Where can I cash my stimulus check payment for free?
There are two principal ways to receive your stimulus check, it can be deposited directly into your bank account, or you can receive a paper check in the mail.
There are two main options available to recipients of the paper stimulus check. It can be cashed immediately or deposited via an existing bank account.
Many of the 88 million recipients of the IRS Economic Impact Payment may not possess an active bank account but alternatives are available with even the possibility to avoid a check cashing fee.
PayPal
PayPal is temporarily waiving its check cashing fee which is normally 1% for government checks. This fee waiver is for stimulus checks, tax refunds and pre-printed payroll checks. Each check has to be $5,000 or less to cash with PayPal.
Cashing your check with PayPal can be the easiest option as you can cash it from home. You only need a smartphone with a functioning camera and the PayPal app (iOS or Android).
With the cash a check feature in your PayPal app, you can cash your government-issued paper #StimulusCheck—with no fees and no trip to the bank. Here’s how: https://t.co/8nZUwxzd0v pic.twitter.com/88uLFqhVrO
— PayPal (@PayPal) May 4, 2020
Kroger
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Forbes also claim that the Kroger KR family of supermarkets with a Money Services desk will cash your stimulus check for free with the following brands offering a fee free service for the checks: Kroger, Fry’s, King Sooper’s, Smith’s, City Market, QFC, Ralph’s, Gerbes, Bakers, Dillons, Pay Less, Fred Meyer, Pick ‘N Save and Metro Market and these stores will accept a limit of $5,000.
See also
- Plans for second round of US stimulus checks
- Time running out for some Americans to apply for stimulus payment
- What to do with a stimulus check for someone who died
- The stick-on throat patch that detects Covid-19 symptoms
- Where to claim unemployment benefits in the US: phone, online
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