Consumer complaint received 2019-02-12
Company: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
State: MS
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: Store credit card
Issue: Fees or interest
Sub-issue: Problem with fees

Complaint:
I wrote XXXX to dispute the current and reoccurring charges that are being added to my XXXX account. As of XX/XX/XXXX, I was a loyal customer with XXXX. I tried to pay my bills on time and if Id forgotten to pay it, I paid the late fee without any hesitation. On XX/XX/XXXX, I called in to pay my bill and discovered that my payment was a day late. So I agreed to pay the full amount that included the late fee which was a payment of {$150.00} thinking that I was paying my account balance and the representative told me that I shouldnt receive anything late fees or anything on my account. I asked them if the account assure fee was going to be added and he told me no. He reiterated that I would have NO additional fees. 

So, in XXXX I saw an email stating that I had a late fee balance. I was very upset and I called XXXX credit card center and spoke with another representative. I told her about the conversation that I had with the previous rep and asked her if the late fee charges could be removed because I was a loyal customer and I had paid my balance off. She told me no. I was so distraught and after pleading with her, she told me that there was nothing that she could do. So I told her that I would pay the balance and asked her to close my account. She did not offer any other solutions, nor further assistance. 

I just checked my account today and called XXXX back to your company and I was told that although the account was closed, that XXXX is still allowed to charge me late fees and rack up my bill until I paid all late fees. How can XXXX still charge me late fees on an account that I have closed. And I DID NOT WANT to close my account, thats why I paid the balance off and kept the card active in the first place. 

Now, according to the my previous account activity you can see that I paid, what I thought was my balance of {$150.00} on XX/XX/XXXX and right before that date on XX/XX/XXXX there was a late fee of {$27.00} already attached to the accountof which I agreed to pay. Then four days later on XX/XX/XXXX, I was charged XXXX CENTS from XXXX XXXX ( of which I was told that that WOULD NOT HAPPEN ) and then late fees were removed, but the XXXX XXXX fees kept racking up, causing me to have late fees that I was not aware of. 

Now, I have all of these late fees, have had to cut my card off ( of which I loved ) and keep getting XXXX XXXX fees added to my account because of the XXXX XXXX fee of XXXX cents that was added to the account on XX/XX/XXXX, FOUR DAYS AFTER ID PAID THE BALANCE OFF!!! 

I have requested that all late fees, the XXXX XXXX and all other charges against me and this account be removed immediately!!! I feel that Ive been XXXX by XXXX. I do not have {$60.00} to give XXXX! I have never been treated so poorly in my life!!! In my ignorance and frustration, I closed my account and if this is blocking me, then please reopen the account, but still remove all of these fees OFF OF MY ACCOUNT.

Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief