Autopayment Options
(even if You Don’t Use Checks)
Many of our students/families like to pay their tuitions automatically each month, and like the ACH option. But a few families want to take advantage of ACH autopayments, but don’t use checks—and the bank requires a voided check to set up the ACH autodebits.
Fear not! We are so grateful to all of our families for paying their tuitions so diligently every month, and we don’t want it to be any trouble for you.
This page provides documentation, so all of the autopayment options are listed in one place. If you prefer to bring the tuition each month when you come to lessons, that’s great! But if you want to scope out autopayment options, we’ve got it all listed here.
Credit/Debit Card
Yes, we can set up autopayments with your credit card, but we’ll pass along the credit card processing fee to you. We wanted to price tuitions as low as possible, so we did not include credit card processing fees. Credit card fees are 3.5% or more, plus they charge us an additional 1% on recurring/auto payments, so we charge a 5% fee. Again, it’s not to make us extra money; it’s just to pay the fees the processor charges us. If that sounds good to you, it’s easy for us to set up—let us know, and we’ll send you a link.
Bank Online Billpay
Another option is to pay us through your bank’s online billpay. Details:
- Your bank has an online billpay service (it’s free at most banks).
- Since Bonham Conservatory is a small business, when you pay us through your bank’s billpay, your bank will print up a paper check for us, and send it to us through the mail.
- This takes up to 7 business days, so when you factor in weekends, in order to ensure that your tuition check arrives by the 1st of the month, set up the monthly payments for the 20th of the month before, or earlier.
- Send payments to: Bonham Conservatory, 402 N. Center St., Bonham, TX 75418. Phone: 903.332.4257. Account number: make up something that makes sense (student’s name, family’s name, etc.).
ACH Debit
If you would like to set up an ACH autodebit each month, we will give you a form to fill in—just return it to us with a voided check, and you’ll be set.
If you do not use checks, the bank will also accept one of these options to verify your info:
- Have your bank print you a counter check (also called a temporary check or starter check).
- If there is a page on your bank website that displays your routing number and account number, you can take a screenshot of that and get it to us.
- Have your bank write a letter to First United with your account number and routing number on it.