Add new vendors simply by typing in the company name. If a match is found in the database, the vendor’s information will be added automatically. No more hunting down mailing addresses! Simply enter your account number and add your bills to be paid.
Never make a late payment again! When you set up reminders, you’ll receive a message telling you when your payment is due.
Never make a late payment again! When you set up reminders, you’ll receive a message telling you when your payment is due.
Eliminate the hassle of paying your monthly bills by setting up recurring payments. This is a great option for payments that don’t change from month to month – such as your car payment or mortgage.
The Payment Center lets you make payments and view pending payments, recent payments, and bill reminders all on the same screen.
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Paying bills online is easier and takes less time than opening the envelope containing your paper bill, reviewing it, writing a check and keeping and filing manual records of your payments. Once you’ve enrolled and entered your Payees, just enter a payment amount, schedule the payment date and you’re done.
To make paying bills online even easier, you can receive your bills online from many of your Payees/Billers as well.
Nothing. The two terms are used interchangeably to indicate someone to whom you make a payment, whether or not they actually send you a “bill” or invoice.
No special software is necessary.
Absolutely not. You’ll always be in control of your accounts. You decide whom, when and how often to pay. Need to cancel or change a payment? No problem, as long as it’s done before the processing date.
The Payment Assistant is an application layer that displays over the mini-modules on the right hand side of the Payment Center to assist the user in making payments, whether that user is new or experienced. The Payment Assistant provides a progressive experience, helping the user advance from basic capabilities of online bill pay to more advanced features at the appropriate time.
An application layer is a layered page that allows the user to interact with the product while the Payment Center page below it remains open as well. The primary page fades so the user can focus on a related task without distractions. Once the application layer is closed, focus is returned to the Payment Center. Application layers are not blocked by pop-up blockers.
You can pay almost any individual or business as long as they have a United States mailing address or receive mail at an FPO or APO address (APO – Abroad, APO – America or APO – Pacific). Please note that the following payment types are prohibited: Tax Payments, Court Ordered Payments, and Payments to Payees/Billers outside of the United States.
Sometimes you will want to set up a Payee/Biller with whom you do not have an actual account number. It’s easy. Simply enter the customer service phone number for that company to enable a database search. If the database does not find a match, you may enter the rest of the information yourself.
Delete Payees under the Payee Set Up tab. Under this same tab you’ll also find the option to change a Payee’s information.
When you pay bills online, the service automatically creates a record of your payments that you can view at any time. This allows you to check the status of your payment and always have a general account of where you are.
Sometimes you will want to set up a Payee/Biller with whom you do not have an actual account number. It’s easy. Simply enter the customer service phone number for that company to enable a database search. If the database does not find a match, you may enter the rest of the information yourself.
If you have a question regarding a payment, use the Messages link at the bottom of the page. This link allows you to contact us via a fully secure environment regarding your account. Please provide a Payee/Biller contact name (if possible), address, and phone number.
You do not need to do anything with that portion. Bill Pay will provide all of the necessary information to the Payee/Biller with each payment.
You can schedule a payment up to one year in advance of the payment due date. Do not forget to allow five business days in between the scheduled payment date and the due date. A good example of when you might schedule a payment that far in advance could be to pay annual dues to an organization or association, or to send a birthday or anniversary check to someone.
Easiest of all: establish a recurring payment. A recurring payment must be made at specified intervals (i.e., weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, every 4 weeks, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or yearly) for the same amount each occurrence. Set the payment frequency and the amount you wish to pay and, however you set it, your payments will be made as indicated. All you have to do is deposit the money to cover the payments. Set it and forget it!
You will not always know if your payment is sent electronically or by paper check. While many payments will be made electronically, some Payees/Billers cannot receive electronic payments (such as individuals). Those Payees/Billers will be sent payments by paper check.
Your account will be debited on your scheduled payment date.
One of the advantages of paying your bills using Bill Pay is that there are generally far fewer opportunities for errors to occur. However, in the event that you do need to provide proof of payment, there are many different tracking systems in place. For example, your financial statement will reflect debits to your account, and include the name of each Payee/Biller.
All online payments can be canceled before they are processed (5 or more business days prior to the requested due date). Once the payment has been processed, additional modifications are not possible.
As with any questions about your checking account, Contact Us for Assistance
E-Bills are your regular statements delivered to you electronically by your Payee/Biller. You can choose either to have the Bill Pay service pay the bills automatically (under a certain dollar amount) through e-Bill Auto-Pay, or pay the bills according to your chosen schedule or amount.
The fastest way to create e-Billers is to choose from the pre-defined list. The Merchants on this list capable of sending e-Bills are indicated by an asterisk(*).
No. You will no longer receive your paper bill. However, you can print out any bill if you would like to keep a paper copy for your records. Your bills, statements, and notices are available online for six months from their arrival date; then they are archived.
When you log on, you’ll see the number of new bills, statements, and notices you’ve received. Also, you’ll receive a reminder e-mail to notify you of new bills in your account mailbox if they have not been viewed within four days of delivery.
Most Payees/Billers will use their established billing cycle, so you can expect to receive your bill at approximately the same time of the month that you currently receive your paper bill.
For questions specific to a particular e-Bill, contact that e-Biller directly.
If you have additional questions, please contact your
Financial Institution for assistance.