WASHINGTON - Despite warnings issued by the federal government, tens of thousands of individuals may have inadvertently thrown out their $1,200 stimulus payments.About 4 million people were expected to receive their economic impact payments on debit cards, which – as previously reported by FOX Business – were mistaken for junk mail by some recipients.
That is because the cards were sent in plain envelopes from "Money Network Cardholder Services" and people were not aware their payment would, or could, be arriving on a prepaid card instead of in the form of a check.READ MORE: A second coronavirus stimulus check?
Here's when Americans could receive the cashAs of June 11, MetaBank, the Treasury Department’s financial agent, said it had.