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.

Direct Express debit card customers could be looking at a small pay day, after a recent class action settlement was given the green light. Plaintiffs in the case accused the bank of mishandling fraud ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A debit card nightmare has left an 80-year-old Chicago woman with no way to access her Social Security money. Her family said it has been going on for weeks, with no solutions from the ...

Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic payments: ...