13News consulted with the IRS and Metabank, which is the U.S. Treasury Department’s financial agent, and they verified the cards are legitimate.

Will the IRS reissue a stimulus direct deposit?

If a trace is initiated and the IRS determines that the check wasn’t cashed, the IRS will credit your account for that payment, but the IRS cannot reissue your payment.

Are stimulus checks coming from MetaBank?

The IRS refers to the stimulus payment as an “economic impact payment” or EIP, so look for that wording. The debit card has the Visa logo on the front, and the issuing bank is MetaBank, the Treasury Department’s financial agent. You’ll also see “Money Network” on the back of the card.

Is the IRS sending economic impact payments to MetaBank?

This week, MetaBank learned that the IRS is inadvertently distributing some Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) to consumers’ temporary bank accounts with our tax divisions Refund Advantage and EPS Financial. It was an error to send these EIPs to these accounts. The IRS has not explained to us why this error occurred.

What to do if the IRS sends you a stimulus check?

For example, with the first stimulus check, the IRS accidentally sent out payments to people who weren’t eligible. If you received a check in error, there are specific ways to send the money back, depending on the payment method used — paper check , EIP card or direct deposit. Read on for details to know.

Where can I find MetaBank stimulus check debit card?

The debit cards, formally called EIP Cards, will arrive in white envelopes emblazoned with the Department of the Treasury seal. The cards themselves will have mentions of Visa, Money Network and MetaBank, N.A. on them. Read below to learn more about the stimulus check debit cards and how to use them.

Are there any EIPs sent to MetaBank?

In the last week, we’ve received many calls regarding Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) that were inadvertently sent by the IRS to MetaBank temporary tax refund transfer accounts. Further complicating this, the IRS website failed to provide an immediate update.