
I have had excellent payment history with Credit one and they have increased my credit 4 times without me even asking. I originally got this card to reestablish my credit. It's been almost two years and I now have another credit card. Although I have received so many other credit card offers in the mail, I decided I would only keep Credit one and my Barclays.
So here goes my nightmare with Credit One. Over a month ago I was purchasing clothes online. When I tried to pay, my card declined. Sometimes its the website or whatever but I didn't think much of it. I used my debit card to pay for the stuff I was buying. About 2 weeks later, I went to log in to my account to see what my balance owed was as I wanted to make sure to pay it in full. When I tried to log in, the website said "your account is temporarily unavailable". Hmmm weird but I chalked it up to their routine website maintenance. Then I go on a trip to another state. I didn't realize I left my Barclays card in my drawer. I go to pick up my rental car and the rental agent tells me the Credit One card declined.
In my mind, I was thinking impossible. I haven't used this card in a long time and I should only have a balance of about $100 and an available balance of $1400.00. I was embarrassed but called the 800 right then and there. The customer service agent was completely rude and had me verify my information on file 2 times. "What is your full name? What is your name as it appears on the card? Last four of social? Phone number? What was the last transaction you made on the card?" ("Ummm I don't remember the last transaction I made on the card. I haven't used it in over a month.") Then he went over the questions again.
Finally he said they blocked my card because there were some suspicious activities online. When I asked what activities, he said it was the clothing website I was trying to buy clothes from. I told him it was me trying to make those purchases. He then told me they would have to send me a new card which would arrive in 7 to 10 days unless I wanted to pay a rush fee of $50.00 and I would get the card in 2 days. I told the rep that I was in another state now basically stranded without a car and how was I going to pay for my hotel rental. Oh by the way, I didn't have my debit card either because I was waiting on a new one. My dog had chewed up stuff from my purse along with the debit card and some of the numbers were no longer visible and the stripe did not work.
I asked the rep if they just couldn't reinstate the card that I had in my hand and he said no. I asked why they hadn't notified me via e-mail or even a phone call to let me know that there might be "suspicious" activity on my card and that they had blocked it. He said they do not generally do that. At this point I had to contact a family member and stay with them while in that state. It was so embarrassing. When I was finally back home, I tried to log in to my account again and it still said access to my account was unavailable. I called customer service again.
Again, I was asked a ton of identity verifying questions. The customer service agent said "OK, now I will go ahead and reinstate your card (the same exact card I tried to use when out of town) and you can begin using it again." I said "WHAAAT?!? You mean to tell me you do not have to send me a new card?" She said "That's right maam." I then asked why the previous customer service agent said they couldn't reinstate me and had to reissue an new card. WHILE I WAS STRANDED in another state. All she said was "I'm sorry to hear that maam".
I then told her all I wanted to do was find out the balance I owed to pay it and close my account with them. She told me I could do that but they couldn't close the account till the payment posted even though on my end the payment shows its immediately withdrawn from my account. This is the worst experience I've ever had. I'm just waiting for my payment to post [on their end] to close the account with them. Besides, I cannot stand to hear those Indian accents. I discourage everyone from giving them business. They treat even their best paying customers like crap.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2016
I don't even believe that this is a legal bank. I got confused between Credit One and Capital One and opened an account with them. It's just hard to believe that they get through with that. They just have the same Logo Design which is totally deceptive and makes you sign up with them without even checking twice "a crime". I just realized after I was about to sign up for an online account, that this is not Capital One.
Due to the fact that canceling an account is not healthy for your credit, I was advised (actually by my Capital One bank manager) not to use the card one full year, and this will automatically cancel the account without affecting my credit. While this is not the case with this hoax bank, I am already paying them 8.25 per month for the past three or maybe four years, and I am not using the card, and they keep charging 8.25 per month. They are just making a living on my mistake. This is a total sham, and they shall be prosecuted.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2016
I had this card for over a year and recently need to update my automatic payment information online. I updated, but mistakenly put my credit union membership number in the field instead of my account #. I only realized this when I received a letter saying that my payment was rejected by Credit One. I immediately tried to go online to verify the info. I couldn't access the online Credit One account - a message saying my account was temp. unavailable and to try again later. This happened for a few days. I received a call from Credit One's payment center and they asked if I could make a payment over the phone. Sure thing! I gave them my debit card and it would not process.
Strange - I have money in that account and the payment due was only $8. I gave him another card.... same thing happened so I asked to speak with the manager. The manager comes on the phone and tells me that their payment processing system is down. He tells me that once it comes back up, he'll process the card and give me a call back - estimated time 30 min. Ok, fine.
Later in the day, I tried to access the online system again - nothing. I called to find out why and they tell me it's because my account has been temp. suspended due to incorrect banking information. "OK, let me give you the correct information." I gave her the correct information and she tells me that she cannot accept that info because I'll need to get the bank to send them an account verification letter. I'm over it at this point... really - you're not that important to me. I asked her what the balance on the account was. She says, "There is no balance - but we owe you 25 cents for an overpayment." Um... "So - you closed my account and you owe me money?" I told them to keep the 25 cents and permanently close my account. I have never experienced such horrible customer service with a credit card company in all my life!
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
This company closed my account with no notice after they took an additional payment out of my personal bank account, that I had to call and stop payment on to keep my bank account from being overdrawn. They said since I stopped payment, that was grounds for closing the account. They said they notified me of account closure and why, which I had never received any noticed. Never get to talk to anyone who speaks plain English. When asked to speak with supervisor or manager, all they tell you is they have telemarketer supervisors. I have had the account for 2 years with never any problems, account paid every month before due date. Have been a loyal customer. However this company does not care about their customers and steal money from them! Beware! Don't get a credit card or bank with this company!!!
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
Overall, I had a pleasant relationship with this card/company. The interest rate isn't great and they have a startup fee and an annual fee so once I had paid it off this last time I had decided to close it because I have two other cards with lower interest rates and no annual fees. I called to close the account and at first I was speaking to one foreign man who switched me over to another foreign man who (I ** you not) sounded exactly like the first one. As in, I'm pretty sure it was actually the first man who was speaking quieter because a few moments later he raised his voice and if it wasn't the same person then I'm really surprised.
