Bank Peeve

[ghilledhu]

Late last month I ran out of checks, and my extra checks accidentally got packed away in the Great Pre-Wedding Cleaning Frenzy [tm]and thus are not easily accessible. Most of my bills? No problem - paid by phone or online

Comments

[sakon76]

My word. Your bank charges you to give them money? I'd think about starting to shop around for a new bank.

[ghilledhu]

Not my bank - the bank that holds my mortgage. Who actually bought it from the original mortgage holder. So, really nothing I can do unless I refinance. :P

[rikibeth]

That DOES suck. I don't know what bank you're using, but Bank of America lets you set up online bill pay through *their* interface for pretty much anyone, which lets me avoid that sort of annoyance.

[ghilledhu]

Hm. Should look into that. Not that it helps me now... *grumble bitch moan*

[lyonessnyc]

Wow. *That* sucks bigtime. I thought it was crappy that our gas company (was Keyspan, now "National Grid") doesn't take credit cards, just debits or checking accounts.

A lot of places are charging for phone payments, but for online payments? That's just silly. It costs so much less to process an online payment!

Seconding the suggestion of using the bank's billpayment system for the mortgage. I think that does work just like a check. Good luck.

[roaming]

I have added you as a friend. (Weird word that, but I guess LJ doesn't think calling someone "an acquaintance, three times removed" is friendly enough.) You don't have to add me back. We just have some friends in common. Also interests -- i.e., I admire the red death pens of editing, and anyone who creates fantasy with fabric. So.

[ghilledhu]

Hi, and welcome!