Unilateral Bill Pay policy change causes misapplied payments and late fees
Citi changed its Bill Pay acceptance practices for certain third-party banks without clear notice, causing on-time payments to be misapplied and triggering late fees, with issuer decline letters contradicting its own posting records.
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