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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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Getting Stimulus Payments To Consumers; Lessons From Round One

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Panelists joining PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster included Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards ; Wells Fargo Senior Vice President, Head of Global Payables, Treasury Management Michelle Ziolkowski ; and J.P. Morgan Managing Director Industry Head for Public Sector Treasury Services, Wholesale Payments Eva Robinson. Headaches, Everywhere.

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Retail Recovery Veils Serious Headwinds

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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 percent on July 9,” the Atlanta Fed report stated.

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GAO: $1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People

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billion went to dead people as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department rushed to send out $269 billion in funds, according to a Thursday (June 25) U.S. However, it pointed out that the Treasury, along with the Bureau of Fiscal Service that sends out the payments, lacks that access.

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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. million prepaid debit cards to mostly unbanked federal beneficiaries.