@LisaSTL wrote:
Perhaps they have decided to pay a little later going forward.
It could be that they are simply repeating their payment commitment. Since they have promised payment by the 15th as long as I can remember (although they have always paid earlier), I figure every month they have been paying me early when they pay on the 9th, 10, 11th. Others seem to expect payment on the 9th or 10th since it has happened before. The precedent is that they pay early so it is expected and if it doesn't happen, it upsets their shoppers. It always surprises me that I see more annoyance toward Market Force for not paying earlier than their stated payment date than toward other companies who actually pay late.
On the other hand, maybe they have decided to just pay on the 15th each month because are tired of the constant questions about when payment will be made and complaints of lateness on forums because shoppers are used to being paid early.