Bank of America Credit Card Complaint

Bank of America Credit card department,

Billing disputes Massachusetts

Bank of America issued me a new credit card because my account number was compromised in a data breach. I received the new card and began using it around -/-/-, authorizing payments from my checking account on time through the online bill pay feature on Bank of America 's website. In -/-/- ( several months after I received the new card ) I went to the Bank of America website and authorized automatic payments from the same checking account for the full amount of each credit card bill since I was going to be traveling and did not want to miss a payment. For some reason Bank of America did not withdraw the funds to pay the bill in -/-/- and -/-/- as it should have with the automatic payment setup. Instead, Bank of American reported to the credit bureaus that I was overdue on on my payment, reduced the line of credit on the card significantly, and closed a separate credit card account. Upon later speaking to a Bank of America representative, it became clear that the bank had not updated its online bill pay system with the new card number that it had issued to me several months


showing the old card number associated with the account is attached to this complaint ) even though it was inactive and the new card was active and being used. As a result of Bank of America 's error in not updating its online bill pay system to associate my account with the new card that it had issued to me because of a data breach, it reported that my card was not paid on time to the credit bureaus. Upon learning that the card was not paid via the automatic payment, I immediately made payment over the phone from my checking account. In acknowledging the error on its part, Bank of America refunded the interest charge it had put on the account. Unfortunately, Bank of America refuses to remove the derogatory credit marks on my credit report.