Federal benefit recipients will soon be required to choose between Direct Deposit and the Direct Express debit card as traditional paper checks begin to phase out. A deadline set by the U.S.

The Direct Express card is a prepaid debit card used by federal benefits recipients. On the scheduled payment date each month, the card is loaded electronically with Social Security and/or Veterans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments beginning Sept. 30, 2025. "This ...

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, millions of Americans will receive their Social Security payments featuring the new 2.8% COLA ...

The U.S.’s Social Security Administration is poised to distribute another batch of benefits payments for January 2026.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that regular benefit payments for January 2026 will be issued on ...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifth Third Bank, National Association, (Nasdaq: FITB) today announced it has been designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service ...

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