thanks for keeping USPS and the check industry alive. :thumbsup:
All the regular payments were electronic and have been for years. The lender accepts extra payments electronically as long as all the correct info is written on the check (loan and account number). The electronic checks issued by my bank have no method of adding the info, hence the paper check.
When I refied and wanted to make a final payment to a certain unnamed bank that leaves a trail of horse pucks in its wake I had to pay via wire transfer. They would not accept a paper check, cash, or any other form of payment. What pissed me off even more was that the money was coming out of an account at the same bank. When I went to get the wire transfer the teller was saying "This is stupid, I can click here and here to complete the transaction but the bank policy is wire only." So I ended up having to shell out ten bucks to wire forty five bucks.
Anyway, negativity concerning paper checks will not diminish my happiness over having the loan paid off.
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