Synchrony Financial Credit Card Complaint

Synchrony Financial Credit card department,

Late fee California

I was late making a payment one month on my JCPenney credit card. I was charged a late fee of $34.00. I made the payment due a couple days after the due date, and then made the next regularly scheduled payment on time. I was again charged a late fee, however, because rather than add the late fee to the total balance, Synchrony Bank added the late fee to the minimum payment due, in effect doubling or tripling the minimum payment amount that is usually due. I contacted JCP and talked to a rep or - on the phone for over an hour. I said I could not pay the late fee on top of the min payment due and they should add it to the total balance. Instead, I was charged another late fee, despite making the payment on time. I ended up getting disconnected after over an hour of waiting on the phone with them. This is unfair. I made one late payment in years and was charged - late fees, despite making only one late payment. The late fee should not be demanded along with the minimum payment due. I did get the late fees refunded to me, however, the practice of adding the late fee to the min payment due is what I am disputing. It took over an hour of my time to resolve an issue that should have never occurred.