They can help you arrange for the payment for your rent, electric, phone, water, gas and more.

What are your thoughts about G.I. Bill Pay company?  Are they expensive, have you ever had any problems?  Do they take the money out of your account ontime?  Are there any hidden fees?
Then G.I. Bill Pay is for you! We make it easy to make sure your bills are paid. We withdraw dollars from your American bank account, change it to the local currency, and take care of your bills. It's the easiest way to make sure your bills are paid. No need to open a new bank account. No need to stand in line to pay your bills.

They use U.S. banking system software to withdraw/deposit money to/from your account. You are protected by U.S. law against unauthorized withdrawals from your account.

GI Bill Pay in Sasebo is a great service. The fee is reasonable - and at the end of one year, all I did was pick up my paperwork and submit for reconciliation. All documents were organized and the spreadsheet was completely filled out for the year.

I've used them here in Yokosuka since October and have no complaints. Some people say that they don't want to pay the fees and just pay their own bills. I don't want to go to NFCU, withdraw travelers' cheques (for a fee), take them to Bank of Yokohama and exchange them for Yen (for another fee), and then go pay my bills! To me, that's wasting my time. Not to mention that they provide me "peace of mind", since I never have to worry about being late if I'm not here to take care of them.

What are we talking about in terms of fees?

What are we talking about in terms of fees?

I never paid more than $8.50/month. Depends on how many bills you want paid each month.

www.gibillpay.com

what sort of exchange rate does GI BIll give, as compared to Community Bank?

Bumping this thread.

Do you use this service? Is it a good deal? My husband will be gone a lot and i will be working full time plus days underway, so making everyday easier is a big plus. I don't mind paying to save time. What banks do they work with? We have a bank here, but i was planning on switching to USAA. Do i need NFCU? I'd prefer to not use them (although I maintain an account just because.)

@Thai - exchange rate is comprable (IMO) to Community Bank. From what I've noticed on my statements, it usually around .1 or .2 from CB's listed rates (if CB show 76.4, my transaction will show in the range of 76.1 to 76.3).

@Dixie - I'm fairly certain they'll work with any bank since they use an ACH to do the transactions. Personally, I have my housing allowance allotted to NFCU (since it's here locally) and that's where GIBP pull from. The rest of my money goes to USAA.

That's probably not a bad idea. We don't actually have a joint account, so we should probably get one for GIBP.

Adding his name to NFCU might be the best idea.