Husker Hub Explains: UNL Consolidated Bill Payment Methods

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In this video, Husker Hub explains the payment options for a student's consolidated bill on MyRED. We provide the different options for paying a student bill beyond using federal financial aid.

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[00:00:03.234]Hi there! My name is Dan, and I'm a Student Services Specialist in Husker Hub.
[00:00:07.234]In this Husker Hub Explains Video, I will be discussing the multiple payment
[00:00:10.874]options with which a UNL student or their guest authorized payor can utilize when
[00:00:15.607]ready to make payments towards the student's UNL consolidated bill balance.
[00:00:20.050]Please refer to the Husker Hub Explains how to pay the UNL consolidated bill via
[00:00:23.951]the CASHNet ePayment portal video to learn how to log in as either the student or
[00:00:27.821]authorized payor to make convenient online electronic check payments with a bank
[00:00:31.671]routing and account number or debit/credit card payments using the CASHNet portal.
[00:00:36.189]While the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recommends the convenience of paying the
[00:00:40.039]UNL consolidated bill via an electronic check through the CASHNet portal, here are
[00:00:43.923]additional payment options that students and guest payors can utilize to settle the
[00:00:47.843]consolidate bill account balances. Foreign currency payments can be initiated through
[00:00:51.843]a student's MyRED or an authorized payor's CASHNet login as seen in the
[00:00:55.245]aforementioned video. For students or payors need to pay via foreign currency,
[00:00:58.927]UNL is partnered with Western Union to ensure the secure transfer
[00:01:02.037]of foreign bank funds via Western Union to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
[00:01:05.699]As this is a wire transaction, this payment method could potentially delay
[00:01:09.179]the posting of payment to the students' account. So it is suggested
[00:01:12.379]that all instructions discussed in this video and on the UNL Bursar site are
[00:01:16.069]followed closely and preferably at least 2-3 weeks in advance of
[00:01:19.079]any semester's payment due date. First for students paying via foreign currency,
[00:01:22.859]they will log into MyRED and select "Pay Bill."
[00:01:25.119]From the CASHNet ePayment portal a student or authorized payor will select
[00:01:28.609]"Make Payment" at the bottom right of the overview screen. On the next page,
[00:01:32.189]they would enter the dollar amount they would like to pay,
[00:01:34.969]making sure to input this amount in US dollars in the amount field.
[00:01:38.109]The payment amount cannot exceed the current student account balance
[00:01:41.299]which is displayed in the gray box below the amount field. Once inputted in US
[00:01:45.009]dollars click continue.
[00:01:46.149]At the payment method screen, select the third option from the
[00:01:49.069]drop down, foreign currency and then click continue.
[00:01:51.499]Upon clicking continue, the payor will be to redirected to the Western Union
[00:01:55.129]Business Solution site to complete their payment.
[00:01:57.414]The remaining process to complete the payment is done at Western Union Business
[00:02:01.234]Solutions webpage. Western Union facilitates UNL's foreign currency
[00:02:04.454]student payments. To finalize the foreign currency payment, the payor will need to
[00:02:08.314]first select their country to agree to the amount being paid.
[00:02:12.663]Then they will select their method of payment, which will be shown on the
[00:02:16.143]following guide. Payors must agree to the prepopulated student information which UNL
[00:02:20.143]forwards to Western Union. Lastly, the payor will provide their information
[00:02:24.143]and review the instructions on how to complete the payment to Western Union.
[00:02:27.733]Upon verifying the information entered, a copy of the receipt with the payment
[00:02:31.393]instructions attached will be emailed to the email address that the payor provided
[00:02:35.253]previously in the Western Union site. The payor then must deliver the payment
[00:02:40.251]instructions to their bank within 72 hours. The quoted exchange rate is only
[00:02:44.433]valid for that period of time. Payor's foreign bank will then initiate the
[00:02:47.991]transfer of funds via Western Union Business Solutions to UNL.
