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

Capital One processes transactions in a way to collect more NSF fees. Yesterday afternoon I checked my balance at 4 PM and had $205 balance. I made two transactions around 5:30 PM--one for appr. $27 and one for appr. $56. I checked my balance afterwards and the new balance reflected the latest transactions, around $122.00. At or around midnight that night a direct deposit of over $1000 went in. The next morning I checked my account and it showed NSF fees for the two transactions from the day before (even though my account was actually positive due to the direct deposit), and showed two checks posting beforehand in the amounts of $90.00 and $124.00 (which had not been there the evening before). I don't understand how they are able to go back and change the order of the transactions after the banks have closed. When I cash a check it post to my account immediately and the new balance is reflected online. However, these two checks were processed later, but adjusted so that my account was overdrawn before the smaller transactions, resulting in 3 NSF charges of $35 each when, if posted in their accurate order, I would have only been assessed one NSF charge of $35.00. Isn't this illegal?? I called customer service and she tried telling me that the checks are some times processed later depending on the time the check is received. Wouldn't this verify that they fraudulently arranged the order of transactions to collect more NSF fees?

To make a long story. I've been a customer for years and have two accounts with them. Each month I would send one check payment for both of my accounts. On my check I would include both acct# numbers, and the dollar# amount for each account. I would also, include both payment slips indicating how to apply my payment.

Well in, January of 2009 Capital One applied my check payment to just one of my accounts, not only that they applied my check as a digital payment. Which means the bank does not receive a copy of the front and back of your check. So the account where my payment was not posted to I got a late fee-of $40.00 month after month. I of course tried calling to explain what happened and that my payment was missapplied without success. To date I have been billed illegally $488.00 in late fees since Feb of 2009. Before then, my account was in good standing and current.Not to mention all the payments I have made the last year have not been applied to my balance, but to late fees in which I still getting every month to date on 3-29-10. Not to mention affecting my credit, higher intrest rates.

I thought, that one could only receive 4 or 5 late fee charges for the same occurence anyway? Capital One has charged 12 late fee charges for the same occurrence?

I continued making my regular monthly $40.00 payments- but Capital One did not apply my payments to my balance-but to my late fees, which I'm still accruing every month. I've tried calling to get resolved with no success until I ended up having to file a complaint with the (Comptroller of The Currency)in Aug 2009, which is suppose to be the Watchdog for consumer with Bank Credit Card Complaints.

Truthfully, (Comptroller of The Currency) have not been much help either, they automatically except the word of the rich Capital One Bank without reviewing the proof I had provided. I'm currently in an appeal status, we'll see what happens.

Today, I received a letter from Capital One offering to give a partial credit $390.00 on my account. Stating, I still owe $151.00 dollars in late fees.I donot accept their offer.

I donot accept to pay what I donot owe-not to mention the $480.00 worth of payments I made within the last year not being applied to my balance. Not to mention my credit being scarred. Not to mention, my intrest rate they jumped from 14.99% to 22.99.

See my partial reply to Capital One Bank:###############

How many other people have you done this too?

I notice in your reply-that you ignored my request for a copy of the Front & back of my paid check#4859, why? Because as I stated previously it will show how I requested my payments to be applied. Payments for acct #624 for $20.00 & #693 for $26.00 was missapplied to only acct#624.

And as you mentioned #624 payment slip shows a payment amount of $20.00, and on that same slip #693 for $26.00 was written. You use the excuse, that because you LIE and state there was no payment slip for #693, that justifies you applying the full amount to #624.

I have had these two accounts for years and have paid the same way with two payment slips. There was a second payment slip for #693 which shows $26.00 on that same payment slip acct #624 for $20.00, which matches what is listed on the check.

But say, if it was true, which is not. That is absolutely no excuse for applying my payments to one account, when that payment slip tells you in writing how to apply my payment to the two separate accounts. And list on the payment slip the other account and the dollar to apply payment. Not to mention my check, that it's also in writing tells you how to apply my two payments on both accounts, not just one account.

WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS CRIMINAL- That you would continued to illegally bill me going on a year for late fees, when you have proof of my payment being received and on time. You refuse to admit you made a mistake and correct it! WELL, I REFUSE TO PAY MORE THAN I OWE AND I WILL FIGHT TO THE END. That means contacting and making complaints BBB, News Blogs, Consumer Agencies and spreading the word about your illegal billing practices!
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Capital One admitted to pulling the largest amount purchase and purposely placing it at the beginning of the order so that instead of charging me 1 overdraft fee, they could charge me 11 overdraft fees. They would not help me at all nor would the Better Business Bureau. This is a scam and I am still in search on how to file complaints to make them pay me back. DO NOT USE CAPITAL ONE BANK!!! They are souless frauds that rip people off however necessary.

Hey there shoppers. Want to compare notes as to which CREDIT CARD ISSUER SUCKS THE MOST? F&^$$^*%#ING CAPITAL ONE JUST TRIPLED THEIR RATE (4.9% - 15.9%)BECAUSE THE F^%&^^%#ING CAN. What's in your wallet?