{"id":2782,"date":"2024-06-26T15:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/?page_id=2782"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:52:51","slug":"payment-instructions-for-authorized-payers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/payment-instructions-for-authorized-payers\/","title":{"rendered":"Billing & Payment Instructions for Authorized Payers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students have the option to set up another party to view and pay student bills. The authorized user (Parents, family members, friends, etc.) will need a one-time authorization issued by the student through the Transact Payment Portal. The student will need the name and email address of the payer they wish to authorize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creating Authorized Payer Accounts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Once the authorized payer has logged into Transact Payments <\/strong>they can set up and store their own profile and account information. The individual can also log into the website to view the student’s billing information and make a payment. You do not have to make the payment on your student’s account online, you can print a copy of the e-bill via the internet and mail a check or cashier’s check to the Student Financial Services Office.<\/strong> Please make the check payable to 91´«Ã½ <\/strong>and include the student’s name and student ID number on the memo line of the check. Checks may be sent to the following address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

91´«Ã½
Attn: Student Financial Services Office\/Inlow Hall 101C
One University Blvd
La Grande, OR 97850<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transact Payments Login Instructions for Authorized Payers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Authorized Payers access the following website: Authorized User Payment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. (You will need the Username and the password that was emailed directly to you from Transact Payments. The first time you log in, you will be required to change your password for security purposes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Enter User Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Enter Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Click on Sign in, you will be connected to the Transact Payments Main Menu<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    View a Billing Statement on Transact Payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Authorized Payers access the following website: Authorized User Payment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Enter User Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Enter Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Click on Sign in, you will be connected to the Transact Payments Main Menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Click on “Statements” on the left side of the screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Click on the “View” link next to the first billing statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. A new window will open with your billing statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Please review the statement for your current balance owing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Make a Payment on Transact Payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      There is a credit card service fee of 2.85% of the payment amount for domestic card payments and 4.25% of the amount for international card payments. Any third-party bank or payment processor convenience fees associated with transactions are the sole responsibility of the payer and are non-refundable by the University. There is no fee to pay from your checking\/savings account.
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      1. Authorized Payers access the following website: Authorized User Payment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Enter User Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Enter Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Click on Sign in, you will be connected to the Transact Payments Main Menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Click “Make a Payment” on the left side of the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Select “Balance” if you want to pay the entire account balance and then “Continue” or click on the “X” to clear the full balance amount and then enter the amount you would like to pay followed by the “Continue” button at the bottom of the screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Select your Payment Method (New bank account or credit\/debit card) and click on “Continue”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Complete your payment information and click on “Continue”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. Verify all of your payment information and then click the “Pay” button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Late Payment Penalty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        A $50.00 late payment penalty<\/strong> may be assessed if full amount due on your student account is not paid by the 14th day of each term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        We provide the opportunity for a 1 time reversal of the late payment penalty, to provide an opportunity of learning new processes and make the necessary corrections.  If you receive a late payment penalty for late financial aid processing, the late payment penalty will be reversed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Students have the option to set up another party to view and pay student bills. The authorized user (Parents, family members, friends, etc.) will need a one-time authorization issued by the student through the Transact Payment Portal. The student will need the name and email address of the payer they wish to authorize. Once the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":491,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2782","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/491"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2982,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782\/revisions\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/student-financial-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}