Treasury sending stimulus pay in debit cards

Visa debit card can be activated immediately

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If you are still waiting on your stimulus payment from the government during the coronavirus pandemic, keep an eye out for a debit card in the mail.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday it’s going to start mailing some stimulus payments on debit cards.

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Until now, payments had been either directly deposited in an individual's bank account or sent as a paper check.

About four million payments will be sent on a debit card.

It could mean that those people receive their money faster than if they had to wait for a check.

The Visa debit card can be activated immediately.

It can be used to make purchases, get cash at an ATM or to transfer funds into a bank account without being charged a fee.

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