[Bill Payment General Information]
Saves Time AND IT'S FREE!:
- Less time writing checks.
- No time spent addressing envelopes.
- No more time spent buying stamps or envelopes.
- No more time spent driving to the post office or dropping off bills in the mailbox.
Saves Money:
- Fewer checks to purchase.
- Less money spent on gas driving to and from post office.
Easy to Set Up:
- Convenient online enrollment, with activation within 24 hours during the regular business week.
- Once you're enrolled, simply enter the payment address and information from your current bills.
- No need to notify any payee that you are paying through electronic bill pay.
- Actual paper bill still comes to you in the mail.
Secure:
- Consumers are protected under the "Electronic Funds Transfer Act" (Reg E) for payments made using the Bill Payment Service.
- Citizens OnLine utilizes the latest technology, developed to safeguard data through encryption or coding of information.
- Multiple layers of advanced security tools including cryptography, firewalls, and trusted operating systems are used to prevent tampering and ensure the privacy of your account information.
- Banks themselves, including the Federal Reserve, transmit billions of dollars electronically every day.
Convenient:
- There is no limit to the number of payments you can make, or to the number of payees you can have.
- Enter your payment information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Pay your bills from anywhere you have internet access.
- Compatible with leading finance software, including Quicken, QuickBooks and Microsoft® Money.
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