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Press Materials

Press Releases:

Calendar Year 2008

• U.S. Treasury Recognizes 12 Financial Institutions as Go Direct "Champions" for Driving Direct Deposit
  July 14, 2008



• U.S. Treasury Introduces Direct Express Debit Card for Social Security Payments
  June 10, 2008



• Americans Rank Direct Deposit Their Top Money Management Tool
  February 6, 2008



• U.S. Treasury to Launch Prepaid Cards for Unbanked Social Security, SSI Benefit Recipients
  January 4, 2008

Calendar Year 2007

• Commissioner Kenneth R. Papaj Retires
  November 21, 2007



• Top Management Changes at Treasury's Financial Management Service
  November 21, 2007



• Treasury Urges Social Security Check Recipients to Switch to Direct Deposit Following Southern California Wildfires
  October 25, 2007



• Hit the jackpot? Americans say "no thanks" to giant check, "yes" to direct deposit, according to national poll
  October 23, 2007



• Treasury Recognizes Nine Financial Institutions as Go Direct "Champions"
  July 24, 2007



• Americans At Risk Of Financial Crime - Even In Their Own Households
  February 28, 2007



• U.S. Treasury and Illinois Department of Revenue Announce First in the Nation Federal-State Tax Payment Pilot
  January 11, 2007



• Baby Boomers Count Down to Retirement:
  U.S. Treasury's Go Direct Campaign Launches Pledge Drive to Spur Direct Deposit for Social Security Benefit Payments
  January 3, 2007

Calendar Year 2006

• Treasury Department Press Release
  Treasury Pitches In to Improve Deployment Life for US Soldiers
  August 23, 2006



• Commissioner Richard L. Gregg Retires
  May 24, 2006



• Top Management Changes at Treasury's Financial Management Service
  May 24, 2006



• Treasury Announces New Ways to Simplify Tax Payments
  May 16, 2006



• U.S. Treasury and FDIC Announce Financial Literacy Partnership
  April 18, 2006



• Directo A Su Cuenta: Remarks by U.S. Treasurer Anna Cabral at the National Hispanic Council On Aging National Convention
  April 8, 2006



• Online Tool Makes it Easy to Sign up for Direct Deposit of Social Security Payments
  March 15, 2006



• Survey Reveals Many Americans Don't Know the Facts About Safeguarding Money, Identity
  January 25, 2006

Calendar Year 2005

• Survey Reveals Baby Boomers Lag Seniors in Direct Deposit Usage
  December 27, 2005



• All Agencies Comply with No FEAR Act Requirements
  November 22, 2005



• Treasury Unveils Campaign to Convert Paper Tax Payments to Electronic
  November 15, 2005
  (en español)
  
  
• Safeguarding Money: U.S. Treasury Launches Go Direct to Spur Direct Deposit
  September 27, 2005
  
  
• Treasury Gives Green Light to National Campaign to Promote Direct Deposit of Social Security Benefits
  August 1, 2005



• More Taxpayers Choose Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
  March 30, 2005




Hurricane Relief:

• Fact Sheet: Gifts to the United States, Hurricane Relief
  
  
• Operational Bulletin: Processing of Contaminated Treasury Checks by Depository Institutions Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
  
  
• Guidance on Cashing and Accepting for Deposit Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Assistance Checks and Government Benefit Checks Issued by the U.S. Treasury
  
  
• Special Notice for Depository Institutions
  
  
• U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Plans to Assist Social Security Recipients Displaced by Hurricane
  September 13, 2005
  
  
• U.S. Treasury Urges Waiver of ATM Surcharges for Katrina Evacuees
  
  
• U.S. Treasury Provides Guidance on Government Benefit Checks and the Use of Third Party Drafts
  
  
• U.S. Treasury Urges Flexibility in Cashing Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Checks
  
  

Calendar Year 2004

• All Agencies Comply with No FEAR Act Requirements
  November 19, 2004



• Navy/Marine Cash™ - Next Generation ATMs-at-Sea Rolls Out
  June 29, 2004
  (Naval Supply Systems Command Press Release)



• IRS Offers Penalty Refund for EFTPS Enrollment
  May 24, 2004
  (Internal Revenue Service Press Release)



• FMS Receives Safety & Health Award
  February 26, 2004

Calendar Year 2003

• Treasury Takes Action Against Identity Theft
  December 4, 2003
• FMS Issues First Round of 2003 Child Tax Credit Advance Payments
  July 25, 2003 (Updated August 11, 2003)
• FMS Gears Up for Delivery of 2003 Child Tax Credit Advance Payments
  June 27, 2003
• Accenture/MIT Names Gary Grippo Agent of Change in Digital Government
  June 10, 2003
• Want Your Tax Refund Sooner?…Choose Direct Deposit!
  February 13, 2003

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