Anyway, just wanted to close my account, I listed a few reasons and the man began telling me that I told the first man (a.k.a. him) that I wanted to close it because of the annual fee which is only "$8.95 so if you just keep it open at the $0 balance you will not be charged an annual fee for this year". "Well I really appreciate that you want to waive the fee but I just want to go ahead and close the account." "My associate said you wanted to close the account because of the annual fee, you will not be charged that so you can just keep it open". "Well sir, that was just one of the reasons and I would just really like to close my account if that's okay."
After about 10 minutes of back and forth when he realized I wasn't going to budge he said "Fine", spit out this whole spiel so quickly I couldn't hear it. And when I asked him to confirm my account was closed he said something, which I assume was "Yes" and hung up. So...maybe my account is closed. I'm going to call tomorrow and confirm. But, wow, if this is their idea of customer service they really need to get their crap together. Heck, I closed my Milestone card not that long ago and they were sweet as can be... Don't get a Credit One card, just go for Capital One. It's a better card and they have much better Customer Service!
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
I am trying to rebuild my credit, and Credit Karma had suggested I apply for a credit card with this company. I was approved for a 500.00 credit line, and was informed I would receive my credit card in 7-10 business days. After approximately 20 days, they sent me a letter stating my time was running out to activate my card. I called and informed them that I never received my card. They asked if I had put my apartment number on my application??? They had already sent me mail, which I received, so they were fully aware that I indeed included my apartment number.
They reissued the card, and said I would receive it in 7 - 10 business days. After 15 days, I called to close the account they opened, because at this point I was concerned about being scammed. They then offered to send me another card expedited delivery 3-5 days on my door step. After 7 days, I called and insisted on closing this account. I will keep everyone updated on how this company responds to this problem.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
I got a random ad for this cc in the mail about 18 months ago. Since at the time I was almost 20 and I was always pushing my TJ Maxx cc I figured I should have another cc. They started my credit limit at around 300. Then soon after randomly my limit went up to 550. I never made a late payment and in fact my payments were typically right after I got my bill in the mail. Meaning my due date was always on the 16th of the month and I would get my bill around the 26th of the month but I normally paid it once it posted via phone call though the auto system I called. This 75$ card fee I never saw but maybe since I was just happy for another cc I never noticed it.
Recently about 3 or months ago and today is 9/26/2016 so about June or July I got a notice in the mail that I could higher my credit limit to $700 for a fee of 25$ or close to that. So I decide to do that. Then the next billing I started to get billed a monthly fee of 8.25$ which I thought was crazy because I never had one. I realized my account had a $700 balance and in order to cancel I had to pay it off. So I decided to do just that. I made BIG payments in order to get it paid off FAST. Once I made my final big payment I called in to cancel. I did get a non clear english speaking person who then transferred me to another non clear english speaking person once I said I wanted to cancel my cc. I was on hold for about 5 mins - nothing super crazy. Maybe it was the time I called which was about 4:30pm est.
I informed them that I wanted to cancel the cc due to the fees and no rewards. I was then Informed we do get awards but never noticed it. Once I looked at all of my statements and yes I have every single one I did see that the reward system was in fact there but I never made a difference to me. Then he also offered me a refund for the month of Sept service fee and October since I had made that as my final payment and also no other service fee for the next 6 months taking it to March since October was included in the 6 months. And since I am currently trying to pay off all my cc and improve my credit score I figured not canceling the cc and just have open credit that's not being used vs what I have against me would help big time. So currently I think it is a good company. I've only had to call this one time and will be keep the cc while there is no fee to have it. I hope this helps. :)
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
When I opened this account, I didn't know that there would be a monthly fee to have this card whether I used it or not. That's my fault, I know, but trying to close the account seems to be impossible. I contacted Customer Service 2 times to close it but each time it remains open. I refuse to pay the monthly fee because I closed the account before I used the card but I'm still being charged the monthly fee. I'm also still getting emails from them that welcome me to Credit One Bank.
When I spoke with Customer Service, the people were hard to understand because of his/her Indian accent. When I asked for a confirmation number to prove that I closed the account, I was told that they don't have cancellation numbers or any other sort of reference number. I'm afraid that I'm going to have to enroll in (and pay for) a credit company that fixes bad credit before this is over. I got this credit card to help me build my credit but it's going to ruin it instead!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
I got a preapproved letter in the mail and called the number that was given only to find out I was declined. I called to find out why and they refused to tell me over the phone. They said I would get a letter telling me why. Now what I don't understand is why I was approved in the first place. They should check credit before issuing a letter.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
I had two failed payments within a week of each other. Not because of lack of funds but because the account # was incorrect. Credit One closed my account immediately. I was in Mexico at the time and went to use my card I had previously thought was just paid off. Turns out it was cancelled and that was somewhat disconcerting and a bit embarrassing. I called in to make a payment and to reinstate my account but they said I could only make the payment, not reinstate the account. Oh and they wanted to charge $9.00 for a service fee!!! What a bunch of crooks. These people prey on people rebuilding their credit only to try and make it difficult to do so. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. They need to be shut down.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2016
Both my husband and I each have a credit card through Credit One bank. It was very easy to obtain, and we thought it would help our credit. I received my offer for a first card, filled out the application online and it said the card would arrive in 7 to 10 business days. Okay 7 days pass, with no card in hand I received a statement for $75. I called and told them the card had not arrived, nor had I activated it or made a purchase. So they canceled that card and sent me a new one. In that process, I moved and over a year later still have not received the card, but still receive the bill. Back in April of 2016, my husband and I both receive an offer so we fill them out and my third card arrives on day 10 along with a bill. His arrives on day 7, no bill. I call to tell them the same process and they want to send me another card, I told them no. They didn't end up charging me (or us) the $75 until we activated and used our cards for the first time.
Forward to June of 2016. We were struggling a bit because we were in a car accident and the car was "totaled" ending up in buying another car. So we were late in making one month payment. Day one, two, and three we received numerous calls from the bank. On day three, I answered the phone and a CSR told me that if my husband didn't make his payment in the next five days they would send it to collections. I told her, it's only three days late we will make the payment when we get paid. She was hard to understand because she had an accent, but also at the same time was extremely rude. The next few days we still received calls stating the same thing. The day we made our payment, the calls stopped.
