STATEFARM* Charge (What It Is + Is It Legit?)

When State Farm processes monthly insurance premium payments, their billing system truncates the company name to "STATEFARM*" due to the character limitations imposed by payment card networks like Visa and Mastercard, which historically cap merchant descriptors at around 22 characters. The asterisk following "STATEFARM" is a common delimiter used by their payment processor to separate the merchant name from any additional reference information, such as a policy number or regional billing code, that may or may not appear after it depending on your bank's display format. If you're seeing this descriptor alongside a charge of around $130.00, it almost certainly reflects your monthly State Farm auto, home, or life insurance premium being drafted automatically from your account.

No, this is a legitimate charge from State Farm. However, if you did not authorize this charge or cancelled your subscription, you may be eligible for a refund.

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