Choose The Bi-Weekly
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Mortgage Payment Plan
Never mail a check again.
Pay off your mortgage faster with The Bi-Weekly
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Mortgage Payment Plan
Would you like to pay off your mortgage earlier or build equity faster?* The Bi-Weekly
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Mortgage Payment Plan with
Truist helps to make this possible.
How it works
● Make a half payment once every two weeks (Bi-Weekly) throughout the year. This will typically result in 26 half
payments over the course of a year (instead of 24 half payments or 12 whole payments), so you make the equivalent
of one extra monthly payment per year.** Extra payments apply to your principal balance at the next monthly due
date.
● Bi-Weekly payments are collected in the month prior to when they are applied to your monthly payment due. To
avoid a gap in your payment history as you transition to the payment structure of The Bi-Weekly Mortgage
Payment Plan, during your first month of enrollment you will pay both your regular monthly payment plus
Bi-Weekly half payments.
● If this additional payment at enrollment is not possible, Truist offers a program that may allow you to accomplish a
similar goal: Truist Recurring Payments program provides you with automated monthly drafting with the option of
adding additional principal to your payment, enabling you to pay off your mortgage earlier or build equity faster
without the advance payment requirement. Additional information about the Truist Recurring Payments program can
be found at truist.com or by calling us at 800.634.7928, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. E.T.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are my payments automatically deducted from my account and when are they applied to my account?
The Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payment Plan is an automated program where your chosen account is debited every other week,
or Bi Weekly. When the
two halves of your monthly mortgage payment are received, they are applied to the following
month's payment.
For example, if you request your first debit to be made on the 1st and 3rd Monday of May, once these funds have been
automatically debited from your account, they will be applied to your June payment.
We suggest that you confirm with your financial institution that automated debiting is permitted on your account or
whether your account has a limitation on the number of drafts permitted on your account.
Can I choose the day my account is debited on?
Yes, you can choose the weekday your account will be debited on. The only limitation is that the first day your account is
debited must be within
the first two weeks of a given month. This ensures that you have sufficient funds to make your
standard monthly mortgage payment by the 1st day of the following month and your payment is not considered late.
What happens to the first half of my monthly payment when it is debited?
When Truist receives the first half of your monthly mortgage payment, the funds are held in your account but are not
posted until the second
half of your payment is received. Once both halves have been received, they are applied to your
next mortgage payment.
In two months of the year**, you will make three bi-weekly payments instead of two, due to the way the dates fall in the
calendar. At each instance,
this third half-payment will apply to the principal balance of your account at your next
monthly payment due date.
What happens if my monthly payment amount changes?
Changes to your monthly payment amount may occur for a number of reasons, the most common of which are in the
course of adjusting the
rate of your loan (ARM loans only) or in the course of reanalyzing your escrow needs. The
automated debiting of your chosen account is calculated as half of your payment of record. As such, any payment changes
are automatically reflected in your Bi-Weekly
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debit. You will be alerted to any changes to your monthly payment
amount thirty (30) days in advance of said change.
*Disclaimer: Benefit to the consumer in the form of building equity is through extra payments applied to principal only.
Equity gains assume property values remain stable. Amount of interest saved and the number of months of early
repayment achieved by enrolling in this program depends on the overall length of time remaining on your mortgage term,
with longer remaining terms generating greater benefit. Consult with a professional financial advisor when considering
switching to a bi-weekly mortgage payment schedule.
**Every 11 years (approximately), this payment schedule will result in 27 half payments instead of 26; this additional half
payment will be applied to principal in the same manner as other extra payments.