I too prefer to have statements that specify activity for a calendar month, I’ve long had ALL my credit cards cycle/bill/closing date/statement date on the second (2nd) of the month. (Although occasionally a charge on the 1st of the month will move from “pending” more quickly than the usual 2 days and end up being included on the next day’s statement.) Don’t care about due dates, I always pay my balance(s) in full, usually on the 1st so that the balance(s) reported to the credit bureaus will be low (or zero).

Billing date of the 2nd always involves a call after new account approval to change the billing date. As mia mentioned, Chase (and some other issuers) set the Due Date which determines the Billing/Closing/Statement/Cycle Date. Sometimes it’s an effort to get the agent to understand what I’d like to accomplish.

During the past few months, with 4 new Chase cards and a goal to receive all bonuses before Dec 31st (thus preferring a closing date near the end of December for some of those cards), I confused myself regarding billing dates. For 2 cards (1 personal and 1 business) I ended up calling Chase several times within a few weeks, each time asking to change the billing date. I specifically asked one apparently savvy agent if making multiple calls to change billing dates is one of the things that brings unwanted attention to one’s account, FWIW he said “not at all”. I seem to recall that Chase (or maybe another issuer) would only allow changing the billing date once every 6 months, that does not appear to be true for Chase right now.

(I also periodically ask an agent, when calling for some other reason, if paying balances in full or even a few dollars more (ONCE a month without cycling credit limit) a day or two BEFORE the billing date brings unwanted attention to one’s account, FWIW I’ve always been told “no”.)