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Bill Pay FAQ's
Q: When will my payment be sent?
A: When setting up a payment, you will select a process date. That is the date the payment will process and be sent to your payee.
Q: How fast will my payee receive their payment.
A: Depending on the payee, they may receive your payment electronically or via paper checks. Electronic payments generally are received within 2 to 3 business days. Paper check payments are generally received by the payee within 10 business days of the payment processing.
Q: Is it possible to schedule recurring payments?
A: Yes, you can schedule weekly, semi-monthly and monthly recurring payments. The final payment of a recurring payment scheme is designated by a 'Final Payment Date.'
Q: How do I register for electronic bill payment?
A: Bill Payment registration is easy! The first time you attempt to access the bill payment section of Internet Banking, you will be prompted to begin online registration. You are first requested to read and accept the authorization disclosure. Failure to accept the disclosure terms prevents the registration process from proceeding.
Once the disclosure is agreed to, you complete the online registration form. The registration form is then forwarded to us for review. Once accepted you will be able to make Online Bill Payments.
Q: When I add a new payee to my bill payment account, or change my payee account number, how quickly will the change take place?
A: When you update the information for the bill payment account, the changes are implemented virtually instantaneously.
Q: Can I use electronic bill payment with all my accounts?
A: No, only checking accounts can be used as a funding account for bill payment purposes.
Q: When can I start using electronic bill payment?
A: Once your application for Bill Pay has been reviewed and approved, you will be notified by email that you can use Bill Pay.
Q: When is bill payment available?
A: You can schedule payments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However a payment can only be processed on business days.
Q: Are my bill payment transactions reflected as Internet Banking transactions?
A: All bill payment transactions become part of the Internet Banking transaction history and show up in personal financial management applications when the transaction history is downloaded.
Q: How do I add new payees?
A: You can add payees by accessing the Add Payee screen. New payees will be added to the payee list immediately.
Q: Can bill payment be used when I am out of the country?
A: Bill payment provides you with the peace of mind when you are traveling for an extended period of time. All you need is access to the Internet with a secure browser and you can pay your bills while out of the country. Payees must be located within the 50 United States and Territories.
Q: Is there a limit to the number of bill payment accounts I can set-up?
A: Yes, you are limited to one bill payment account. You are able to add additional funding accounts with The Hometown Savings Bank to make payments from other THSB accounts.
Q: Who can be paid using the bill payment system?
A: Anyone in the 50 United States and Territories who can accept a check can be paid using the bill payment system. You can pay practically anyone-charge accounts, utilities, auto loans, professionals, even a lawn service or a relative. However, tax payments (such as federal, state and local) and court directed payments (such as alimony and child support) cannot be processed through our online bill payment system.
Q: Can I pay my bills on the weekend?
A: You can set up your payments during the weekend. However, the system will prohibit you from scheduling a single payment and the first of a recurring payment on the same weekend. This is because payments scheduled for the weekend are always processed on the Friday before. Therefore, when scheduling payments on a weekend, the first day for which you can schedule payments (single or recurring) is the first business day following the weekend. Generally, single or recurring payments that fall on a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday are processed on the previous business day and are debited from your account within two business days. If a bank holiday falls on either a Friday or Monday, the debit will occur within three days.
Q: If I schedule multiple bill payments for a single day, how will my account be debited - as a lump sum or separately?
A: Each bill payment is debited separately.
Q: Are all debits and credits sent out at the same time?
A: Yes, they are all sent out at the same time.
Q: How is my account debited?
A: Your account is debited via ACH?
Q: What is ACH?
A: Automated Clearing House is a funds transfer system which provides for the interbank clearing of electronic entries for participating financial institutions.
Q: If I make an error in selecting an electronic payee and it results in a late fee, am I responsible for the charges?
A: If you select an electronic payee with an address that is different from that indicated on the payment coupon, then you are responsible for the late fee. You will always have the option to manually enter a different address for a payee.
If you select an electronic payee with the address that matches that indicated on the payment coupon, and M&I routes the payment incorrectly, the M&I data services will take responsibility for the late fee.
Q: How do I place a 'stop payment' on a bill payment?
A: A payment maybe edited or deleted anytime before the "process date." Payments that have already processed as a paper check may have a stop payment added to them by contacting the eBranch. A Stop Payment fee will be charged to your account. Payments that have been remitted electronically cannot be stopped.
Q: What happens if I accidently overpay a payee?
A: If a payee is accidently overpaid, contact them as well as The Hometown Savings Bank. We can will open a service request for you regarding the overpayment.
Q: What happens if there is an issue with a payment I made?
A: If you have an issue with a payment, please contact the eBranch at 812-234-4864. We will review your payment and open an appropriate service request based on the issue with the payment.
Q: When entering a dollar amount, do I have to enter a decimal (.)?
A: No, the system will add a decimal for you. Please verify your payment amount prior to submitting your payment for processing.