Fast forward to September (now) and we had saved up money to pay off one of the Credit One cards. He paid off his card and within two business days, the money is taken out but the statement is not updated. We figure why not wait a couple more days. By the end of that week we log onto the account to see that the balance is $5! We paid it off and they charged us an "interest charge on purchases." What purchase?? We paid off our account and you charge us?!? We looked back several months and every time we paid our balance online, they charged us an extra "interest charge on purchases" EVERY TIME. This same month we also paid off (in full) two Capital One credit cards, and they didn't charge us a dime. If I am allowed to update this at a later time, I will do so keep an updated status on what's happening. My main point: Credit One bank is a WASTE! Do not activate your card!
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2016
I misplaced my credit card. I called Credit One to see if there was any activity. Luckily there has not been! While on the phone with the man (who I could BARELY understand), he informed me he was going to send out a new one and charge me $25. I told him I did NOT want a new one, close my account. He insisted that I could call them back and have the $25 removed after I got my card. I insisted that he close the account and he hung up on me. I have tried calling every number to them back and they have blocked my phone number. I get a recording that "their offices are closed", even on the 24/7 phone number.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2016
They kept sending me pre-approved letters. The 1st time I almost fell for it (I thought it was Capital One) when something told me to look at the back. When I saw the high percentage rate and all the fees, I looked at the front again. Ohhh. CREDIT ONE!!! I shredded the 1st one only to keep getting more. "You won't believe the credit limit!!!" They're right about that!!! After reading so many complaints I don't think anyone gets the limit they were quoted. I never responded to them because I was afraid they might try to open an account in my name. I finally went thru the "opt out" and haven't heard from them since. If they do you wrong (especially with your credit report) DISPUTE IT!!!
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2016
I had this card for 1 month when I had charges on it from Las Vegas stores. I contacted Credit One by phone and was told I need to put it in writing. Wrote it up. 1st it was denied, then I provided proof that I was not in Vegas and then they reversed it all. However, during this time, I did not have access to my online account and did not receive paper statements. Therefore, I made no payments for almost 3 months. Still showing on my credit! This company is a joke. Now my payment is not due until Oct 15th and they have called me already 4 times this morning! Just want to pay off my small balance and never use them again!
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2016
On Aug. 12, 2016, someone at Credit One Bank checked the balance of my personal checking account, and authorized an "Express Payment" of $809.95. My bank account had just over $850 in it at the time, and the bank stole the maximum they could without going over my balance. I was out of town at the time and only caught this fraudulent activity 4 days later - during which time I was bouncing checks like ping-pong balls.
When I called the bank, they said that I made the payment - and they were sure I did so. I told them that I was out of town at the time with no internet access, so I could NOT have made the payment. They said it must have been a hacker who took this action (pay my credit card bill?) but that the funds would be returned to me. Three weeks later - no funds returned - and NO payment shown on my account. Where did my funds go? They did credit the $9.95 'express payment' fee back to my card account, but they did NOT credit the account for the $809.95 they were still holding. I called them again, and they said that it would take 30 to 60 days for their fraud team to 'find out what happened'. Another week goes by, and I call them again. This time, they say that a check will be mailed to me immediately, and I would receive it no later than one week later. No check arrives.
Now, it's 5 weeks after they seized my funds. I called them again today and asked to speak to a supervisor. Note that there ARE no bank supervisors at the telemarketing center in India; there are only TELEMARKETING supervisors. You can never speak with an actual bank executive. Today, the supervisor told me that I need to contact my bank and CANCEL the payment from August 12th - a full 5+ weeks after they took the funds.
Clearly, Credit One Bank is guilty of at least 5 violations of the OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) regulations. 1.) They accessed my personal checking account - NOT for credit verification - but to see how much available funds I had. 2.) They took the money without my permission. 3.) They did not credit my card account for the money they took. 4.) They continue to charge me interest on the full card balance prior to the $809.95 payment. 5.) They are not paying me interest on the $809.95, even though they have had it in their possession for over 5 weeks. How can a bank get away with such flagrant banking law violations, in this day and age? Has anyone else had this happen to them? We may have the makings of a class action suit. If you are even REMOTELY thinking of getting a card account with this bank, RUN AWAY!!!
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2016
I called credit one bank about my statement as I never received it in the mail for August 2016. I got a woman who barely spoke English and was yelling at me that I knew the billing cycle and billing information. I explained to her that I was paying my balance in full with a check and needed the statement to go with it. And she said that she would mail me a new statement but my bill would still be late. I said that I understood this but I didn't want my bill to be marked as late for something that they never sent me. And I didn't want it to appear on my credit report. This woman told me "not my problem. Is it?" She never let me finish a sentence and when I asked to talk to a supervisor that spoke English and wasn't so rude she told me that No one was available and I said there is no supervisor there.
Her response was, "What did I tell you? Couldn't you understand what I just said? Are you dumb?" My response was, "No you damn **. I'm not dumb but I want to speak to a supervisor. You as a customer service representative are horrible." She said she would take down my number and have one call me back in the next 2 to 3 weeks. Needless to say no supervisor ever called me. I mailed my payment in full 2 weeks ago and they have yet to credit my account. As soon as they do I am definitely canceling this card and won't deal with them again.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2016
I opened an account months ago and have been able to access my account online only two times. They say the site is 'temporarily unavailable'... They force you to call and make a payment so that they can charge you to make the payment, incur late fees and be unaware of your balances and transactions. Shady ass company!!!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
It is interesting to read these reviews. I doubt no one. I, however, have not had an unpleasant experience with Credit One. I have placed two or three calls to this company, but I have never spoken to anyone who was not a native speaker of English--my account is about 18 months old. My interest rate is about 24%, though I would like to see it lowered. I have, on a couple of occasions, accessed cash at the same rate of interest. I was given a $400 credit limit, which was raised within 30 days to $500 without any additional request.
