Government Payment Service holds all the cards for the nation's largest correctional facility

06/23/2007

GPS ushers in a new era of service with a renewed contract with Cook County (Chicago), IL and a new name

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 23, 2007) – Government Payment Service, Inc. makes an impressive entry into the second half of 2007 with a renewed contract for the largest correctional facility in the country, as well as with a new name – GovPayEXP – marking the start of even easier and faster government payments processing.

The leading provider of remote payment processing services for government agencies, GovPayEXP, currently provides credit and debit card payment solutions for more than 1,100 jurisdictions in 31 states, including Cook County, IL. Since June 2005, GovPayEXP has processed over $13 million in bail, traffic fines, non-sufficient funds, child support, administrative fees and other payment obligations for Cook County including handling over six thousand cash bail payments at Cook County jail in Chicago, the largest correctional facility in the U.S.

Cook County recently extended its contract with GovPayEXP from June 2007 to June 2010 in recognition of the bail processing efficiencies and the increased Cook County revenue. Consumers are pleased with the ease of paying bail as well as fees and fines using credit and debit cards – and county employees can now handle these payments more efficiently and with fewer hassles.

"When GovPayEXP initially rolled out the Cook County credit card program, we never envisioned the partnership and the program to be as resoundingly successful as it has been so early in the game," said John Morales, former CFO, Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County. "They have taken a big burden off of us, reduced our liability and risk, and done a superior job servicing our account with technology, flexibility and outstanding customer service… all for free."

Government Payment Service, Inc. is an Indianapolis-based company which contracts with over 1,100 agencies nationwide as a third-party credit or debit card processor for consumer payments to government agencies. In 2006, they processed over $64 million in transactions, all done with no cost or risk to the government agency, because all service fees are paid by the cardholders. Its GovPayEXP service allows consumers to use their credit and debit card to handle just about any type of payment, including cash bail payments, court fines and costs, traffic tickets, child support payments, real estate and property taxes, and other fees and fines. For more information call 1-888-561-7888, or visit www.govpayexp.com.

CONTACT
Debby Conrad
info@govpayexp.com
317-713-6554

"The beauty of the system is that GovPayEXP absorbs all of the liability and has removed all the risk for us."

- Sergeant Don Smith, Department of Corrections, Westchester County, New York