I just got a letter from Citibank saying that it will discontinue Quicken Direct Connect as of Oct 2, 2015. The letter says that this will eliminate "Quicken bill payment functionality" and the "ability to make money transfers from your Citibank account through Quicken."
Although I have a few automatic transfers configured, mostly I "write" specific electronic checks to pay my bills. Citibank says that my alternatives are to use its own bill pay service or to enroll in Quicken's fee-based Bill Pay service. Citibank also claims that "automatic downloads" to Quicken will stop but that Quicken Express Web Connect can still be used to download transactions.
So ... if I change the online services for my Citibank account in Quicken from "Direct Connect" to "Express Web Connect," will I still be able to write electronic checks? Or does "eliminate the ability to make money transfers" mean no more check writing?
And if I can't write checks through Quicken using Citibank, which other banks still offer free Quicken check writing?