Many places in the US charge ridiculous "Convenience" charges to pay with a credit card. I pay my rent with a check. Why? Because they charge me almost $40 for the "convenience" of using my MasterCard. Same thing when I had my car loan. $15 convenience charge to pay online with a credit card.

It's complete crap, and a total racket. Unless I want to pay >$50 month for the luxury of paying my bills in any modern way, I'm back to writing checks.