I recently had the CL raised to $750 for a $25 fee. My annual fee is roughly $95 annually, though I plan to request a reduction in this fee near my next anniversary. I always pay online about a week before the due date and have never had a problem with being properly credited. I mistakenly believed this company was a subsidiary of Capital One because of the style of the logo--if it is not, that is definitely deceptive! The interest rate and high annual fee renders this a spendy source of credit, but thank goodness, I have had absolutely no problems!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
I have a credit card with credit one with the hope of building my credit. I get at least a half dozen calls every day including Saturday and Sunday from different phone numbers but I have caller I'd and know that it is Credit One making the calls. I am not past due. My payment of 50.00 is due on 9/28 and they should not be calling me before that time. My account as a red past due on it but 9/28 is over a week away. I have given Credit One's information to my attorney and if the calls persist the attorney will file a lawsuit.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
On 09/13/2016 I called Credit One to make a payment, but since I had already made three payments within a month they said I couldn't pay until the 23rd. On the 17th I get an email that says I am over my credit limit so I tried to make a payment then but the website kept timing me out. I couldn't complete the payment till the morning of the 19th. On the 19th I also noticed Credit One hit my credit report for derogatory account. When I called Credit One after seeing this I talked to Eva who refused to allow me to speak with a supervisor. She was not the least bit concerned about the situation. Advised me to submit a letter to fix my credit hit. Not very happy at all with how they take care of their customers. I must say it is the first time I have had business dealings with a company that you have to fight to pay the bill.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2016
I had an account in good standing for more than 3 years. This has been a hard year, my husband died, my household income decreased. I got current, then did not meet their minimum 2 months. Paid them something. Wrote them a letter with a plan to have them paid off with 12 months. Declined this 2 twice. They want over $1,000 this month. I owe $1400 ish. They do not make arrangements.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2016
I applied for a Credit One card to help repair my credit and have been very happy with them. I'd recommend them to anyone looking to get a card with a low limit to start rebuilding or repairing their credit. As some others have stated before, I think the vast majority of people having issues with COB simply don't read the fine print. I had no surprises with annual fees, payment due date or the interest rate. Everything is spelled out in the application paperwork. I have had absolutely zero problems with this company. I have a feeling most of the people complaining here have little or no knowledge of how credit, credit card companies, and even personal finance, works.
Make your payments in full and on time, pay attention to your balance, read the fine print, and quit trying to blame Credit One for your own misunderstanding of how credit and money works. If you can't handle a credit card with a $300 limit, if you can't understand what you're signing up for and agreeing to, if you can't afford your payments or an annual fee, you probably shouldn't be applying for a credit card in the first place.

Reviewed Sept. 14, 2016
I thought I was smart. But I guess not!!! I applied to this Credit One Company for a $300 limit. I received my card in a week. When I read the instructions, it stated there was a one time 19 dollar activating fee and a once a month 9 dollar fee for using the card. So my limit now was $272. I spent a 100 dollars so I thought my balance was 172. When I went online to check my balance, the message was "Temporarily Down". So I called the number in back of the card and hit 1 my balance and it said I had a 58 dollar balance!!! WTF!!! I went back online again and it was still temporarily down!!! I waited 2 hours and called back. I hit 1 again and now it tells me I am overdrawn by 52 dollars!!! WTH!!!
So I waited for the following day and went online again and still temporarily down! I called customer service which is a different number than in back of the card and I got a hold of a female server. I could tell right away she didn't have great English-speaking skills. I explained my story and she tells me in a fast pace speaking form that there were two other fees involved!!! I asked what were they? She explained there is a once a year 75 dollar fee and a 10 dollar online fee for paying your bill! I said to hear in a calm manner. I didn't see or read any fee like that. This is when she totally ignored what I was saying and kept telling me I am overdrawn! I told her in a more abrasive voice! "STOP!!! You're not answering my question!!!"
Right then I knew I screwed up! So I said to her that I want to close my account NOW!! I asked what is my total balance that I owe! She said, "You owe $288.13." I said, but that is not over my limit! I asked again! What is my TOTAL balance after the overdraw??? She said, your balance is $288.13. I said, how can I be overdrawn if my balance is $288.13 and I have a $300 limit?? She paused and said "I will calculate!" I waited 30 sec. and she came back and said "you owe $288.13 and you're $52 dollars overdrawn." So I said, can you calculate the $288.13 plus $52? She said, "I guess!" She goes away for another 20 sec. and comes back and says! "You owe $288.13 and 52 which comes to $340.13." I bit my lip and said to her, "I will be sending a certified check and a copy of my cut up card and a letter from the Wisconsin Consumer Agency." She hung up!!!
What confuses me more than anything is that why oh why isn't the government closing these crooked places?? Just like the payday loans that charge over 300% interest which is so CRIMINAL!!! When I went to one of those payday loans I asked the clerk why is the interest so damn high??? She said, "its high because the company has people like you who pay their loan to help pay other loans that don't get paid!!!" So I am paying for others who quit on their contract??? She replied! Yep! I got the hell out of there!!! So people, this credit company is as crooked as it gets. I know if you're living on a small income that it is so tempting to go to these places that make it easy for you to get a card with a credit limit and they promise you your credit score will improve? It will NOT!!! Stay Away from CREDIT ONE!!!
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
I filed a claim to dispute an unauthorized transaction of $1,251.05 knowing the credit limit is $300 which I was shocked this company even approved any over the limit transaction. While the dispute claim was pending, the company never ceased any reporting to the credit bureau and actually reported my utilization at 200%. This made my credit score dropped very low to the point I couldn't get approved for a home to rent. Credit One sent a letter, stated the charge is valid and closed the claim for some reason after I mailed them several documents confirming the charge was made without my consent.
So I filed a complaint with OCC to have this company investigated and somehow, Credit One realized I did not authorize the transaction 8 months later and closed the account. They never fixed the previous negative reporting, still are reporting high credit utilization, past due and was still charging me for credit protection which I never wanted in the first place. I endured 8 months actually 9 of harassment, embarrassment, stress, and disgust with this company!! I want others to understand the many flaws this credit card company really offers.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
I wish I had never opened this account. Over the period of almost 2 years they have paid on time, plus extra amount to improve my credit score. Two months ago I requested an increase in my credit. It immediately had me over my limit even though their company approved me. I was charged late fees. And trying to speak to their Customer Service Reps are one step from abuse. From the language barriers to extensive time waiting on hold only to get someone who barely speaks English. And now I am stuck with this bad credit card associated with this bad company. Today I spoke with someone about my account, he screamed at me because I did not agree with what's on my account. BBB needs to investigate them!!!
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
Credit One bank credit cards has to be the most ridiculous credit card company ever. They are such rip off company ever. They should be shamed!!! I can't wait to pay this ABSOLUTE RIDICULOUS CARD OFF. They make it so hard for you to pay your bill online and then if you pay it over the phone they charge you $9.95!!! I got this card to help rebuild my credit, but boy was I wrong. Worse mistake ever. It's just keeping me in debt with them (SAD).
