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Why Can’t Stimulus Checks Arrive Faster?

April 5 2021

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“In April 2020, the Treasury Department made the first pandemic-related stimulus payments within weeks of the bill being signed into law, instead of months, like similar payments in 2008. By the third round of payments in March 2021, the first wave of money landed in bank accounts within a week of the bill becoming law. […]

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Treasury, IRS Issue Latest Payment Batch; Many by Check, Debit Card

March 23 2021

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“The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it has issued the next round of economic impact payments from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, with many of the payments being mailed in the form of paper checks and debit cards. The Treasury said electronic payments sent by direct deposit in the latest round of […]

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This Startup Is Giving Customers Early Access to Billions in Stimulus Checks

March 16 2021

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• Government Payments
• Neobanks

“Big banks face competition from startup challengers on fees, apps and direct deposits. During the Covid era, that battle is expanding to which company can pay out stimulus checks the fastest. Big-bank customers complained over the weekend about how their $1,400 stimulus payments were still pending in their bank accounts. Those payments may not arrive […]

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As the ACH Network Readies for Covid Relief, Payments Groups Seek to Correct the Record on Funding Date

March 16 2021

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“In response to erroneous reports about funds availability, The Clearing House Payments Co., Nacha, and seven other banking and payments groups said Tuesday that Economic Impact Payments from the federal government will start to become available to recipients Wednesday morning. A statement from the nine groups, plus a separate statement from Nacha , the governing […]

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Saved Stimulus Checks Expected to Help Spur Economic Recovery

January 26 2021

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“Many U.S. consumers are starting 2021 flush with savings likely to help fuel the economic recovery this year. The latest federal Covid-19 aid package sent $600 checks to many households that also received relief money last year, while more affluent households have built up pools of cash by curbing their spending during the pandemic.”

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MetaBank® Serves As Agent for Distributing Prepaid Debit Cards As Part of Economic Impact Program

March 23 2021

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“Meta Financial Group, Inc.® (Nasdaq: CASH) (the “Company”) today announced that MetaBank®, N.A. (“MetaBank” or the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has again been asked to disburse Economic Impact Payments (“EIP”) through the distribution of prepaid debit cards under a program authorized by the U.S. Congress through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 […]

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Mastercard Working With Liberty Tax to Provide Access to Economic Impact Payments and Tax Return Funds

March 17 2021

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• Government Payments
• Mastercard

“As Americans in need begin receiving Economic Impact Payments (EIP) via the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Mastercard is working with Liberty Tax to offer direct stimulus payments and tax return funds through prepaid cardholder accounts, in turn improving equitable access to those who need it most. Qualifying new Liberty Tax […]

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ACH Network Prepared to Deliver Economic Impact Payments to Americans Via Direct Deposit | Nacha

March 11 2021

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• ACH
• Government Payments

“President Biden has signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act, which provides for direct payments to many Americans. These payments will largely be delivered electronically by Direct Deposit over the ACH Network. Following is a statement from Jane Larimer, President and CEO of Nacha, the organization that governs the ACH Network. “Passage of the […]

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Adds Online EBT Payment Option for In-Club Pickup and Curbside Pickup Orders in Select States

March 5 2021

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• Government Payments

“BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ), a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States, announced that it now accepts EBT payments for SNAP eligible items on BJs.com for in-club pickup and curbside pickup orders in Florida and North Carolina. BJ’s members in these states can now seamlessly shop for their groceries on […]

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Treasury Is Delivering Millions of Economic Impact Payments by Prepaid Debit Card | U.S. Department of the Treasury

January 8 2021

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• Government Payments
• Income

“This week, Treasury and the IRS started to send approximately 8 million Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) by prepaid debit card. The distribution of EIP Cards follows the millions of payments already made by direct deposit and the ongoing mailing of paper checks and are part of Treasury’s and is IRS’s plan to deliver Economic Impact […]