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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The U.S. Treasury Department doesn’t send out checks anymore. It requires all funds, including Social Security disability, be deposited electronically. If someone does not have a ...

Direct Express is a prepaid card that gives you access to your federal benefits regardless of whether you have a bank account. If you receive federal benefits and want a secure way to store and use ...

Social Security recipients seldom receive a paper check in the mail anymore. Most Social Security benefits are now paid electronically. This typically means a direct deposit to a bank or credit union ...

Give Your Take: How Much Will You Spend Over the Holidays Relative to Last Year? How Does the Direct Express® Card Work? When you sign up for the Direct Express® card program, monthly payments are ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13)– Battling stage 4 breast cancer, Yasmin Snider of Citrus Heights relies heavily on her monthly Social Security payment of $618 to rent a room, buy food and her medicine. She, like 4 ...

CLIFTON, Ohio (WKRC) - In an effort to deliver federal benefits to people, the government set up a debit card called "Direct Express." It is supposed to eliminate the worry of having a check lost or ...

A San Antonio federal lawsuit alleges thousands of retirees, veterans and disabled people who receive federal benefits through Direct Express prepaid debit cards were fraud victims whose claims were ...

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.

My grandmother, who has dementia, agreed to receive her Social Security benefits via the Direct Express card in 2014. Apparently, the card was mailed and my grandmother misplaced it or threw it out.

The Direct Express debit card provides a variety of free services to Social Security beneficiaries. There are no sign-up fees, monthly fees or overdraft fees, which plague the users of many other ...