FS Form 1201L Direct Express Enrollment Form

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Direct Express® and the Direct Express® logo are registered service marks of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service

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Sign-Up Form for the Direct Express Card for Benefit Payments
DIRECTIONS Please read the information on page 2 before completing this form.
You must complete all REQUIRED information in boxes A, B and C.
Only complete this form to sign up for the Direct Express® card if you are an individual who receives benefit payments.

A. FEDERAL BENEFIT RECIPIENT INFORMATION (print name[s] and address exactly as they appear on your benefit check)
If you are a representative payee you may not use this form - you should contact your paying agency for further instructions

NAME OF PERSON ENTITLED TO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS (BENEFICIARY) REQUIRED
FIRST

MI

LAST

SUFFIX

ADDRESS: STREET 1 REQUIRED
STREET 2
CITY REQUIRED

STATE REQUIRED

ZIP CODE REQUIRED

DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER REQUIRED

E-MAIL

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED

DATE OF BIRTH OF PERSON ENTITLED TO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS (BENEFICIARY) REQUIRED
(MM-DD-YYYY)

If your name or address as it appears on your benefit check is incorrect, please complete the section below with the correct information as it should appear on your Direct Express® Card
FIRST

MI

LAST

SUFFIX

ADDRESS: STREET 1
STREET 2
CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

B. IDENTIFICATION
AGENCY CLAIM NUMBER REQUIRED

BENEFIT TYPE REQUIRED

C. CERTIFICATION
I certify that the above information is true, accurate, and complete. I authorize the U.S. Department of the Treasury or its fiscal agent to share the information contained in this
document with Treasury’s financial agent and the Direct Express® card issuer, Comerica Bank (or its contractors), for the purpose of establishing a Direct Express® card account to
be used for the receipt of my benefit payments. I understand that Comerica Bank issues the Direct Express® card and that the card is subject to the terms, conditions and fees as
described at www.USDirectExpress.com. I authorize the Federal agency that pays my benefits to credit all of my payments to my Direct Express® card account after it is
established. I understand that the Direct Express® card will be mailed to me once my personal information and eligibility to receive benefits have been confirmed.
SIGNATURE REQUIRED
DATE REQUIRED
(See page 2 for cancellation information.)

D. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
NAME OF CLAIMS EXAMINER

SPAA

OFFICE

RPAA

DEIN

DATE APPROVED

BRIN

Return the completed form to:
U.S. Treasury

This form is only to be used for switching from check payments to a Direct Express® card. Use of this
form for any other purposes will result in the form being rejected.

P.O. Box 650527
Dallas, TX 75265-0527

FMS Form 1201L

Electronic Payment Solution Center

(Sept. 2011) Previous versions obsolete

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PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY
ABOUT THE DIRECT EXPRESS® CARD
The Direct Express® Debit MasterCard® is a prepaid debit card for Federal benefit payments. Cardholders can make purchases, pay
bills and get cash at thousands of locations nationwide. Most services are free. There are fees for a limited number of optional
transactions and services. See www.USDirectExpress.com for details about features and fees. Sign-up is free and no bank account
is required.
The Direct Express® Debit MasterCard® is issued by Comerica Bank, persuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated.
MasterCard and the MasterCard brand are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
Your social security number and the other information requested will allow the federal government to make payments to you by direct
deposit to a Direct Express® card account. This collection of information is authorized by Title 31 of the United States Code, Section
3332(g). Also, Executive Order 9397, November 22, 1943, authorizes the use of your social security number. Your social security
number is requested to ensure that the accurate identification and retention of records pertaining to you and to distinguish you from
other recipients of federal payments.
This information will be disclosed to the Department of the Treasury or its agents and their contractors or another disbursing official,
or to establish a prepaid card and to process federal payments to you by direct deposit. This information may also be disclosed to a
court, congressional committee or another government agency as authorized or required by federal law and to your financial
institution to verify receipt of your federal payments. Although providing the requested information is voluntary, your direct deposit
payment may be delayed or Treasury may be unable to send it if you fail to provide the information.
CANCELLATION
You may cancel your Direct Express® card at any time. If you cancel your Direct Express® card, you must notify your paying agency
and enroll for direct deposit.
Your payments will be sent by direct deposit to your Direct Express® card account until the federal agency that issues your payments
is notified to stop, such as in the case of death or legal incapacity of the person receiving the payments.

Please contact your paying agency to update your name or address
If you are a representative payee who wishes to sign up for a Direct Express® Card, please call 1-800-333-1795.

BURDEN ESTIMATE STATEMENT
The estimated average time (burden hours) associated with filling out this paperwork is 10 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper,
depending on individual circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy of this time estimate and suggestions for reducing the
burden should be directed to the Financial Management Service, Administrative Programs Division, Records and Information
Management Program, 3700 East-West Highway, Room 135, Hyattsville, MD 20782. THIS ADDRESS SHOULD ONLY BE USED
FOR COMMENTS AND/OR SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT COLLECTING THE DATA. DO NOT
SEND THE COMPLETED PAPERWORK TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE FOR PROCESSING.

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