group safety - Direct Express Debit Card Facts

group safety - Direct Express Debit Card Facts

As of September 2008, The public protection administration has issued a Direct Express pre paid credit card to the 3.9 million people on public protection and disability nationwide. The purpose of this card is to enable recipients with no bank accounts or those who may not like getting a check in the mail, to now have a card that will automatically have their allotted amount deposited on the debit card every month. This will prevent delays in the check arrival in the mail, theft of paper checks and a sometimes difficult attempt to get to the bank and cash it.

Who should apply? anything who is on public protection or disability that likes the idea of having a debit card for their transactions instead of cashing their monthly check and using cash or having to write checks from their bank account. The Direct Express Debit card is standard in any place a MasterCard is standard and can also be used to get cash from Atm machines, sell stores and banks.

What if the Direct Express card is lost or stolen? This debit card is like any other debit card and you will have a personal pin amount that protects you if it is. You can call immediately to article this and your debit card will be replaced. It is also protected and insured by the Fdic.

Does the card cost anything? No, it is free with no monthly catalogue fee and has free services like: optional notifications of deposits made to your card by phone, text or email, optional alerts when your balance falls below a determined level and a once a month, no charge Atm resignation at participating Atm machines. There is also a toll- free, 24 hour buyer aid amount 7 days a week.

Are There Any Other Fees? For determined things like Atm withdrawals after the first free one cost only .90. Other fees contain a bill pay fee of .50 each time you pay a bill, .75 for a monthly Direct Express card statement that is mailed to you monthly, to replace a lost or stolen card each year and .50 to replace it with overnight delivery, .50 to transfer funds to a Us bank catalogue and plus 3% of the transaction to withdraw funds from an international Atm machine.

How To Get the Direct Express Card There is a toll free number, 1-877-212-9991 or an online sign up site at- http://www.UsdirectExpress.com. You can also call public protection at-1-800-772-1213 from 7 a.m. To 7 p.m. Monday straight through Friday and a representative will help you. For the hearing impaired: 1-800-325-0778.

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