Stimulus payments and Chime
With the early direct deposit feature, your direct deposit will be posted to your Chime Spending Account as soon as it is received from your employer or payer. If you have questions about the timing of your direct deposit please contact your employer. Bank Transfer Initiated Through the.
If you are a Chime member, you will be able to find out more about the status of stimulus payments on this page. We will be adding more details as we receive information regarding processing and payment timing.
Please note that our member support agents do not have information on the status of Economic Impact Payments.
To deposit your IRS check (any government-related check like unemployment check or stimulus check), open Chime app Sign In to your account Tap on the Move Money option Then, choose Mobile Check Deposit option Tap on U.S Treasury Sign on the back of the check Write “For deposit to Chime only” under your signature Capture. Log in to your Chime account at www.chime.com online or through the Chime mobile app. Go to the Move Money section. Use the Pay Bills dropdown list to select Checkbook. Add the information for the recipient that you are sending the check to. This phone number is Chime's Best Phone Number because 606 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 844-244-6363 include Account Access, Problem With the App, Overcharge on Account, Trouble Receiving a Payment, Missing.
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Updated Jan 11th, 2021
If you have not received a stimulus payment yet, you may be impacted by an IRS error.
The IRS recently announced that it will reissue payments for all those affected by Feb 1. Most members should receive payment via direct deposit, or in some cases, paper checks.
We will continue to make payments available as soon as they arrive and keep you updated.
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We’re offering temporary access to $200 of spending power through SpotMe to a random selection of eligible Chime members before their stimulus payments arrive.
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If you have questions regarding the stimulus payment and your Chime account, please check out our FAQ below.
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If you’re eligible for an economic impact payment, but haven’t gotten it yet, it’s likely that the IRS will send you a paper check or debit card. This is expected to start soon and continue throughout the month of January.
If you received the previous stimulus payment as a direct deposit and haven’t received a second stimulus payment, the IRS likely routed your payment to tax preparer companies instead of your account. These payments were rejected and returned to the IRS. If you were impacted, you’ll either receive a paper check or a debit card from the IRS. If you do not receive your payment in any form, then you can claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return.
To check the status of your payment, go to IRS.gov/eip and use the Get My Payment tool.
For more information check out the IRS stimulus FAQs.
As with all direct deposits, Chime will make your money available the moment we can. Unfortunately, we have no way to track the status of your payment until it arrives in your account, but you may get your stimulus check early.
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We’re offering temporary access to $200 of spending power through SpotMe to a random selection of eligible Chime members. The new SpotMe limit is temporary and limits will be adjusted to normal levels once stimulus payments are distributed.
Also, this increase cannot be combined with any offers or other bonuses. The maximum SpotMe limit is $200. Learn more here.
Is the increased SpotMe limit an advance, loan, and/or will this be in addition to what I receive with the government stimulus?
Your increased SpotMe limit is not an advance from Chime, a loan, or an addition to the government stimulus. It’s simply a step toward helping make the expected payment available to use as soon as possible.
What if someone offers to get me my stimulus payment sooner?
Protect yourself from scams. If someone is offering you a faster stimulus payment in exchange for money or information, they are a scammer. The IRS has noted a wave of new schemes involving Stimulus Payments. Most schemes involve attempts to collect your personal or financial information in order to receive your payment sooner, but other schemes may involve first sending you a bogus check and requiring that you call in with or mail in additional information.
If you are the target of a scam, you can report it to the IRS by emailing phishing@irs.gov. For more information, see the IRS’s Coronavirus scams page.