Avoid using an automatic login feature that saves your password. Change your password at least every 72 days. If you have a bank or credit union, make it a point to use online banking services so you ...

Give Your Take: How Much Will You Spend Over the Holidays Relative to Last Year? How Does the Direct Express® Card Work? When you sign up for the Direct Express® card program, monthly payments are ...

-- Sign up for direct deposit. The Direct Express debit card provides a variety of free services to Social Security beneficiaries. There are no sign-up fees, monthly fees or overdraft fees, which ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A debit card nightmare has left an 80-year-old Chicago woman with no way to access her Social Security money. Her family said it has been going on for weeks, with no solutions from the ...

A San Antonio federal lawsuit alleges thousands of retirees, veterans and disabled people who receive federal benefits through Direct Express prepaid debit cards were fraud victims whose claims were ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13)– Battling stage 4 breast cancer, Yasmin Snider of Citrus Heights relies heavily on her monthly Social Security payment of $618 to rent a room, buy food and her medicine. She, like 4 ...

The U.S. government is transitioning to electronic payments for Social Security and federal benefits, leaving many wondering how to adapt. If you don't have a bank account, the Direct Express card ...

My grandmother, who has dementia, agreed to receive her Social Security benefits via the Direct Express card in 2014. Apparently, the card was mailed and my grandmother misplaced it or threw it out.

Direct Express is a prepaid card that gives you access to your federal benefits regardless of whether you have a bank account. If you receive federal benefits and want a secure way to store and use ...

The ABC News Fixer helps a victim of identity theft get charges reversed Feb. 18, 2014— -- Dear ABC News Fixer: My complaint is with Direct Express, the card the government uses to issue my ...