Approve your own skips once or twice a year
Skip-A-Payment - Available 12 months a year
The well-loved holiday Skip-A-Payment program is now enhanced to better meet member needs. Skips are now available 12 months a year. Members in good standing can skip payments choosing the timing that works best for their family.
Take part in a win-win situation
The basic principles of the program remain in place:
- Members may self-approve and skip up to two loan payments on each eligible loan during a calendar year.
- There is a $15 charge for each skipped payment.
- The credit union accumulates the fees, then donates the total to the Boys and Girls Club of Abilene to support their work with Abilene’s children and youth. More than $2.8 million has been donated since this program began in 2003.
A note of caution – two really does mean two. If you skip loan payments in June and July, you will not be eligible to skip additional payments during the holiday season. Please be aware of this limit when planning your budget.
Skip payments are subject to ATFCU approval and are not available for real estate, home equity, home improvement, credit card, line of credit, or overdraft loans. New loans that have not had a least one full monthly payment are ineligible. Full insurance coverage must be in effect for vehicle loans. Other restrictions may apply. Payment skips will affect interest accrual, final payoff date, GAP settlements, and equity in collateral.
Select the skip request process that works best for you
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Use mobile banking
In the phone or tablet app, tap the More icon, then tap Skip a Payment. Follow the prompts from that point.
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Use online banking
After logging in, locate the Skip-A-Payment section which is located in the center column of the page. Follow the prompts from that point.
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Give us a call
Give us a call at (325) 677-2274 or (800) 677-6770. Request the Remote Lending Center.
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Visit in person
Talk to one of our friendly loan officers at your closest branch.
Be aware of scheduling & allow extra time
If your loan payment is being made automatically from an outside financial institution or from another account at ATFCU, please initiate your skip request or contact us at least 5 business days in advance of your payment date so that the proper loan modifications can be completed.
If you have set up your own recurring loan payment in digital banking, remember to cancel payments already scheduled for the months to be skipped.
Skip-A-Payment FAQs
Please contact your loan officer so that they can help you assess the situation.
Members will be able to use their two skipped months whenever they choose during the calendar year. Some may want to use them for summer vacation; others for Christmas; still others for spring break. The key point to remember is that Two means Two. Members who use their two skips during the year will not have additional skips available at Christmas.
It does not because we show skipped payments (because of Skip-A-Pay) as current when reporting to the credit bureaus.
Request Skip-A-Pay
Disclosures
Skip payments are subject to ATFCU approval and are not available for real estate, home equity, home improvement, overdraft, line of credit, or credit card loans. New loans that have not had a least one full monthly payment are not eligible. Full insurance coverage must be in effect for vehicle loans.
Other restrictions may apply. Payment skips or extensions will affect interest accrual, final payoff date, GAP settlements, and equity in collateral.