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
I applied for this credit card and saw it was processing. I had to call customer service because I had accidentally submitted twice so 2 cards were pending. The guy at the other end of the phone said I will get my cards if I send them a copy of my social security card. I asked if there were other forms of ID I could use, and he said no - which was odd. I did take down the address. I was planning on reading the reviews and seeing if this was a scam before taking that step. The mailing address was not Credit One Bank, it was "Customer Service" and a PO Box in Las Vegas. I am definitely NOT sending a copy of my social security card to anyone.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
I'm absolutely appalled by the reckless, ludicrous and downright inflammatory comments/reviews of Credit One Bank and their credit cards. For all intents and purposes, they're a relatively new company. I mean, who ever heard of them before last year? Every company, big or small, has to start somewhere. If that means hiring overseas (and NO, I do NOT like dealing with thick accents or scatterbrains), then so be it.
I just started to rebuild my credit in May, and I needed a quick interaction with simplicity and results. Credit One has met those needs with flying colors. When I visited some sites (Credit Karma, Experian, Nerdwallet, etc.) to brush up on my personal credit score and reports, I found I was starting with a pretty low one - 627, I believe it was. After 1 month of using my Credit One VISA w/ limited 1% cash back benefits (again, you gotta start somewhere) and paying my $75 annual fee upfront (Jesus people, it's only $75, and it's SPELLED OUT FOR YOU in the terms), my score went soaring to 670!
I continued using my card sparingly (it only had a $300 starting limit), and then after 2 more months of on-time, in-full payments, my score hit the mid-680s, and I decided to take a shot and go apply for the Chase Freedom Unlimited VISA. My initial plan was to wait until my score went above 700, but after reading some CK reviews and seeing folks that went for it with scores in the 660s and getting approved, I went for it at the beginning of August, and to my delight, Chase approved and granted me a $4000 limit!
It was amazing to feel wanted by a reputable bank like that, and for such a hot item like the CFU card. The 1.5% cash back on every purchase is awesome, and Chase's terms and fees / %'s are comparable...but the sign-up bonus is out of this world! $150 cash back after spending just $500 within 3 months. I met that within 3 1/2 weeks, and should have no trouble at all in paying the card back in full on the first payment due date.
Ok, so talking about Chase Freedom Unlimited was a bit off topic, but I had a reason. My Credit One VISA, and the simple yet very positive experiences that I've had with it, are why I'd recommend this card to other people. And in fact, I already have! Hell, I even went ahead and upgraded my card design for a minimal fee. All you have to do in order to avoid getting nickel-and-dimed is just pay your bill IN FULL and ON TIME. That ain't hard, especially when this card is meant for rebuilding credit and your $$ limit won't likely be very high anyway. Always keep your balance under wraps and you won't have problems with this bank. As one reviewer said, I do kinda sorta dread the day when I have to contact customer service about closing the account, but that won't be for at least another 6 to 7 months. It shouldn't be that big a deal anyway.
Bottom line - DO NOT read all the pish-posh negativity and necessarily believe it right off the bat. Again, like the other people who are actually in the know (about how to use their credit cards, and how to read terms) have said, this company and its products are for those of us out there who have experienced a downward spiral in our credit score/reports, and need a pick-me-up.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2016
I made 2 payments in August. My payment is not due till October 2nd. They have called me 4 times asking why my payment is late. This is only September 12th. DO NOT GET THIS CARD. THEY ARE A RIPOFF and they will harass you even when your account is up to date.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2016
You haven't even made your first purchase yet, and 2 seconds after activation, YOU OWE THEM $75.00 and then a monthly fee thereafter? If you could afford to give away money, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A NEED FOR CREDIT!!! This type of practice is ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS!!! The BBB or Department of Consumer Affairs need to step in and put a PERMANENT END to this type of business practice. I am going to cancel this account immediately. Although I will still be responsible for this $75.00, I will pay it, and will NEVER, EVER answer another offer from Credit One Bank.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2016
I received an offer in the mail and was really excited because I thought this was CAPITAL One! I have two cards in good standing with Capital One so I thought that I was receiving another offer. I logged into the site and IMMEDIATELY realized that this was NOT Capital One. I was somewhat disturbed by that, but did not listen to my gut. I was approved for $400. Ok. Whatever. I should receive a card in about 14 business days. Well, I never received the card. Then out of nowhere here's a bill for $75 for the annual fee. I contacted them and an unfriendly customer service rep, with an accent, told me how many days it takes for the card to arrive. I explained that that time period had come and gone. I was being patient but I'm concerned because the bill beat the card to my home. She was unmoved but I said ok and waited another week.
Now an email arrives informing me to activate my card. What card? I called and spoke to someone and that card was canceled and a new one was on the way. Well, the new card came by spaceship because I received that one quickly... followed by a NEW bill a few days later with a due date scheduled for a week later. I was still debating whether to activate or not. I decided on Aug 18th to activate and called them to inform them that the payment date needed to adjusted because I knew that I shouldn't be paying $75 on Aug 21st for a card that was activated on the 18th. I spoke to two or three CSR's who assured me that it was taken care of and that my NEW payment date would be September 21st.
Fast forward to Aug 27th. Roadtrip with my best friend to see a concert. I'm paying for the room. We arrive to the hotel and guess whose card is declined. No problem, right. I spoke to a CSR with a thick middle eastern accent who states that I have not made my payment and would need to pay it AND the late fee. "No". I explained the situation. She placed me on hold for a few minutes because she was having "difficulties with her computer program" at that time. She came back and informed me that it had all been taken care of and the date was changed and late fee removed. Awesome! Right? No. She informed me that my funds would be available for use in 24-48 hours. What???
I became hysterical. An error that had NOTHING to do with me and EVERYTHING to do with them, requires ME to wait 24-48 hours. I began yelling at this point. "I'm OUT OF TOWN and I'm STANDING AT THE HOTELS FRONT DESK... NOW. So how did you all do me a favor by removing the fee and saying that I can use my card in 2 days. I'm OUT OF TOWN NOW with this card and this whole situation is No fault of mine and NO ONE there can click a button, override, correct the error immediately. Nope!" I was transferred to a SUPERVISOR with an accent. He was of little help. It was ALL scripted. They just continued to state "We have removed the late fee for you and everything" should be fine. "For you we have done xyz". "You will have access to your funds in 24-48 hours".