[00:02:50.931]Upon final sediment of the payment once received by Western Union, the
[00:02:54.311]payment will post at the student's consolidate bill account and will be
[00:02:57.641]viewable within students' MyRED. As I mentioned previously, the payment will be
[00:03:01.371]in a pending status and won't be viewable in MyRED until this settlement occurs.
[00:03:05.367]Very important to know a new transaction must be initiated through the UNL CASHNet
[00:03:09.367]ePayment system each time a payment is made. Please do not use payment
[00:03:12.912]instructions from any previous foreign currency payment transaction
[00:03:16.059]when making these payments.
[00:03:17.779]Each payment is unique and needs to be properly identified,
[00:03:20.619]or it will be delayed and possibly applied incorrectly.
[00:03:23.270]Shown here is a helpful guide for international students
[00:03:25.960]making foreign currency payments, as mentioned previously
[00:03:28.670]the foreign currency option must be selected in the CASHNet portal to help
[00:03:32.150]make payments quickly and easily. With multiple language options to select from,
[00:03:35.910]pricing and payment options provided up upfront. With a price comparison tool for
[00:03:39.760]the payor and the Western Union Business Solutions peace of mind commitment by
[00:03:43.460]using their payment system. Here's the pathways once more for students and
[00:03:46.940]authorized payors needing to make their UNL consolidated bill balance payments
[00:03:50.680]with foreign currency through Western Union Business Solutions. Paying online
[00:03:54.310]through the Western Union site that opens after selecting foreign currency in the
[00:03:58.120]UNL ePayment portal, there will be a variety of online providers.
[00:04:01.190]As well there are many banks that will allow bank transfer payment. Which the
[00:04:04.920]information for the particular bank could be found through your bank's online bill
[00:04:08.820]pay. If needing to provide your payment in person to your bank, Western Union will
[00:04:12.680]provide your payment instructions for an in person bank payment transfer. Western
[00:04:16.560]Union also provides payment tracking online and text messages update for payors
[00:04:20.290]payors should they like to have updates on the status of their transfer payment.
[00:04:24.070]For Western Union or contact information, please be sure to make note
[00:04:27.330]of the student services support methods of contact shown here.
[00:04:30.271]Now, other forms of payment per the Bursar website include cashier's checks
[00:04:33.807]and money orders, as well as personal personal checks, which can be made out to
[00:04:37.527]University Nebraska-Lincoln. All checks must include the student's 8 digit NUID
[00:04:41.277]number in the reference field to ensure payments are posted properly and must also
[00:04:45.167]be endorsed to ensure timely application towards the student account.
[00:04:48.417]For families of students utilizing a college savings or 529 payment plan please
[00:04:52.194]be sure to request your payment at least 10 days prior to the semester due date to
[00:04:56.047]ensure processing and mail time. In UNL's experience, providing UNL students
[00:04:59.647]consolidated bill is sufficient enough information to request your payment from
[00:05:03.447]your plan. The 8-digit NUID number must be used as the account number so that UNL has
[00:05:07.457]has an accurate reference to apply the payment properly to the student's
[00:05:10.847]consolidated bill account balance. College savings plans and 529 plan payments must
[00:05:14.767]be requested through the plan itself as they cannot be initiated through the
[00:05:18.337]students as MyRED or the CASHNet portal. These payments can be made directly to
[00:05:22.047]the university from the plan. As well, the plan must be given sufficient time to
[00:05:25.807]process the payment and mail it out to UNL. Please refer to the UNL Bursar
[00:05:29.327]mailing address shown here in the NEST withdrawal request form. Regardless of
[00:05:32.947]your plan, this image, UNL's Bursar Office PO Box 880412
[00:05:36.947]Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, should be used for any payments directly to UNL.
[00:05:41.646]And once again, please include the student's eight digit NUID
[00:05:44.626]in the appropriate student ID filled on your plans withdrawal form.
[00:05:47.796]The Nebraska Educational Savings Trust, or NEST, website hyperlink is on the UNL
[00:05:51.796]Bursar page. This is what the NEST website redirect looks like. To obtain the
[00:05:55.441]withdrawal form, please navigate on their site to forms. And then at the very bottom
[00:05:59.406]there will be the withdrawal request link which can be completed online through the
[00:06:03.316]NEST site. Another payment option is bank bill pay.
