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@Anonymous wrote:
So I just logged into my bank account and saw that my Capital One payment was returned today. There was enough money in my savings to cover it I just didnt get it transfered over soon enough because as of Friday it looked like it cleared. Anyhow, I've had this account for over a year and have always paid on time. I'm so upset right now. I don't want them to close my account. I don't know what i need to do or who to call. Do they resubmit for payment? Do i need to submit a new payment? Any advice is very much appreciated. My scores are eq- 648 tu-692 and ex-696. I dont have any public records on any report and only one small paid cable bill collection from 6 years ago on one.
Past due will cost a late fee probably, but that will likely be all. It must be 30 days past the due date to report...If there is a late fee, be sure to pay that plus the minimum or the late fee could cause it to be reportable. It is very doubtful that 1 payment barely past the due date will cause AA, and often the issuer will not even charge the late fee the first time, they often advertise that though.
I have seen a few folks on these boards being shut down from Cap1 for returned payments. Thats one thing Cap1 hates is returned payments. I would call them immediately and see what they have to say.
I don't have any experience with Capital One, but I definitely would call and let them know what happened. That way they can note your account and prevent anything negative happening going forward. I think they should be understanding if it is just a one time thing.
If you can submit the payment directly from your bank account I would do that before you call them. If you can't submit this way then I would simply submit it again from you CapOne account and even pay a little more. When it clears, either way done, then I would ask them to remove the fee if there was one. I doubt they would close a card for a one time thing.
I would also suggest that you have your payments taken a few days before the due date and set it up to be automatic. In this way you can insure that if there is ever an issue again in the future then you don't have to worry.
My sister lives paycheck to paycheck and tells me she can't switch to a system where she pays all her money out directly to her credit cards when she gets it. She always mentions that she needs cash in case of an emergency. What I don't understand is why she can't use a card in case of an emergency. There aren't that many emergencies that won't accept Visa..... She isn't earning money in her bank account, but she is getting charged interest from her card balances..... Pay more, more quickly, and more often and pay less in interest. By holding the money for an emergency, aren't you simply prepaying for that emergency even if it never happens?
OP, I suggest communicating with them.
@TiggerDat wrote:
My sister lives paycheck to paycheck and tells me she can't switch to a system where she pays all her money out directly to her credit cards when she gets it. She always mentions that she needs cash in case of an emergency. What I don't understand is why she can't use a card in case of an emergency. There aren't that many emergencies that won't accept Visa..... She isn't earning money in her bank account, but she is getting charged interest from her card balances..... Pay more, more quickly, and more often and pay less in interest. By holding the money for an emergency, aren't you simply prepaying for that emergency even if it never happens?
I have family members that live paycheck to paycheck, and they windup paying late fees on utilities and such over and over again due to waiting until the due dates. I've explained that this was increasing their monthly cost of living, and I would actually give them 2 weeks of their income if they would always pay everything 2 weeks early from then on. They swear that would not work, why it would not is beyond my understanding. It drives me crazy to see them do this over and over.
@sarge12 wrote:
I have family members that live paycheck to paycheck, and they windup paying late fees on utilities and such over and over again due to waiting until the due dates. I've explained that this was increasing their monthly cost of living, and I would actually give them 2 weeks of their income if they would always pay everything 2 weeks early from then on. They swear that would not work, why it would not is beyond my understanding. It drives me crazy to see them do this over and over.
I have a good friend who begged for budget help so I signed them up with Mint.com to track all their bills automatically, and their spending. After 6 months, I looked up how many late fees and other fees they paid (Mint can track some of these) and it was almost half a month's bills in total. So once a year, they lost an entire month to fees. Incredible when I pointed it out and they just said "It's easier this way."
In those 6 months, they spent an incredible amount on digital videos, video games and smartphone apps, though. Hundreds or maybe thousands on useless entertainment while paying hundreds of dollars in fines for being a few days late, overdrafting their checking account for 2 days, etc.
I stopped helping them.