> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.budgetbandit.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Payees > Manage who you pay: rename, set a default category, merge duplicates, and delete payees. A payee is who a transaction was with — a store, an employer, a person. Budget Bandit creates payees for you as you enter transactions, so you rarely add one by hand. The Payees page is where you tidy them up. ## Where payees come from You don't create payees manually. The first time you type a new name on a transaction, that payee is created and reused from then on. Over time you build a list you can clean and organize on the **Payees** page. ## Rename a payee On the Payees page, open a payee's actions and choose **Edit**, then change the name and save. The new name applies everywhere that payee appears. ## Give a payee a default category A payee can carry a **default category** so the next transaction from that payee starts out categorized. Payees also have a **category learning** toggle: when it's on, the payee adapts to how you categorize its transactions. Turn learning off to keep a fixed default. This is the lightest-weight way to auto-categorize. For conditions beyond the payee name, use a [rule](/rules/create-a-rule) instead. ## Merge duplicate payees Imports and typos leave you with near-duplicates like "Amazon," "AMZN," and "Amazon.com." Merge them into one: On the Payees page, check two or more payees that are really the same. Choose **Merge** (it appears once two or more are selected). Select which payee name survives. Every transaction from the others is reassigned to it, and the rest are deleted. ## Delete a payee Open a payee's actions and choose **Delete**. The payee is removed and any transaction that referenced it has its payee cleared — the transactions themselves stay. ## If something looks wrong * Two versions of the same store keep appearing → merge them, then set up a [rule](/rules/create-a-rule) so future imports land on the right name. * A payee's transactions aren't auto-categorizing → check its default category and category-learning setting. ## Related Assign categories to a payee's transactions. Match on payee and apply a category, tag, or flag. Cross-cutting labels, separate from payees. Where many duplicate payees come from.