Form VA Form 24-0296 VA Form 24-0296 Direct Deposit Enrollment

OMB Approved No. 2900-0564
Respondent Burden: 15 minutes

DIRECT DEPOSIT ENROLLMENT
IMPORTANT: You can use this form to enroll in Direct Deposit or to make a change to an existing direct deposit
account. Please read the Privacy Act and Respondent Burden information shown below.
ATTENTION VA BENEFICIARY!
WE’VE MADE ENROLLING IN DIRECT DEPOSIT EASIER THAN EVER!
CALL TOLL FREE - 1-877-838-2778
or TDD 1-800-829-4833(Telephone Device for the Hearing Impaired)
Direct Deposit is the safest, fastest and most cost efficient method to receive your payment. In addition, you no longer
have to worry about your check being late, lost, or stolen. NOTE: The "Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996" which
was signed into law on April 26, 1996 required all Federal payments to be made by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT or
Direct Deposit) beginning January 1, 1999. Waivers will be available where the conversion from paper checks imposes a
hardship. Write to the address shown below for more information concerning a waiver. To have your VA
compensation, pension, chapter 30 or 1606 education, or spina bifida payment deposited into your account right away
with Direct Deposit just call VA’s toll-free number above or complete this form and mail to:
Department of Veterans Affairs
125 S. Main Street Suite B
Muskogee OK 74401-7004
When you call, be sure to have a personal check or bank statement available as well as your VA Claim Number or Social Security Number. The VA
representative will ask for information from these documents to start your Direct Deposit. If you prefer to enroll by mail, just complete the information
below, and attach a voided personal check from your checking account or call your Financial Institution and verify the information requested below for a
savings account.

SECTION I - VA BENEFICIARY INFORMATION
NAME OF BENEFICIARY (Last, First, MI) (Please Print)

BENEFICIARY CLAIM NUMBER

TYPE OF BENEFIT
COMPENSATION

PENSION

EDUCATION (CHAPTERS 30 & 1606)

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 31

VA CLAIM NUMBER OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

TELEPHONE NUMBER (PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEED TO CONTACT YOU) (INCLUDE AREA CODE)
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER

EVENING TELEPHONE NUMBER

SECTION II - FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION
PLEASE ATTACH A VOIDED PERSONAL CHECK AND SKIP TO SECTION III OR CALL YOUR FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER

ACCOUNT NUMBER (PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX

CHECKING

SAVINGS)

NAME OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

ADDRESS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

TELEPHONE NUMBER OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (INCLUDE AREA CODE)

SECTION III - PAYEE CERTIFICATION
I CERTIFY THAT I am entitled to the payment above, and that I have read and understand this form. In signing this form, I authorize my payment
to be sent to the financial institution named above, to be deposited to the designated account.
SIGNATURE OF PAYEE (Do NOT print)

DATE SIGNED

Privacy Act Notice: VA will not disclose information collected on this form to any source other than what has been authorized under the Privacy Act of
1974 or Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations 1.576 for routine uses as identified in the VA system of records, 58VA21/22, Compensation, Pension,
Education and Rehabilitation Records - VA, and published in the Federal Register. An example of a routine use is that the information will be used to
process the payment data from VA to the beneficiary’s designated financial institution. Your obligation to respond is voluntary.
Respondent Burden: We need this information to ensure proper transmission of your funds via electronic transfer to your financial institution (31 CFR
208.3 and 210.4). Title 38, United States Code, allows us to ask for this information. We estimate that you will need an average of 15 minutes to review
the instructions, find the information, and complete this form. VA cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless a valid OMB control number
is displayed. You are not required to respond to a collection of information if this number is not displayed. Valid OMB control numbers can be located on
the OMB Internet Page at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/library/OMBINV.VA.EPA.html#VA. If desired, you can
call 1-800-827-1000 to get information on where to send comments or suggestions about this form.
VA FORM
FEB 2006

24-0296

SUPERSEDES VA FORM 24-0296, JUN 2004,
WHICH WILL NOT BE USED.