As the coronavirus pandemic raged across the country, the U.S. government turned to Direct Deposit to deliver millions of stimulus payments to Americans. On April 15, exactly as the IRS instructed, 81 million Americans woke up to find their stimulus payments safely in their bank accounts thanks to Direct Deposit. Ultimately, the IRS would authorize 120 million payments via Direct Deposit. However, despite this success, there have been mischaracterizations and inaccuracies in news reports and commentary regarding the delivery of government emergency assistance to consumers.

Direct Deposit and payroll are perfect together, and National Payroll Week is a perfect time to honor that combination.

Nacha issues a statement from Jane Larimer President & CEO of Nacha regarding recent comments that claim significant concerns over the delivery of payments from the Social Security Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration via the U.S. Postal Service. However, more than 97% of recipients of Social Security and Veterans Benefits rely on direct Deposit

It's Simplify Your Life Week, and Nacha has some excellent ideas to help you make things easier by using electronic payments.

As communities begin to recover from the effects of COVID-19, businesses also are starting the long process of returning to normal – slowly, but surely. And there are definitely some lessons learned. The key one, of course, is how to make payments remotely. 

Saving money every payday is crucially important toward achieving financial independence. The Split Deposit feature of Direct Deposit can help.

Direct Deposit has an impressive track record, and its impact is the focus of our new Direct Deposit Delivers campaign.

While the current national emergency is impacting daily life and business operations, the ACH Network is operating normally. Using ACH payments can provide some assistance during this difficult time.