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Every payment option has a fee (thelemmy.club)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There must be a way to pay without fee.

According to whom? As far as I'm aware, there's no such law in the US regarding private companies. So they can be jerks if they want to.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    legal tender for all debts, public and private

    https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-is-a-convenience-fee-or-pay-to-pay-fee-en-2126/

    They can charge fees, as long as there is an alternate way to pay without a fee. Usually it's by check in the mail.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    For insurance your bill is typically for the next month instead of the previous month like utilities. At that point it's not a debt, so they can refuse whatever payment method they want.

    Similar to how stores can refuse bills over $20 or refuse a bucket of pennies.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    Now that they gotten us to accept a fee, sooner or later they'll jack up the fee. It's only $2 now, but in a few years, it will be $5, and then $10, and you better pay it if you want your lights to stay on.

    And politicians will help them do it by passing a law that the fee can't by larger than the actual payment, or some helpful horseshit like that.

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