Cashpay Card - Feds urge seniors to accept automatic deposit of checks - News & Observer
Thomas Goldsmith , Staff Writer The federal campaign called Go Direct brought its message to Raleigh seniors Tuesday, recommending that older people use direct deposit for their Social Security and other federal benefits. To eliminate fraud and theft, and to give people quicker access to their money, the government is working to convince seniors they should get direct deposit. Just last month, a postal employee, Onita Barnes of Rocky Mount, was accused in an indictment of stealing Treasury checks, including Social Security checks, federal officials said. By late summer, North Carolinians should have access to Direct Express, a prepaid debit card designed to give people who don’t use banks access to their benefit money, U. Find Out More
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