? Fix for loss of Bill Manager Quickpay capability

Question

The last upgrade of Quicken seems to have inactivated Bill Manager capability. Attempts to reset with bank info unsuccessful. Suggestions?

UKR · Accepted Answer

Has your bank recently required you to re-authorize your accounts? And, in the process, changed the download protocol from "Direct Connect" to "Express Web Connect+"?
If so, the bank no longer supports Quicken Online Bill Pay, making it impossible for Quicken to send bill pay instructions to the bank.
You have these
alternatives:

* Use Quicken Bill Manager's
     Check Pay making sure to submit payment early enough (at least 3 weeks before due date) to allow time
     for delivery and processing.
* Logon to the bank's website
     and schedule your bill pay payments to be executed by the bank. In
     parallel to that, in Quicken use a regular Scheduled Reminder to record
     your payment. Repeat every time another payment is due.
* Logon to the biller's website
     once and set up their Autopay, APS, Direct debit, etc. service to make the
     current payment and all future payments on Due Date directly from your
     checking account. In parallel to that, in Quicken use a regular Scheduled
     Reminder to record your payments before they come due.
* Write (or print with Quicken)
     a paper check and mail it to the biller, making sure to mail payment early
     enough (at least 10 days before due date) to allow time for delivery and
     processing.

I've been using a
variation of method #3 for decades, since before the Internet and dial-up were
even introduced. It's easy to get used to this process. And I have yet to miss
a single payment.

jnork · Accepted Answer

My bank did recently move to a new platform and is connecting thru Express Web Connect. Thanks for your help!