The week of XXXX XXXX, 2016 I made a call to CitiCard Customer Service to proactively call and let them know my credit card payment was going to be late for the month of XXXX because I had transitioned into a new job and was waiting for my first paycheck. I requested for the customer service rep. to provide assistance with a forbearance, due date change, or forgiveness due to my situation. The customer service rep. assured me that I would have nothing to worry about, thanked me for my due diligence of calling in to let them know my payment was going to be late and that if I were to receive a late charge I should call back in to request for the XXXX late charge to be removed. This evening, XXXX XXXX, I called to request for my XXXX late charge to be removed, explained my hardship again and explained I will not be late going forward and I was told that my payment was late due to my own error and not a bank related error they would not be able to assist me. I find this unbelievable that a company would treat their customer in this way. I could have just avoided them for a couple of weeks until the payment was withdrawn from my account, but I did n't. I gave them notice that I was having a small and temporary hardship and I feel like they took advantage of me. They basically assured me that my account would be okay and mislead me to get me off the phone and on to the next customer call. Due to this, knowing the risk involved I closed my account immediately further damaging my credit, all because this bank wanted to take advantage of my situation. The sad thing is I know I am probably not the only person who tried to do the right thing and be proactive, but for what? 
