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AppleInsider - Apple Card COVID-19 assistance program extended into August - xSicKxBot - 08-02-2020
Apple Card COVID-19 assistance program extended into August
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<p>Apple has, once again, extended its COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program for <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-card">Apple Card</a> for another month, with customers able to defer their payments due in August without any penalty. </p>
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<p>The ongoing <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/coronavirus">coronavirus</a> pandemic and the slow return to normal is making it financially hard for some families, leading to some tough choices about bill payments. In a continuation of the established program by Apple and financial partner Goldman Sachs, Apple Card customers are able to avoid one outgoing cost for the month. </p>
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<p>Apple Card users are now able to defer their August payment without incurring interest. To do so, they will need to talk to a financial representative to request entry into the scheme, or to extend any existing deferments. </p>
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<p>The program continues a pattern of assistance Apple has offered from <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/03/14/apple-card-holders-can-request-to-skip-march-payment">March</a> until <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/03/14/apple-card-holders-can-request-to-skip-march-payment">July</a>, with August’s addition making it a total of six months of deferment for some customers. </p>
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<p><h3>How to request entry into the COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program</h3>
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<li>On your iPhone, open the <strong>Wallet</strong> app. </li>
<li>Tap the <strong>“…” button</strong> </li>
<li>Tap <strong>Message</strong> </li>
<li>Type <strong>“I want to enroll in the Customer Assistance Program.”</strong> </li>
<li>Tap the <strong>send button</strong></li>
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<p>The deferment program is one of a number of initiatives Apple has put in place to assist its customers with financial planning. Apple Card offers the ability to buy Apple products <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/15/apple-launches-apple-card-monthly-installments-for-ipads-macs-more">in installments</a>, gives insights via the Wallet app on how a user may better use the card to avoid paying interest on their outstanding balance, and in June Apple launched a four-month “<a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/29/apple-launches-four-month-path-to-apple-card-credit-coaching-program">Path to Apple Card</a>” credit coaching program. </p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/08/01/apple-card-covid-19-assistance-program-extended-into-august/