After losing my religion and entertaining all the hotel lobby guests, I told the supervisor to close the account. I couldn't believe that a company would allow their customer to endure that type of embarrassment and not be able to do anything about it. I told the supervisor that Credit One is a company that I cannot do business with and NO I do not care about the points that will drop on my credit report for closing it. Close it now! My friend ended up paying for the hotel so that I did not have to use my debit card and pay additional fees or use my other cards that I'd already made plans with.
This company made SEVERAL mistakes from the very begining but the last straw was them not being able to help me out of an embarrassing situation that was no fault of my own. I'm sure that had I been using a CAPITAL ONE card, someone would have a quick fix for that. If this sounds like a fun for you, then apply for this card and reap the "benefits".
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016
I just got a credit card from them and it's 500 dollars credit limit but because of the fees my balance went up to 502. My due date is sept 14 and they started calling me on sept 9 telling me that my account is overdrawn. I said, "yeah first of all why the hell are you calling me 5 days before due date? Second of all, it's just 2 dollars overdrawn." They suck bad... I hate getting all those calls.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016
I have always used the Credit One Bank website to process my payments. The amount of time they take to process a payment when made online is very erratic and never consistent. Although they won't admit it, several times it appeared that they actually delayed processing my payment long enough for me to incur a monthly late charge on my account. When I call to discuss my account with them, I always speak to someone that speaks broken English and is very hard to understand. Occasionally they are rude. They are almost never helpful. Luckily, I have a very small balance on my Credit One Card. I will be paying it off and never associating myself with this bank/credit company again. I will tell everyone that I know to avoid this company at all costs.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016
I accepted a pre-approved offer from this bank because I am trying to rebuild my credit. I used the card one time, 1 week ago and have not received a bill yet. I have spent 2 days trying to log on to their website to establish a recurring payment set up but it does not work. I have reset my password over and over and over again but the site is just not working.
Today I received a call from someone with a thick accent insinuating that I was in collections. I tried again to set up my online account access and it does not work. So then I tried to make a payment over the phone and it only offers "express" payments for 9.95 per payment. Then I called 2 different numbers to ask about their online setup problems and kept ending up at a message that says "Nobody is here to take your call. Goodbye." This company is completely sleazy and underhanded. I am going to pay off the small amount that I charged and never dealing with them again. Nothing is worth this hassle.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016
Credit One has the worst customer service who calls you nonstop and you can never understand what they are saying. My balance wasn't even past due and they kept calling me and wouldn't stop asking when I was going to pay on my balance (mind you it was not even close to the max limit) and also have not even been able to log on to my account online for the past MONTH! They still have not done anything about it. They overcharge you and don't work with you. I would NEVER recommend this terrible credit card service to anyone.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016
Relatively easy to open for a quick credit card. I agreed to pay fee to obtain at $49-$99/yr. Used about $60 credit. Before month was over, found out I owed like $200... How'd I like that?!?!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016
My personal experience with Credit One Bank has been negative. To be responsible with my credit and paying on time, I have made a very organized plan. Any other credit card I have chosen to have, there have been ways to communicate via secure email with customer service representatives. Some even have live chat windows during certain hours.
In addition, other cards make it much easier to stay on track because they offer auto payment options (and many consider customers who choose this option to be more desired and more responsible *because* the consumer has chosen to take responsible steps to assure payments are made on time every month for the amount required. Those others also offer the option of setting a payment amount ABOVE the minimum due to embrace even more responsibility by reviewing the credit/payoff information they provide each month and how consumers can increase their payments by very minimal amounts yet make greater headway on debts.
Now... having sung the praises of other creditors, I come to this card that I truly wish I had *never* agreed to some time ago. It has been nothing more than an ongoing negative hit. Why? I have tried to find an option *anywhere* on their site to set up recurring or auto payments. It does not exist anywhere. The site will only let you make one payment in 24 hours (common) but there is no option online to set up that auto pay option. Why would a card of this type NOT have this option? Seriously... if the point is to get people to look at their statements and be responsible with payment dates, then why is there even the option to go paperless?
If they are going to offer the option to go paperless (no paper statement coming in the mail) such that the customer gets an email, goes to the site and views the statement, then why can't there be an auto pay option to guarantee that if something happens to the email, there is some software issue, etc... then the monthly amount due is still paid?
I have had several late payment fees (missing the due date by just 24-48 hours). I certainly acknowledge that making sure payments are made is my responsibility. However, the whole *point* of going to e-statements (so I can access anywhere at any time) and *having* auto/recurring payments is to *be* that responsible consumer and take that extra step to make sure correct payment is made by the set due date. Alongside that, the credit score that is reported each month has almost never been correct. Their site has consistently shown a score that has routinely been up to 50 points lower than any other credit monitoring services I employ.
I agree with a number of other people posting negative reviews... the card doesn't really do anything but take money from you and deny you the most basic customer service courtesies to be responsible for your use of credit overall. I would say (personally) TRY ANY OTHER CREDIT CARD OFFER OPTION by researching the options that are out there... the reputation of the creditors, services they offer, interest rates, and *all* of the small print. Even then, as has been posted on this site, I have not found this company to really be customer oriented, there for the consumer, and doing anything of any value that *any* other better credit card can do... for less, much less.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2016
I had my Credit One card put on hold. I applied for a second credit card from them not realizing that it was the same credit card so they put my card on hold. Thinking it was fraud I called them and explain what happened. They wanted a copy of my social security. I refuse to send them a copy of my social security so I sent them a copy of my driver's license. They still have my credit card on hold. I asked him to put it in writing. Why they just wanted a copy of ss % states to get their customer service is beyond the worst thing ever seen in my life. I can't even pay my bills online is everything's been on hold for they can accept my payment over the phone. Do not apply for Credit One terrible, terrible customer service and I would not fax my ss.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2016
This company is fraudulent doing illegal practices. They will charge you to make a payment. And then close your account. They never have a English speaking rep. Never do business with Credit one - complete rip off from start to finish. After they closed my account they called 2 wks later to get more money saying that they could reopen my account. Only because they know that what they did was illegal and breach all contracts. Never deal with them.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016
Say I had a payment of 40.00 and sent them 35.00. I would get hit with a late fee and a 24% interest charge. The rep was helpful... yet to be seen. I closed the account. He said I would still incur annual fees and interest. This is a racket and a scam. Do not do it.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2016
Credit One Customers off their Web Site and charging Phone Pay! The Customer Services Listed on the Website states WEB Problems Call a Number Listed There. When the WEB Problems Number is Called the Phone Call Employees read a Scripted Message that includes Excuses such as: "Our Web is Site is Down and Will Be Repaired in a Day or two", and the Following Week, they say: "It must be Your Browser", and other Excuses until they say: "We can Process Your Payment for a fee of nine dollars"; which is the Credit One Bank's intention in the first place.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2016
This is one of the worst bank I've ever experienced! On August 3rd I requested a refund check from Credit One that was deposited into my account for a substantial amount of money. It is now September 2nd and I haven't yet received the check. Customer Service gave me 3 different dates, when I asked to cancel check and direct deposit into my checking account - they mentioned an additional 7-10 days before money become available! This financial institution need to be barred - bad enough when I first applied they gave a false advertisement being part of Capital One. What a disgrace!
