How can I, an individual (not a business), automate a regular monthly payment to another individual (not a business) so that the payment is moved from my bank account into theirs? It can't involve issuing a paper check to the recipient which they then deposit--it needs to go straight to their account. [more inside]
posted by HotToddy on Nov 9, 2009 - 19 answers

Is my employer allowed to insist that I get paid through direct deposit? I live in California.
posted by aniola on Jul 7, 2009 - 19 answers

Is most money just numbers on a computer screen? Or do banks actually have cash in their vaults to back up the "digital" money. [more inside]
posted by All.star on Feb 4, 2009 - 23 answers

Why is my bank bribing me for using direct deposit? [more inside]
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Sep 27, 2007 - 22 answers

Suddenly, my normally working direct deposit isn't working, I didn't realize it and now I've wracked up many overdraft charges. How can I fix this? [more inside]
posted by The Behatted Wild Man of Greenfield on May 12, 2007 - 13 answers

How do I find a competent human at the IRS? Or will my refund get spent by someone else, whose account number was mistakenly used (by my incompetent preparer) on my return? [more inside]
posted by garfy3 on Apr 10, 2006 - 14 answers

My latest paycheck is for double the amount I'm supposed to be getting paid. I get paid by direct deposit, so the money is already in my account. What do I do?
posted by anonymous on Dec 1, 2004 - 39 answers