How Do I Set Up a Recurring Bill Payment with Santander?
If you do your banking with Santander, you can easily set up recurring bill payments, with the money taken out of your account when the bills are due. With this autopay feature, you'll never need to deal with the hassle of bill payment time again. To set up recurring payments, you first need to enroll in the Online Banking program. The procedure to do so is quick and easy.
If you have a lot of bills, dealing with them every month can be a hassle — and making a late payment could lower your credit or cause a service interruption. Luckily, if you have a Santander bank account, you can set up recurring automatic bill payments to take care of the bill-paying job for you. You'll never have to deal with the irritation of bill paying time or the worry of missing a payment again.
How to Set Up Recurring Payments From Your Account
Follow these instructions to set up recurring payments:
- Go to the Online Banking web page and log into your account.
- Select the Bill Pay option.
- Click on the Add a Company or Person option. You will be taken to a list of different types of bills.
- Click on one of the types of bills. You will be shown a list of payees of that bill type in your area.
- Select your payee. If you can't find that payee on the list, enter the required payee information yourself.
- Click the Add button.
- Enter the amount of money, frequency, and start payment date for the bill.
- Click on Make Payment.
How to Enroll in the Online Banking Program
Before you can use the recurring bill payment tool, you must become a member of the Online Banking program. If you haven't enrolled yet, follow these steps to do it now:
- Go to the enrollment page for Online Banking.
- Pick a way to verify your account. You can do this with your account number or debit/credit card number.
- Enter that number.
- Enter your Social Security number's last four digits.
- Click on Continue.
- Follow the prompts to verify your ID.
- Finish the setup process by following the remaining prompts.
Contacting Santander
If you have questions about recurring bill payments or Online Banking, you can ask a Santander representative. You can use the phone or the help forum.
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