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What disaster assistance measures are available to customers? What hardship assistance options are there for Rural Bank clients? Are 'hardship' specialists only based in capital cities? Where else can I get face-to-face assistance? What other resources are available? What is involved in considering my financial hardship claim? What happens if the Bank doesn't support my claim? When will the Bank take legal action? What can I do if I am not happy with the Bank's decision?
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Who will I be dealing with? Can I have access to a dedicated relationship manager? Can I choose my relationship manager? Do relationship managers promote solutions from multiple banks? Will my local relationship manager visit my property? Does Rural Bank have branches? How do I complete my day to day banking?
What is a direct debit? What is a recurring payment? On which accounts can I set up regular payments? How do I cancel a direct debit on my bank account? How do I cancel a recurring payment on my credit or debit card? Is there an easy way to keep track of my direct debits and other recurring payments? What happens to my recurring payments when I get a new card?
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Step 1: Apply to open your new Rural Bank account Step 2: Identify your regular payments to and from your old account Step 3: Re-establish the regular payments on the new account Step 4: Close your old account
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What is the 'Authorisations' feature?

This feature allows customers to set up, review, and make payments to third parties using the Bill Payment, Pay Anyone or Bulk Payments services. This is a convenient way of managing payments to third parties.

If you have payments requiring your approval, an orange circle will appear next to the 'Activity' menu. Click on 'Activity' then click on 'Upcoming' to review and authorise pending payments.

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