Pay It Later

Pay it Later Installment Payments1 by CUTX is a new way to spend where you're in control. Split up larger qualifying purchases over three, six, or twelve monthly payments.2 The future of spending is on your terms and the power of repayment is in your hands. Use Pay it Later Installment Payments in online or mobile banking. 


What is Pay It Later?

Using Card Details within online banking or the CUTXMOBILE app, cardholders now have the option to split up large qualifying purchases over three, six, or twelve equal monthly payments at a lower interest rate.2 

By choosing a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan, cardholders can leverage their purchasing power by choosing a term and repayment plan that best meets their monthly expense demands.

How does Pay It Later work?

After enrolling in online or mobile banking you'll see your recent transactions, including those eligible for Pay It Later as displayed in Card Details Installment Payments. From here, you’ll select the Installment Payments icon and view Eligible Purchases.

After making your qualifying purchase more than $100,2 select your purchase within the Card Details section of online or mobile banking, choose between your repayment options, and repay that purchaseon your terms! 


  1. Enroll in online banking or download the CUTXMOBILE app. Click here to enroll. 
  2. Make a qualifying purchase of $100-$15,0002 at your favorite retailer.
  3. Navigate to Card Details by selecting your CUTX credit card within online or mobile banking and view Eligible Purchases within Installment Payments.
  4. Pay back your purchase based on the terms you chose for your Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan.










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Pay It Later FAQs

A Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan program offers you the ability to pay off eligible credit card purchases over a set timeframe with fixed APR and fixed monthly payments. To review your eligible purchases on your CUTX credit card, access Credit Card Details within CUTX Online Banking and select your CUTX credit card account and then the Installment Payments icon.

You can create a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan on any eligible purchase. The view eligible purchases on your CUTX credit card, access Credit Card Details within CUTX Online Banking and select your CUTX credit card account and then the Installment Payments icon. If a purchase is eligible, it will display within the Eligible Purchases Tab.

No. Only primary and joint owners of the CUTX credit card account can create a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan.

Purchase eligibility for enrollment in a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan is based on your current annual percentage rate (APR). In addition to your current APR, other factors that determine purchase eligibility include your most recent credit bureau score and payment history. You must have a current credit bureau score of greater than or equal to 605. All purchases must be greater than $100. Maximum amounts will be driven by your current APR and range from $1,000 to $15,000. Eligibility terms include 3, 6, or 12-month duration, but will depend on the purchase amount. For example, a purchase amount of $100 may not have the option to select a 6 or 12-month repayment plan. The terms will be displayed on the screen in Card Details for all eligible purchases.

Yes. Ineligible purchases do not display within the Installment Payment Plan Tab. A few examples of purchases that are excluded from an Installment Payment Plan include previous purchases that are on a monthly statement, disputed/fraudulent transactions, balance transfers, cash advances, international purchases, purchases less than $100 and greater than $15,000, and purchases that post with two-days of the statement cut-off date. Upon acceptance of an Installment Payment Plan, you understand you cannot change or modify the terms.

You may have up to 10 active plans on your CUTX credit card account. As you pay off a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan, you may become eligible to enroll in a new plan not to exceed 10 at any given time. Upon acceptance of the Installment Payment Plan, your account balance will update within two business days. Please note an Installment Payment Plan does not increase your available credit limit. Until the last payment and residual interest is satisfied on an Installment Payment Plan, it will reflect as an active Plan until the billing cycle following full payment.

When you report your CUTX credit card as lost/stolen and you have one or more Pay It Later Installment Payment Plans, the converted purchase will not display in the Eligible Purchases Tab nor the Enrolled Purchases Tab. However, the converted purchase and minimum payment due on the Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan will reflect on your monthly CUTX credit card statement. You may only have 10 Pay It Later Installment Payment Plans at any one time.

No. When you have a purchase that posts within two-days of the credit card statement cycle date, that purchase will not show as eligible for the Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan.

When you create a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan, you will have three duration options to choose from on an eligible purchase. The duration terms available include a 3, 6, or 12-month re-payment plan and include the respective annual percentage rates (APR). The fixed APR will be based on the duration term you select and will display on the screen.

