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Press Releases:

Calendar Year 2011

• Marty Greiner Joins FMS as Assistant Commissioner for Management, Chief Financial Officer
  November 15, 2011
  
  
• Treasury's Stored Value Card Program Surpasses $5 Billion
  September 8, 2011
  
  
• Treasury Celebrates 15th Anniversary of the Debt Collection Improvement Act
  May 16, 2011
  
  
• U.S. Treasury to "Retire" Paper Check for New Recipients of Social Security and Other Federal Benefits, Saving Taxpayers $1 Billion
  April 26, 2011



• Treasury Offset Program Collects Millions in State Unemployment Compensation Debts
  March 31, 2011



• Treasury Offset Program Expands to Include Unemployment Compensation Debts
  January 31, 2011

Calendar Year 2010

• Treasury Extends Direct Deposit to Millions of Americans, Phasing out Paper Checks for Federal Benefit Payments
  December 21, 2010



• U.S. Navy Fleet Now Cashless
  October 12, 2010



• Treasury Processes One Billionth Electronic Tax Payment
  September 15, 2010



• Richard L. Gregg and Gary Grippo Receive Distinguished Member of the Regiment Award from U.S. Army Finance Corps
  May 10, 2010



• Kristine Smeltzer Conrath Named as Assistant Commissioner, Federal Finance
  January 15, 2010

Calendar Year 2009

• FMS Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Visit USS Harry S. Truman
  November 6, 2009



• Go Direct Campaign Tops 3 Million Direct Deposit Enrollments
  August 19, 2009



• Wanda J. Rogers Assumes New Role as Deputy Commissioner
  August 11, 2009



• Secretary Geithner Names David A. Lebryk Commissioner of FMS
  June 26, 2009



• Caregivers Helping with Finances Urged to Switch to Direct Deposit
  June 22, 2009



• U.S. Treasury Department Advises Social Security Check Recipients to Switch to Direct Deposit as Hurricane, Severe Weather Season Advances
  May 20, 2009



• Treasury Calls on All Federal Beneficiaries to Sign Up for Direct Deposit by April 20th
  April 9, 2009



• Treasury Announces Schedule for $250 Economic Recovery Payments
  April 9, 2009



• Commissioner Judith R. Tillman Retires
  April 3, 2009

Calendar Year 2008

• U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card to Social Security Recipients in Western States
  September 4, 2008



• U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card to Social Security Recipients in Midwestern States
  July 31, 2008



• U.S. Treasury Recognizes 12 Financial Institutions as Go Direct "Champions" for Driving Direct Deposit
  July 14, 2008



• U.S. Treasury Introducing Direct Express Debit Card to Social Security Recipients in Northeast & Mid-Atlantic States
  July 2, 2008



• U.S. Treasury Introduces Direct Express Debit Card for Social Security Payments
  June 10, 2008



• Americans Rank Direct Deposit Their Top Money Management Tool
  February 6, 2008



• U.S. Treasury to Launch Prepaid Cards for Unbanked Social Security, SSI Benefit Recipients
  January 4, 2008

Calendar Year 2007

• Commissioner Kenneth R. Papaj Retires
  November 21, 2007



• Top Management Changes at Treasury's Financial Management Service
  November 21, 2007



• Treasury Urges Social Security Check Recipients to Switch to Direct Deposit Following Southern California Wildfires
  October 25, 2007



• Hit the jackpot? Americans say "no thanks" to giant check, "yes" to direct deposit, according to national poll
  October 23, 2007



• Treasury Recognizes Nine Financial Institutions as Go Direct "Champions"
  July 24, 2007



• Americans At Risk Of Financial Crime - Even In Their Own Households
  February 28, 2007



• U.S. Treasury and Illinois Department of Revenue Announce First in the Nation Federal-State Tax Payment Pilot
  January 11, 2007



• Baby Boomers Count Down to Retirement:
  U.S. Treasury's Go Direct Campaign Launches Pledge Drive to Spur Direct Deposit for Social Security Benefit Payments
  January 3, 2007

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