Quick Direct Payment Statistics

• Direct Payment goes by many names, including automatic bill payment, automatic debit, electronic bill payment or direct debit. However you see it named, the process is always the same.
• Fifty-four percent of all U.S. households use Direct Payment for at least one recurring payment (according to NACHA)
• 84% of consumers who use Direct Payment say they are very satisfied with it.
• For non-profits that rely on donations, fulfillment rates for pledges paid by Direct Payment average 98%- as much as 50% higher than with mail-based monthly donor programs.
• Problems with Direct Payment are rare. If a problem ever does occur, it is easy to resolve.

Source:electronicpayments.org