Protect your VA benefits and access free credit or financial counseling with VBBP 2.0
VA expanded the Veterans Benefits Banking Program to provide more services to Veterans. See what the expansion, called VBBP 2.0, offers.
100,000 Veterans have switched to direct deposit to protect their benefits
VA established the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) in 2019. Since then, more than 100,000 Veterans have switched to direct deposit.
VA aims to empower Veterans on National Financial Awareness Day
National Financial Awareness Day is devoted to teaching achievable financial principles to help you manage your finances efficiently. VA is dedicated to ensuring that our Veterans are empowered and aware of all available financial tools and resources.
75,000+ Veterans have switched to the Veterans Benefits Banking Program
VA established the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) in December 2019. Since then, more than 75,000 Veterans have signed up.
Direct deposit puts Veterans in control of benefit payments
If you receive VA benefit payments through a pre-paid debit card or paper check, there is a simpler, quicker way to receive the benefits you have earned.
More than 50,000 Veterans have switched benefit payments to direct deposit
VA recently announced that more than 50,000 Veterans have switched to receiving their benefit payments through direct deposit.
Veterans can receive benefit payments easier, safer, through direct deposit
Veterans who receive federal benefits should sign up for direct deposit to receive their benefit payments electronically.
Shield your benefits from fraud with direct deposit
The Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) has made it easier and safer than ever before to receive your benefits electronically and protect yourself from fraud. Since the program launched in December 2019, VBBP has helped ensure nearly 25,000 Veterans and beneficiaries are no longer at risk for financial fraud tied to pre-paid debit cards and paper checks.
Borne the Battle COVID Update #6: Under Secretary Paul R. Lawrence, Veteran Benefits Administration
From the GI Bill to the Cares Act, the Veteran Benefits Administration has made changes to help Veterans adjust moving forward during this pandemic.
Announcing the Veterans Benefits Banking Program
VA)has partnered with the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA) to launch the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP). With VBBP, Veterans and their families can safely, reliably, and inexpensively receive and manage their VA monetary benefits through financial services at participating banks.
100 years later: Remembering the first American casualties of World War I
These three women became the first American military casualties of World War I. But, part of the ambiguity about their military status nurses came from the fact that they were enrolled by the American Red Cross before being inducted into the U.S. Army.
