Bank Bill Pay is a service that allows you to pay bills and send money from your Quicken checking or savings accounts. For some financial institutions, you can also use this service to transfer funds within the same institution.
More than 400 financial institutions in the United States currently support this service.
With Bank Bill Pay, you can:
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Create payment transactions before the payment date so you do not miss the due date.
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Pay your bills from any Bill Pay-enabled account in Quicken.
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Pay merchants, small businesses, friends, or any individual at any time.
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Transfer funds to and from accounts within the same financial institution.
Prerequisites
To use Bank Bill Pay and money transfers in Quicken, you need the following:
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Your financial institution must support Bank Bill Pay.
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You must set up Quicken to use Direct Connect for that financial institution.
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Your bank must enable the Bank Bill Pay service for your connected accounts. Check your financial institution's website or contact them to confirm support.
Important things to know
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If you were using your bank's Bill Pay service in Quicken for Mac 2007 or Quicken for Windows, you can continue to use it in this version of Quicken. Go to your account settings to confirm it is enabled. If it is not, click Check for Bill Pay to see if it is available.
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If you are already using Direct Connect, you may need to contact your financial institution to confirm that Quicken Bank Bill Pay is supported. If it is, ask them to enable Bill Pay for your accounts.
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If you added a manual account, contact your financial institution to check whether it supports Direct Connect and Bank Bill Pay. If it does, you will need to set up transaction downloads for your account and select the Direct Connect option.
Use a reminder instead of paying online
If you only need a reminder to pay your bills, see Bill Reminders.