[00:06:05.816]So for individuals who'd rather make their payments through their online
[00:06:09.200]bank bill pay, they will need to use the 8-digit student NUID number
[00:06:12.460]as the account number to ensure it's credited to the correct student account.
[00:06:16.130]Now for individuals paying through trusts, or 401ks, IRAs, or other similar plans
[00:06:20.740]please consult and notify the plan in time to have payments sent out by the due date.
[00:06:24.960]So we'll proceed to clarifying that credit or debit card payments
[00:06:28.110]cannot be accepted in person or over the phone. And that for any checks from any
[00:06:31.880]source of plan or account, it must be sent to the correct UNL Bursar mailing address.
[00:06:35.880]We ask that payors do not mail cash or credit card payments. I'll briefly mention
[00:06:39.720]that third party sponsorships, or credits that would be applied to the student UNL
[00:06:43.580]consolidated bill and are not so much payment option. If an embassy or agency
[00:06:47.280]intends to pay all or part of a student's education expenses, UNL does provide
[00:06:51.790]individuals the ability to have sponsors billed directly through a third party
[00:06:55.470]billing process. Sometimes departments will fund all or a portion of a student's
[00:06:59.240]tuition and fees. Those departments must complete the agreement to fund by a UNL
[00:07:03.240]department form. All sections of the form must be completed and the department must
[00:07:07.489]specifically indicate which charges and amounts they wish to pay. Once the request
[00:07:11.489]form has been received by Student Accounts from the department, Accounts will work
[00:07:15.369]with the individual agreeing to fund to administer the appropriate credit to the
[00:07:19.129]student's account. If an agreement to fund is received after the first bill is due,
[00:07:23.049]there may be delays processing due to extra approvals necessary for late
[00:07:26.509]submissions. We encourage agreement to fund forms be submitted before classes
[00:07:30.149]begin each semester in order to produce the most accurate bill for the students
[00:07:33.859]to avoid any delays with refunds that students may be expecting. In most of
[00:07:37.429]Husker Hub's experiences with agreements to fund, these are departmental payments
[00:07:41.239]offered to graduate students. Typically undergraduate funding should be set up
[00:07:44.959]through the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid versus the Bursar Office.
[00:07:48.679]Lastly, students may be receiving external scholarships that have been awarded to
[00:07:52.489]them from outside donors. These external donor scholarship checks must be sent to
[00:07:56.299]the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and not the Bursar Office. The Aid
[00:08:00.019]Office mailing address is PO Box 880411 Lincoln, Nebraska 68588.
[00:08:04.025]On the Scholarships and Financial Aid website, students can obtain the
[00:08:08.359]scholarship check form which provides this address for remittance of external
[00:08:12.129]donor scholarship checks. Student awaiting confirmation
[00:08:14.859]that their external scholarship donor's check has arrived
[00:08:17.599]to UNL are kindly asked to await seeing the external
[00:08:20.079]scholarship posted in their MyRED financial aid account.
[00:08:22.769]If external scholarship donors are stating that they have sent their checks and
[00:08:26.539]nothing is appearing for the student in their MyRED financial aid page confirming
[00:08:30.359]that we've received it, we usually advise that recently mailed checks within 1-2
[00:08:34.119]weeks may not have been received yet. Any external scholarship donor that sends a
[00:08:37.929]check to UNL means that the check is usually co-payable to both UNL and to the
[00:08:41.589]student for whom is to be awarded to. In those cases, students do not need to
[00:08:45.229]endorse those checks. We will contact a student if they absolutely are required to
[00:08:49.079]come into Husker Hub to endorse a check in person.
[00:08:51.409]Thank you so very much for watching Husker Hub Explains the UNL consolidated
[00:08:54.989]bill payment methods video. Please view our other Husker Hub Explains videos on
[00:08:58.749]our website. And should you have any questions, feel free to contact our office
[00:09:02.479]via any of the methods shown here. And as always, take care.

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