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  The U.S. Department of the Treasury Presents a Safe, Sure, Easy Way to Receive your Federal Check.
  ETA stands for Electronic Transfer Account. It's a low-cost account for recipients of Federal payments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury designed the ETA for individuals to receive their Federal payments electronically.

Generally anyone who receives (or represents someone who receives) one of these Federal Government payments:
Social Security
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Veterans Benefits
Civil Service Wage Salary or Retirement Payments
Military Wage Salary or Retirement Payments
Railroad Retirement Board Payments
DOL / Black Lung

is eligible to receive his or her monthly payments electronically through an ETA. 

This federally insured account lets you enjoy the safety, security and convenience of electronic payments—even if you don't have a checking or savings account right now.

Once you open your ETA, instead of getting a check in the mail, your payment will be deposited into your ETA through Direct Deposit—on time, every time. There is no check to worry about. You can take money out of your ETA the same day it goes into your account.

 
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For more information regarding the ETA, you may also call: 1 (888) 382-3311 or 1 (877) 326-5833 (TTD)