Yes. You will see each Pay it Later Installment Payment Plan listed separately on your monthly statement. The monthly statement displays the installment term, date, and amount of the original transaction of each plan. The monthly statement also displays the monthly payment, fixed APR, balance subject to interest rate, interest charge, and remaining balance of the Installment Payment Plan along with the Interest Avoidance Balance. To review your CUTX credit card e-statement, access Credit Card Details within CUTX Online Banking and select the Statements icon.

You will see an eligible purchase you converted to a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan within two business days from the conversion date. To review your converted purchases on your CUTX credit card, access Credit Card Details within CUTX Online Banking and select your CUTX credit card account and then the Installment Payments icon. Once there, select Enrolled Purchases.

The Pay It Later Installment Payment program automatically adds the required monthly payment due each billing cycle – there is no need to make a separate payment from your non-installment purchases. When you pay your minimum payment due each billing cycle, you will pay off your Installment Payment Plan balance based on the duration terms you selected. The purchase amount plus interest is divided equally over the term of the Installment Payment Plan each billing cycle. Duration terms include a 3, 6, or 12-month re-payment plan based on the term available and agreed upon by you. Depending on which duration term you choose, you understand your minimum payment may be higher than if you did not select an Installment Payment Plan.

Yes. You can pay off one or more of your Pay It Later Installment Payment Plans early without penalty. When you make a payment in the amount of the New Balance as reflected on your monthly statement, you are paying off the entire Installment Payment Plan balance for each Installment Payment Plan you have selected, including the full balance on non-installment purchases.

When you make a payment that exceeds the minimum payment due as reflected on your monthly statement, the difference of the payment amount that exceeds will be applied to the highest interest rate balance first.

If you dispute a purchase that is in a Pay It Later Installment Payment Plan, your monthly installment amount(s) due will be suspended and will not be charged installment interest until the dispute is resolved. However, this does not suspend payments due on other non-disputed Installment Payment Plans or non-installment purchases.

  1. When a dispute is denied, this can result in cancelation of the Installment Payment Plan and the calculated minimum due will be based on the standard account balance.
  2. When a dispute is accepted and when the merchant provides you credit for the dispute, please call us at (972) 263-9497. We will credit your Installment Payment Plan.
To see the full list of FAQs, view our document here: Icon for PDFDownload Pay It Later FAQs.

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Mastercard Rates and Terms
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for Purchases
12.90% to 17.90%
based on your creditworthiness.

This APR will vary with the market based on the prime rate.
APR For Balance Transfers 14.90% to 17.90%
based on your creditworthiness.

This APR will vary with the market based on the prime rate.
APR For Cash Advances
14.90% to 17.90%
based on your creditworthiness.
This APR will vary with the market based on the prime rate.
APR For Pay It Later (Installment Payments)
3.99% to 9.99%
depending on the length of the selected payment term, your creditworthiness, and other factors for qualifying members.
How to Avoid Paying Interest on Purchases Your due date is at least 25 days after the close of each business cycle. We will not charge you interest on purchases if you pay your entire balance by the due date each month. We charge interest on cash advances and balance transfers from the transaction date.
Minimum Interest Charge None
For Credit Card Tips from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To learn more about factors to consider when applying for or using a credit card, visit the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore(Opens in a new Window)
Fees
Transaction features
  • *Balance Transfers
  • *Cash Advance
  • *Foreign Transactions

  • None
  • $10 or 2.00% of the amount of each cash advance, whichever is greater
  • 2% of each transaction U.S. dollar amount.

Penalty Fees
  • *Late Payment
  • *Return Payment

  • Up to $25
  • Up to $25

How We Will Calculate Your Balance. We use a method called "average daily balance" (including new purchases).

 
1Your ability to create an Installment Plan will depend on the amount of Your available credit, creditworthiness, and other factors. You will not be eligible for an Installment Plan if You have paid late more than two
times in the previous 12 months. You may have up to 10 active Installment Plans at any time, subject to change at Our sole discretion. You may be able to create Installment Plans on purchase transactions of a specified
minimum dollar amount. This does not include a purchase of cash. Other exclusions may apply. You can only create an Installment Plan if You receive an offer. The offer will tell You the terms, including the APR, that will apply to that Installment Plan. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify for Installment Plans. Federally insured by NCUA. 
2Terms include 3, 6, or 12-month duration, but will depend on the purchase amount. All purchases must be greater than $100. Maximum amounts will be driven by your current APR and range from $1,000 to $15,000.
*Registration/activation required. Membership required.