Avoid using an automatic login feature that saves your password. Change your password at least every 72 days. If you have a bank or credit union, make it a point to use online banking services so you ...

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 (Fiscal Service) as the new ...

Congressional Democrats are investigating whether Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano knew — and should have disclosed — that his company stood to benefit from a huge contract overseeing a ...

The US government has begun phasing out paper checks for unbanked Americans who receive federal benefits, adding to the ranks of millions who rely on Direct Express prepaid cards. The problem: that ...

Social Security benefits are now paperless as of October. Here’s when this week’s payments will arrive and how the new deposit-only system affects recipients.

Starting September 30, the agency will stop issuing payments by mail, although if a beneficiary has no other payment means paper checks will be provided.

Starting Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. Treasury will stop issuing paper checks for most federal benefits, including Social Security, VA payments, and tax refunds. Instead, all government agencies will ...

Beginning Sept. 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop sending paper checks to recipients. For those who don't have a checking account and need time, the SSA says there will be ...

Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays, with the first wave of payments going out on the second Wednesday of the month, Oct. 8. Subsequent payments will go out on the third (Oct. 15) ...

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 ...