Why is the check writing box there but no fill in available in online center.

Dismyth99
Dismyth99 Quicken Windows Subscription Member

I use Wells Fargo checking and I cannot see the check input box anymore to write a check.

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  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
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    If you switched from Direct Connect to Express Web Connect + you can no longer use bill pay through Wells Fargo, using Quicken. That is a Direct Connect only feature.

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  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭
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    If you switched from Direct Connect to Express Web Connect + you can no longer use bill pay through Wells Fargo, using Quicken. That is a Direct Connect only feature.

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  • Dismyth99
    Dismyth99 Quicken Windows Subscription Member

    My account is with Wells Fargo. Do you know how I can change it to Direct Connect. I tried doing what they said in Help but it didn't work.

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  • Dismyth99
    Dismyth99 Quicken Windows Subscription Member

    thanks so much but i tried it and it would not go through. I'll call the Bank on Monday and see what they say. If i get a fix, I'll post it.

  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭

    @Dismyth99 You might have better luck with Quicken support trying to help you get it fixed.

    https://www.quicken.com/support#windows

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  • Dismyth99
    Dismyth99 Quicken Windows Subscription Member

    OK I'll try them tomorrow.

    What a pain this is

  • Dismyth99
    Dismyth99 Quicken Windows Subscription Member

    Hi , right now there is no way to use direct connect with Wells Fargo. The Bank is working a solution but if you call support they just run you through the way to do it but it still doesn't work.

    Called Q Support and here's a work around solution:

    1.

    Select a Checking account in the sidebar.

    2.

    In Quicken, choose Transactions > Write Check.

    You can also use the keyboard shortcut ⌘J.

    You can also get to the check-writing screen at any time while entering (or editing) any transaction from your checking account. Just enter a transaction normally (using the New icon in the sidebar or typing ⌘N) and click on the Checks tab.

    1.

    You should now see the Check tab

    2.

    Enter the payee.

    3.

    Enter the amount of the check.

    4.

    If you are using window envelopes, enter an address for the payee.

    If you have used more than one address for this payee, you can click Other Addresses to select an alternate address.

    1.

    Select the To be printed checkbox.

    2.

    When you are finished, you can simply press Enter and move on to your next task.

    If you are printing this check from Quicken, you do not need to enter a check number. Quicken enters the check number after the check is printed. If you are recording a check you wrote manually, you can enter the check number.

  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh, very good. For you as a Q Windows user, you posted instructions that only work for Q Mac.

    If your bank (the one that runs your checking account) recently required you to reauthorize your checking account and/or your bank has changed from "Direct Connect" to either "Express Web Connect" or "Express Web Connect+" you can no longer use Online Bill Pay direct to the bank or Quicken Bill Manager's Quick Pay function. The bank no longer supports this function through Quicken.

    IMHO, you have these alternatives (in no particular order of preference):

    1. 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. Note: limited number of free transactions per month.
    2. Logon to the bank's website and schedule your bill pay payments to be executed by the bank from your checking account. In parallel to that, in Quicken use a regular Scheduled Reminder to record your payment. Repeat both actions every time another payment is due.
    3. Bypass Bill Manager. Let the biller's (or credit card company's) computer system do all the work for you. 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, every month, record a regular Scheduled Reminder to keep track of your payments before they come due.
    4. 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 method #3 for decades, since before the Internet and transaction download capabilities were even introduced. It's easy to get used to this process. And I have yet to miss a single payment.

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