Capital One Says, “Create Your Own Credit Card”

Posted On: January 15, 2008

By Curtis Arnold, Founder of CardRatings.com

Capital One just came out with Card Lab, a do-it-yourself site, where you can design a credit card that floats your boat. For starters, you have to indicate what your “credit level” is. Then you can pick and choose among basic and additional rewards, interest rates on new purchases and [...]

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Beware of Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fees!

Posted On: March 29, 2007

By Heshan Demel, CardRatings.com, Consumer Credit Researcher

Foreign exchange fees on credit cards should be of keen interest to those traveling beyond the borders of the United States. Exchange rates offered by credit cards are usually hard to beat. Of equal and perhaps greater importance, however, is the foreign transaction fee that your credit card bill [...]

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2.99 Fixed Balance Transfer Rate on Capital One Credit Card

Posted On: March 6, 2007

Author: AJ
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:56 pm
Post subject: 2.99 BT Fixed Rate Until Paid Off from Capital One
I keep getting purchase checks in the mail at a 12.9 fixed rate which is the apr for my account , and I have asked them to stop sending them. I called the special Capital One line [...]

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Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fees on the Rise

Posted On: February 22, 2007

By Heshan Demel, Consumer Credit Researcher - CardRatings.com
Foreign exchange fees on credit cards should be of keen interest to those traveling beyond the borders of the United States. Exchange rates offered by credit cards are usually hard to beat. Of equal and perhaps greater importance, however, is the foreign transaction fee that your [...]

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Capital One Denial for Credit Card Tips

Posted On: July 29, 2006

Author: michael90002002
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:54 pm
Post subject: Question about Capital One’s reason for not approving me
After waiting almost two weeks for Capital One’s approval or denial answer, I finally received a denial letter thru the mail today from them. I don’t understand how I got denied because I applied for the cc [...]

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Capital One Purchase Checks Review

Posted On: July 24, 2006

Author: JaneiR36
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:55 pm
Post subject: Cap One purchase checks… too good to be true?
I just had to go back home today because a place where I was doing an application would only accept cash or checks, and I didn’t have enough money in my bank account. On my way home I [...]

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Capital One Purchase Checks Review

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Author: JaneiR36
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:55 pm
Post subject: Cap One purchase checks… too good to be true?
I just had to go back home today because a place where I was doing an application would only accept cash or checks, and I didn’t have enough money in my bank account. On my way home [...]

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Frequent Flier Credit Card Accounts

Posted On: February 14, 2006

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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:53 pm
Post subject: Frequent Flier Credit Card Accounts
Jeremy
Date: 9/11/2000 5:12 pm CDT
Are there any cards beside AmEx’s “Membership Rewards” program that allow you to actually deposit miles into frequent flier accounts at more than one airline? I am looking for flexibility, but I don’t want to put all my eggs [...]

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Capital One Credit Card Review

Posted On: November 1, 2005

NightStar
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:50 am
Post subject: Capital One Credit Card Review
Figure while we are dealing with credit cards today and various issues, that we should address the major one of them all.
Oh yes, they are nice that they give credit easily then most any other creditor out there. But it is plain and [...]

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