Yahoo! BillPay discontinuing service

[Felon]

Why not just go direct to the sources?

My credit card, phone, and electric companies all offer their own free internet pay setups, including recurring payment options. I've never touched my bank's BillPay, yet the only thing I pay for by check each month is rent to my landlord (since he's not "wired").

Peace & Luv, Liz

Well, if I do that, there's a separate charge from each source. Billpay was cool in that was just one payment of five bucks for unlimited checks. That party's over I guess.

 

[Jeysie]

Well, if I do that, there's a separate charge from each source. Billpay was cool in that was just one payment of five bucks for unlimited checks. That party's over I guess.

Really? Bleh. I'm lucky then... If I had to pay to make payments over the Net, I'd whine at the companies and write out checks instead. Although I suppose after buying checks and stamps it'd cost roughly the same... what a bleh thought. (As it is, I actually still haven't used up the starter checks I received when I opened my checking account 3+ years ago, even though I use the account frequently.)

But many of the utility companies around here like the idea of electronic billing since it saves them on postage and printing costs. They even constantly push "paperless" statements, too.

Peace & Luv, Liz

 

[Master of the Game]

My credit union has an epay service, which handles all of my bills, even the ones that require a check. They just send the check out for me. The service is free to all members.

 

[ssampier]

Most banks don't charge anything given a minimum balance and/or if you have your paycheck direct deposited there; some will without any prerequisites.

I just checked and Bill Payment is now free via my bank (checking and my checks direct deposit), easily access through the same interface as my Internet banking. My credit union (where I have my savings and car loan) the cost is $5.95.

 

[Mercule]

I do a combination of my bank and http://mycheckfree.com.

I prefer the way the latter works, but they've had problems with a couple things (can't get the sign-up, not misdelivered/unpaid) like Qwest and student loans (both my wife and I had loans through the same place and it only wanted to accept one).

 

[Christoph the Magus]

I'd recommned CheckFree.com (as another poster already has). I used to work for them and they are the company that handled and processed all of Yahoo!'s bill pay services, so if you liked Yahoo you should do fine with CheckFree, although I'm not sure what their fees are nowadays (it's been 5-6 years since I worked there).