Capital One complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service over the last 18 months:
Jan-Jun 2016: 5,073 (63% in favour of the customer)
Jul-Dec 2015: 5,536 (74% in favour of the customer)
Jan-Jun 2015: 6,661 (54% in favour of the customer)
Across all financial providers, the average % of complaints submitted to the Ombudsman which were resolved in favour of the customer in Jan-Jun 2016 was 48%.
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Credit card
Applied several times for this card and every time got accepted ,emails etc to tell me card is on its way but never arrives do not use this company as they rip you off.what do you expect out a American company bad bad bad
Reviewed on 15th December 2020Bob![]()
No Security checks
It's absolutely appalling that a credit card application could be verified with no photo ID... Read more
It's absolutely appalling that a credit card application could be verified with no photo ID required.
My wife's identity was used by fraudsters to open a credit card and when we found out, we requested for a photo ID of who did open it, but it turns out Capital One security checks is no different from "beach sand tower". Now we're left to foot the outstanding bills. Absolutely shocking company.
If opening an account can be so easy and anyone can do so with a different identity, I shudder to think of the lies you tell your genuine customers about the security promised to them.
Shocking, inept, vile, disgusting and unethical company.
Reviewed on 18th November 2020Emmanuel![]()
Terrible
The credentials of 'meet the team' at capital one are most impressive, what a pity they can't put their education into practise. You cannot even report a lost or stolen card outside of opening hours! Impossible to get in touch with anyone working for... Read more
The credentials of 'meet the team' at capital one are most impressive, what a pity they can't put their education into practise. You cannot even report a lost or stolen card outside of opening hours! Impossible to get in touch with anyone working for CO. How can a company exist with such appalling and virtually non existent customer service. All the Ox-bridge graduates running the show evidently can't apply themselves.
Reviewed on 29th October 2020Anonymous![]()
Absolutely Useless
Capitalone are absolutely useless, don’t use I’ve been a customer of theirs 5 years now closing my account incompetent
Reviewed on 2nd January 2020Andy Randle![]()
Lousy customer service
Applied for a credit card, plain NO came back, no explanation despite good credit history.
Reviewed on 15th April 2019David Paterson![]()
Shocking service
Customer Service is terrible and the way they treat their staff is disgusting.
Reviewed on 6th November 2018Ivor biggun![]()