On 20 May 2005 22:24:52 -0700, wrote:


Recently, I've found the payment period on my account significantly reduced, and
the statements mailed late, leaving me with little or no time each month to pay
the bill. As an example, my last bill, dated "5-2-05", arrived on 5-18-05, and
was due 5-23-05. As the service center for MBNA is on the opposite coast from
me, it's nearly impossible to make the payment on time. This appears to me to be
a deliberate attempt by MBNA to cause a missed payment, resulting in penalties
and interest.


I use mycheckfree.com to conduct most of my payments online. It
captures an electronic ebill from the company and automatically looks
at the minimum. You can set it up so that only the minimum will be
paid when it is due or you can specify an amount to be paid monthly or
you can go in each month and pay what ever you want to. I have an
AOPA card and I only look at the charges to make sure that nothing
doesnt belong and then I let the mycheckfree take care of the rest.
This way, I dont have to worry about missed bills or late payments.

BTW, when was the envelope postmarked. Could the bill have been lost
in the mail and then finally found its way? Just a thought.


Scott D

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