What happens if I don’t have enough money to cover my Instant Loan payment when it’s due?

If you miss an Instant Loan payment and have Autopay turned on, Chime will automatically try to pay the missed payment from your Chime Checking Account when a new deposit is received. 

Here’s how it works:
  • On your scheduled payment date, Chime will try to pay the full amount due for that billing cycle.
  • If your account doesn’t have enough funds, Chime will make up to two more attempts later that month—but only after a new deposit is made.

These retry attempts can be triggered by any deposit, including:
  • Direct deposits (e.g., paychecks, government benefits)
  • Tax refunds
  • External transfers from other banks
  • Trial deposits used for account verification
  • Peer-to-peer payments (e.g., Pay Anyone, Cash App, Venmo)

Important: If you're behind on payments, we’ll only try to pay if a new deposit is large enough to fully cover the oldest missed payment.

Example:
  • If you’ve missed three payments of $35 and receive a $40 deposit, we’ll try to pay $35 toward the oldest missed payment.
  • If the deposit is only $20, we won’t try to pay anything, since it isn’t enough to fully cover any single payment.

Instant Loans are made by The Bancorp Bank, N.A.