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Why does Framingham use a payment service that charges 2.95% to process an online or in person credit card payment? Why should a resident pay $60 to make a $2000 quarterly tax bill???? Couldn’t you find a local bank that could do better? Thank you.
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A. 2.95% online payment fee
A. 2.95% online payment fee
3 Comments
City of Framingham (Verified Official)
Carolyn Lyons (Verified Official)
Mike Wallace (Registered User)
I realize that fees are charged to process credit card payments. My point is that municipalities can obtain better terms to process credit card payments for tax collection than the current fee of 2.95% being charged by the existing contracted vendor.
This is the case because:
1. Framingham is a municipality which is considered a low risk client, and
2. The average payment collected is a high amount.
I will do some research to investigate the fees and process iused by other municipalities.for comparison.