How do you pay cc...push it through or pull it in?

[Anonymous]

I think I read about someone else referred to payments made to cc in this way:  'push it through' being paying through checking account and 'pull it in' being paying through the cc site????

Is there a method that avoids the hold delay on the funds by the cc, hastens the posting time, etc?

All of this stems from a payment to my CapOne that was deducted from my checking, posted to the CapOne account, but not released back into available credit in over a week - is this common place?

[athensguy]

If it's applied, you're covered even if it isn't available again yet. I wouldn't worry about it. They may reduce holds after you've had the account for a while.