WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released a video to inform consumers that they may receive their Economic Impact Payment (EIP) on a prepaid debit card starting this week. The payments, to provide relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, are made possible by the CARES Act.
Approximately 4 million eligible EIP recipients will receive a prepaid debit card in the mail. The EIP prepaid debit card is a Treasury-sponsored, VISA-branded, prepaid debit card from MetaBank.
To assist getting economic impact payments quicker to consumers, the Bureau took action by issuing an interpretive rule last month making it easier for pandemic-relief payments to be made on a prepaid debit card.
To see the video click here: https://youtu.be/8_b7wBr8d7I .
To see the video in Spanish click here: https://youtu.be/lNJv-bY6uro .
To learn more about EIP prepaid debit cards click here: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/managing-your-finances/economic-impact-payment-prepaid-debit-cards/.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a 21st century agency that helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives. For more information, visit www.consumerfinance.gov.
Official news published at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-releases-video-consumers-receiving-stimulus-payment-prepaid-debit-card/
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