I made an online purchase XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX with my Macy 's American Express Card. I had been enrolled in auto pay so I thought nothing of this when I did not receive a statement for the purchases, believing they had been automatically deducted from my checking account. I received a call from a credit agency on XX/XX/XXXX linked to Macy 's. I called Macy 's directly and was informed that I had been charged numerous late fees. They are claiming that I was NOT enrolled in auto pay and that I had signed up for e-statements so no paper statement was sent. After settling this matter with them and coming to an agreement on the amount owed and paying the balance owed in full, I immediately made sure I was enrolled in autopay to avoid future problems. I have come to find out they negatively reported ( account closed for non-payment ) to the XXXX major credit bureaus. This has dropped my credit score from XXXX to XXXX. Not only that but after settling this with them they sent me a PAPER notification in the mail on XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX stating they would still be taking the original {$250.00} balance from my autopay. 
This is deceptive. For nearly six ( 6 ) months, they did not send me ANY notice in the mail about needing payment. They did not call me directly when they clearly had my phone number and address on file. They unfairly charged me off and reported me without notice, and did so BEFORE sending to collections and being given an opportunity to correct the situation. If they can send a paper notice for a payment they can certainly try to reach me for payment before charging me exorbitant fees and effecting my credit rating. 
Also, after settling this debt with them and my account had a XXXX balance they charged me ANOTHER late fee on XX/XX/XXXX and an interest fee on XX/XX/XXXX which were deducted from my autopay. When I called back they agreed to return XXXX {$19.00} late fees and the interest fee. They said the only thing they can do is put a credit on the account. THE ACCOUNT THEY CLOSED AND REPORTED NEGATIVELY. How am I supposed to get the money back from a CLOSED account??? 
Their practices are abusive toward consumers. They made no effort to contact me before negatively impacting my life. To this date I have never received paper, electronic, or telephone notification that my account would be closed and negatively reported. I only discovered this after checking my own credit report. Also, none of the customer service representatives that I spoke to ever mentioned that my account was closed. 
I take great steps to maintain an excellent credit rating, and find it unfair and deceptive that they would wait nearly six months to be contacted by collections, and do so after already closing my account and notifying the credit bureaus without advising me. 
