Checks & Payments

Click on the questions below for answers about checks and payments.

• Why did I get this check?

  I have received a federal payment from Treasury and I do not know what it is for. How can I find out who authorized the payment and why it was issued?

• Direct Deposit

  What is direct deposit and how can I sign up?

• Missing/expired federal check payments

  A check payment issued to me by the Treasury Department is either lost or may have been stolen. What must I do to have it reissued?

  How do I get an expired check reissued?

  I am interested in receiving my federal payment electronically (direct deposit) instead of a check payment. What must I do?

  I do not have a bank account, but I would like to find out about opening one so that I can receive my payment by direct deposit. What must I do?

• Name/address/status changes

  I just moved and now have a new address. I have changed banks. What do I need to do?

Related Resources

• Direct Deposit Sign-Up Forms
• Social Security Administration
  (800) 772-1213
  
• Department of Veterans Affairs
  (800) 827-1000
  
• Office of Personnel Management
  (888) 767-6738 or (202) 606-0500
  
• Internal Revenue Service
  (800) 829-1040
  
• Railroad Retirement Board
  (Automated System)
  (800) 808-0772
  
• Defense Finance and Accounting Service
  for All DOD payments
  

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