Updated on 9/23/2016: I called approximately 50 times about my refund check. They continually gave me different date. Last week or so they are now telling me the check was returned back to the third party. Such liars and they are still asking for payment. What should I do???
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016
Credit One has been charging my daughter a monthly service fee and late fee for an account I paid off over a year ago. They are now charging her fees for not using the card. When calling customer service they do not specify that a monthly charge is due on not using the card. As a young college student she is out a bunch of money.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016
Don't get this card for any reason. It's too many people on here that I see saying that Credit One Bank is a good credit card to have to rebuild your credit or to start credit, it's all lies. They are full of it. By far the worst credit card I have ever had. Please stay away. They are very unfair and their fees are ridiculous.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2016
Credit card service won't allow me to pay online as I have and it works. Accepts payment from my bank that weeks later card service says no it didn't work so late fees, every computer I use say it received payment. But no says Credit One bank. And now I call in payment with charge of $9.00 to make payment. So tired of it. Late fees. Plus fee to take payment.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2016
I just received my card and thought that I was getting a Capital One card. It is very slick the way they market this offer. I received a pre-approval and It appeared to look like I was getting a Capital One Platinum card, So I would say this is a form of false advertisement. Maybe it was my fault that I should have looked more carefully before I applied. I called and got my card cancelled, and also asked for a confirmation number (very important). If for some reason they send me a bill, I have the confirmation number as a back-up. I have learned my lesson to look before I leap, I already have a Capital One card and I'm fine with them.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
If I wasn't trying to fix my credit I would have never opened this card. Credit One approved a credit line of 400.00 dollars for which I didn't feel one way or another about then a few months later they increased it to 550. I honestly don't know how this card is helping my credit. At this point I've paid the balance in full and yes I did have to pay a annual fee of about $75.00 dollars or 95.00 I can't remember but I wasn't happy about it either but as I said I am trying to rebuild my credit so I just decided to deal with it. I've been using this card for a year now and have repaid the full balance (proud of me) but as far as helping my credit, I not too happy about that. I check my Experian account once month and don't see a huge increase in my score.
One month I tried to make over three payments and the website asked me to do a security check? That was annoying and the customer service people have very heavy middle eastern accents that are also very annoying. How about employing Americans! Who live in america. I have two other cards, Capital One and Barclays. These are way BETTER, credit limits are much higher and credit limit increases are more significant and frequent. I want to cancel this stupid card but my credit advisor told me that closing a card is bad for your credit. Only thing bad about this card is that I will not use it but I will most likely still be charged for the annual fee anyway.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
I was sent a new card, and when I tried to use it, it declined and when I call them, some guy who could not speak English and did not know what the hell he was doing, kept putting me on hold, and tell me to throw old card away. I tried to explain that "the new card is just not working and I will not be in the store embarrass. Can you please tell me what's going on." NO HELP. When I pay this card off, I will never use this company again.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016
This company sent me a card I know I never ask for. When I tried to activate the card I was directed to customer service. That's when the headache began. These people are so unprofessional and you can't even understand them. They repeat the same thing letting you know they reading a script. It's been 1 month and still I haven't been able to activate this card. They asked for more information to make sure I'm how I said I'm and still a problem. In 7 more days from today I'm going to cut this card up and pretend this never happen. Yet I told them if any of my information gets into the wrong hands I will be suing them hard!!
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016
I have had my Credit One Credit Card for less than 4 months, have made all my payments on time, and they have tried each month to add a $25 late charge onto my account and charged me right off the bat $75 annual fee. When I call customer service, none of the reps seem to speak English and are extremely rude. I feel this company is a scam. I will be reporting to Better Business Bureau.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016
I have waited a month for that crappy card. At this point they can forget about ever getting paid back. I am going to max that sucker out and run if I ever get it. I am going to teach them about promptness if it's the last thing they ever learn.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016
Want to pay my bill. Website is down. Called. They want me to pay 9.00 express service. Then offer me more credit 150.00 for fee of 24.95! What a rip. Going to pay account off and cancel.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016
This company is a phony. I signed up for this thinking it was Capital One and I only realized it after I was approved for the card. They have charged me multiple times for an annual fee. ANNUAL fee! As in once every year. No, they charged me every month for three months now and there is no absolute way to get a hold of them. All the numbers listed are nothing but automated messages. AVOID THIS ** COMPANY!!!
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016
Like many others in stories and online tales I have read, I didn't take my credit seriously. I learned late in life that it's very important to have good credit. Recently after some hard work in bringing my score to a half decent level, I gathered up the courage to apply for a credit card. Never had one before and I'm in my mid-30's. Credit One immediately approved me for $500 and stated it was pending investigation before being sent my card. Feeling lucky I applied for a Chase card as well. What do you know, $5000 limit! I was on vacation for a week when I applied for both.
When I returned home I found my Chase Sapphire Preferred card already arrived. There was a letter from Credit One asking for copies of my DL, SS Card and Pay Stubs or W2. For a $500 card??? Letter also stated if I don't respond they will consider the offer declined. I will call them to make sure because I read reviews where some were charged fees anyway, but we shall see. Just to see, I applied for a USAA Amex Card and was approved immediately for $3000. Granted I am a USAA member for over 15 years now and have two auto loans with them that are never late.
