16th
November
2006
posted in Current Affairs, Deaf, Finance, Money |
Capital One Hates Deaf People
Why? Because a deaf person filled out an application for a credit card and ran into relay services hell. (Something that I’ve experienced myself as well).
Holy crap. Just went through hell trying to finalize my application for a credit card when they wouldn’t even accept the relay calls for some reason and kept shuffling me around. I have never been so ANGRY before. Apparently, they don’t like dealing with deaf people!
Here’s another reason not to have a Capital One card:
Capital One’s Credit Trap
“Cap One… is simply aiming to maximize fee income from debtors who may be less sophisticated and who may not have many options because of their credit history. By offering several cards with low limits, instead of one with a larger limit, the odds are increased that cardholders will exceed their limits, garnering over-limit fees. Juggling several cards also increases the chance consumers may be late on a payment, incurring an additional fee. And if cardholders fall behind, they pile up over-limit and late fees on several cards instead of just one. “How many more ways can I fool you?” says Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard Law School professor who has written extensively on the card industry. “That is all this is about.”
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Update: Sorry this is a repeat posting but it was deleted by mistake during re-editing for XHTML Validation.
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15th
November
2006
posted in Current Affairs, Deaf, Finance, General, Money, deaf culture |
Capital One Hates Deaf People
Why? Because a deaf person filled out an application for a credit card and ran into relay services hell. (Something that I’ve experienced myself as well).
Holy crap. Just went through hell trying to finalize my application for a credit card when they wouldn’t even accept the relay calls for some reason and kept shuffling me around. I have never been so ANGRY before. Apparently, they don’t like dealing with deaf people!
Here’s another reason not to have a Capital One card:
Capital One’s Credit Trap
“Cap One… is simply aiming to maximize fee income from debtors who may be less sophisticated and who may not have many options because of their credit history. By offering several cards with low limits, instead of one with a larger limit, the odds are increased that cardholders will exceed their limits, garnering over-limit fees. Juggling several cards also increases the chance consumers may be late on a payment, incurring an additional fee. And if cardholders fall behind, they pile up over-limit and late fees on several cards instead of just one. “How many more ways can I fool you?” says Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard Law School professor who has written extensively on the card industry. “That is all this is about.”"
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