Federal benefit recipients will soon be required to choose between Direct Deposit and the Direct Express debit card as traditional paper checks begin to phase out. A deadline set by the U.S.

Beginning Sept. 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop sending paper checks to recipients. For those who don't have a checking account and need time, the SSA says there will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March ending the issuance of paper checks for Social Security payments. The ...