Debit card option now offered for Social Security

Debit card option now offered for Social Security
Tags: Bank / Credit Union, Bank Automation, Debit / Credit, North America, Regulatory Issues, Transaction Processing, Trends / Statistics
June 9, 2008

USA Today: For millions of Americans, accessing Social Security benefits is now just a card-swipe away. A new debit card offered by the Treasury Department gives nearly 4 million Social Security recipients who have no bank accounts an alternative to paper checks, which get cashed at a price. The new debit card, issued by Comerica Bank, was quietly marketed to nearly 3.5 million recipients of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income this spring. It's now available to any benefit recipient via usdirectexpress.com.