Juniper Financial, owned by Barclays Bank (Delaware via UK), informed me they can take from 3 to 10 days to note that a customer check has been received. And then they add an additional 24 hours to process that check. All the while piling up on the customer HUGE LATE FEES -- EVEN THOUGH CHECK WAS IN U.S. MAIL AND AT THEIR BANK BY DUE DATE. That allows them to PILE UP a total of 12 days on which they can charge late fees. AND ALL THE WHILE CHECK WAS MAILED IN TIME TO ARRIVE BY THE DUE DATE!

I view this not only as exploitative but also unethical and immoral. Where are the consumer protection laws that should throw this type of operation in jail. Juniper Financial Corporation of Barclays Bank is the credit card arm for AirTran Airlines Visa program.