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Press Materials

Press Releases:

Calendar Year 2008

• U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card to Social Security Recipients in Western States
  September 4, 2008



• U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card to Social Security Recipients in Midwestern States
  July 31, 2008



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



• U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card to Social Security Recipients in Northeast & Mid-Atlantic States
  July 2, 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

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