AMEX won't take my payment - new account!

[Anonymous]

Next month they will report your 2nd statement balance (the one they just sent you)

look at it as always being 30 days behind.

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@turninganewleaf wrote:

Okay, my new AMEX acct showed up on my CR's today (for TU and EXP anyway). It reported $83.27 which was my balance due on my first statement.

So, does that mean that the 30th or 31st is my credit reporting date? If that is my reporting date and I make a payment to get my util down to 9% on Nov 5th, will it report as being 9% next month if I owe $236.00 on a $1K CL?

Someone please explain as I'm very confused,

thanks!

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[Cooneyca]

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turninganewleaf wrote:

Cooney, I'll try to schedule a pymt from my bank acct to AMEX today.  But, you said you did this and it processed in 2 days but did NOT reflect the amount you paid.  Did you mean to say it did reflect the amount you paid?

Sorry, very confusing how I wrote that. What I was trying to say is that the amount I paid did not appear as part of the balance on my statement - it was properly credited at statement time.

Carol

Message Edited by Cooneyca on 10-31-2007 05:11 PM

[Anonymous]

it's no big deal, this is what happens w/ amex when you first open a card, just mail a payment, and then wait for statement to cut  and you can make as many payments as you want. trust me, sometimes I get in the mood to make a payment every week.

don't freak out- just mail in a payment. if you want them to autowithdraw from your account, you will have to call and have them mail you the paperwork- otherwise you can pay as much as you want once the 1st statement cuts.

amex is great- imho. this is about the only bump you have to deal w/

[Anonymous]

I set mine up through mycheckfree.com and sent payments. I hope it goes through.