I won't be accepting the Credit One card. Obviously. They seem a little shady to me after reading reviews and seeing how easily I got two much better cards. Don't settle for Credit One. I'm sure if you really need to use them they may help a little but you will be buying your credit with them. Be patient if you can and try a secured card from your bank or credit union. Maybe even Capital One Secured if necessary.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016
I got the card but I didn't order it. They are a scam.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
Closed my account and was still getting charged interest after I was told that I would not be getting charged. The most horrible experience ever. Paid my card off triple the amount I spent on it. Please don't get this card people. DON'T DO IT!!!
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
I applied online after an offer saying I was pre-approved for a unsecured credit card, but then I get something in the mail asking for me to send them a copy of my social security card. I called them and advised them I gave them my ssn. Why do they need it and they said it's part of them verifying. That makes no sense to me and the company is based out of the Philippines as I asked them, but they asked me to mail a copy of my social security card to their location in NV, don't think so. Forget it! I believe it's a complete scam. No cc company has asked me to mail them a copy of my social security card.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
This credit card company is a SCAM. First, I was automatically charged the $75 annual fee, which turned out to be the least of my problems. I used the card a handful of times. Making sure it never got over $150. I never received a statement, email, or phone call stating when my payment was due. I then called to have this set up and was told that my balance was $239 out of a possible $300 and that I needed to make a payment THAT DAY or I could wait until September 4th and make a $50 payment. I told them I would possibly be able to when my husband got home.
It turns out I wasn't able to because my husband and I are moving due to issues with our current home. They have since called me 2 times saying I needed to make a payment immediately and that I am not allowed to wait until September 4th. I keep being told different things by different people and I am treated horribly every time I call. I plan on paying off this card as soon as possible and then canceling it. What a waste of money and a scam.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
I received one offer for credit card from Credit One Bank last Year showing pre approval for $1500. I applied that then they gave me $600.This was first shock. In first month statement they added around $70 as annual fee although it was not mentioned or highlighted anywhere. I spoke to them and tried to cancel card then they reduced fee as $20-30 and committed for that year only. Again this year they have charged $99 as annual fee. I am shocked now and Customer service team is so rude and unprofessional. I asked them to close the account. Is it a bank or looting company. Don't understand it. Please be careful of them.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
I have made my payments on time with Credit One every month for almost a year. I have been rebuilding my credit. This month Aug. I made additional payments to lower my balance. When my statement was available I reviewed it and was going to pay the monthly payment and a little extra. Apparently I have already exceeded the amount of payments for the month and they would not allow me to make my payment of 28.00. I asked "so if I cannot make another payment until next month I will go past my due date, will you all charge me a late fee?" The answer was yes. I have not heard of such business practices in my life. It's all about how they can hook you and prey on those who are trying to rebuild their credit. The card has helped me. However their business practices suck. I will cancel this card ASAP. I have fixed my score good enough to get a reputable company.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
I keep receiving pre-approval letters in the mail from Credit One Bank. First thing that is highly suspicious is that they attempt to make their logo look like a more reputable company, Capital One. If I hadn't carefully looked it over, I might have mistaken them for Capital One. When I opened the letter I saw all the outrageous fees, interest rates, etc. that accompany this card. Another red flag for scam artists is their web address. It is a series of random letters and numbers, rather than a domain under their company name... fishy. On top of that, when you go to their website the very first thing they ask you for is your social security number. There are no other pages or options. That seems like a trap to steal and sell people's identities. Overall, everything seems very suspicious. I've never applied for their card, but I continuously receive these letters.
I attempted to call to ask them to stop sending pre-approval letters and customer service was absolutely no help. They immediately asked for account information, and after I told them I don't have an account the rep asked for my SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. I was baffled. I tried to explain again that I didn't have a card and would simply like to stop receiving mail offers from them. The rep still asked AGAIN for my social security number. I don't know if she misunderstood me because of a language barrier (she had a thick accent). No one needs my social to take me off their mailing list. I don't have a good feeling about this company at all.
After a failed attempt over the phone, I tried to find any way to stop mail on their website, but like I mentioned before there is only one page that asks for your social security number and pre-approval number. Upon reading other reviews on ConsumerAffairs, I'm happy I trusted my intuition and skipped this company. I have my first credit card ever with the real Capital One Bank and they charge none of those outlandish fees and at least I know I can trust them. If you're considering Credit One, don't do it. Apply for a Capital One platinum secured card, they will help build/rebuild your credit without having to worry about fraud or identity theft.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
For people with bad credit, who are rebuilding it... we can't be choosy about cards. I have never had any issues at all with my Credit One card, and it has done wonders to help me rebuild my credit. None of the fees have been surprises... it is all spelled out in the paperwork that people never read. It is in print in many places. But there is a reason many people have bad credit, they never read... and they don't make payments on time. That isn't an issue with the bank, but the people who are reviewing badly over their mistakes.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
Making my payment I made the mistake of putting my check number on the end of the end of the account number. They never contacted me to tell me there was a problem so after making another payment I saw the mistake and called. Got some guy I couldn't understand, "Oh John we will take care of that for you." They sure did suspended my account, went to hell after that. Just called today 8-15 -2016 "oh haven't got your payment so we charged you 35 dollars because it's late." If I had to do it again I would never get a card at this place again. I will pay this account off and I'm sure I'll get a late charge and a finance charge in doing this but that's ok I got screwed already so what's one more time? Hired people that lie and can't talk English. My bad thinking this was a good thing. Never again.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
This is the most horrible credit card. NO ONE speaks English, they take forever to solve any issues. They freeze your account and you have to call to make payments and that takes 20 minutes. I paid this card off and will never get it again. I tell everyone about it and how terrible it is. It is very shady and I don't trust it at all!!!
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
I recently received a pre-approval letter from this bank so I decided to check it out. I am rebuilding my credit so why not. I did the application and never heard back. So I called to check the status of my application. I was immediately transferred to an agent who spoke very poor English. He wanted my full social security number which I wouldn't give him. Then he said "you're declined." I said "how could that be? You just told me you wouldn't give me any info without my full social security number." He just repeated "you're declined" and hung up. Very rude.
Credit One Bank Company Information
- Company Name:
- Credit One Bank
- Website:
- www.creditonebank.com
