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IRS: Stimulus Card Isn’t Junk Mail

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In a press release , the IRS states that the debit cards will arrive in plain envelopes from “Money Network Cardholder Services,” and are issued by Metabank , the Treasury Department’s financial agent — neither of which are commonly known names for most Americans.

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IRS Wants To Make Sure You Don’t Throw Out Your Stimulus Payment Card

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In a press release , the IRS states that the debit cards will arrive in plain envelopes from “Money Network Cardholder Services,” and are issued by Metabank , the Treasury Department’s financial agent — neither of which are commonly known names for most Americans.

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Retail Recovery Veils Serious Headwinds

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the U.S. “The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2020 is -34.5 percent on July 16, up from -35.5

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Next-Gen Debit Still Ahead Of Its Time

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Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service disburses monies to federal benefit recipients, from veterans to senior citizens and many others, it uses millions of direct deposit prepaid debit cards as part of the payments mix. When the U.S.