This is why I use Citizens First Bank. They call me if they get a check for a significant amount or to a person I don’t usually write to. To make sure it was me. No other bank has ever done that.

I use auto-pay with a credit card only
 

and then pay the card balance on line. Much better than a debit card or check

I find paying on line very problematic.
From the Td to BOA ON CORNER. They write a check. A check mailed from Canada 17 days. When a company does not use e- transfer they write a check. The company does not want to use etransfer because they want you to use autopay , and I refuse. Too many computer errors which is always overcharge never under charge. I will be changing banks to a credit union.

How does that position line up with your kids and grand kids lol

I have been using Chase to pay most of my bills; however, I recently decided to change banks and use Citizens First. What a nightmare it is to switch over all the accounts! It's taken me about three months. I would say that the only drawback to having a bank pay your bills is what you have to do if you ever want to change banks.

sure do, and have for years....

most of my bills hit a credit card that gives me 2% back on everything, and I use my bank's 'bill payer' system to pay that credit card off every month (it's a push from me)
When we did a lot of traveling in pre-covid days, we'd get over a grand back by running everything through that card

The water/amenity bill won't take a credit card...so that one and my life insurance premiums are the only ones that I have allowed to 'pull' money out of any of my bank accounts

the about made it a lot easier to avoid 'late charges' when we were first snow bunnies and then snow birds