Treasury seeks DirectExpress^® debit card services

TREASURY | January 15, 2019 |

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, is seeking applications from qualified financial institutions to serve as financial agents of the United States. The selected financial agent(s) will provide DirectExpress^® debit card services nationwide to recipients of Social Security and other federal benefit payments, beginning in January 2020. Applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. ET on February 15, 2019. For more information, please visit the Treasury’s DirectExpress (Off-site) page.

Note

“DirectExpress” is a registered mark of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

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