EDD issues benefit payments on a Money Network prepaid debit card instead of Bank of America card. Learn how to activate, use, and manage your card, and when to expect payments.

Learn how to use your Bank of America EDD Prepaid Debit Card for your unemployment benefits. Find out how to spend, get cash back, review transactions, and more.

Starting February 15, 2024, the EDD will no longer issue benefit payments on Bank of America debit cards. Customers will receive new Money Network cards in the mail and have until April 15 to use or transfer their remaining balance on Bank of America cards.

The Employment Development Department (EDD) is contacting customers who qualify for unemployment, disability, and Paid Family Leave benefits and transitioning them from Bank of America debit cards to Money Network prepaid debit cards. The deadline to use or transfer the Bank of America cards is April 15, 2024.

Access your EDD prepaid debit card account online with your username and password. Learn about fees, FAQs, ATM locator and FDIC insurance.

As of February 15, 2024, EDD stopped funding new benefits onto Bank of America prepaid debit cards. The Employment Development Department (EDD) has changed banks, and is now issuing unemployment, disability, and Paid Family Leave benefit payments to a Money Network prepaid debit card.

The Employment Development Department (EDD) no longer issues benefit payments on Bank of America debit cards. Customers need to activate and use their new Money Network cards by April 15, 2024, or request a check for remaining balance.

If you have trouble accessing your EDD debit card, you may need to verify your identity with EDD or contact Bank of America. Learn the reasons for card freezing or fund reduction and how to resolve them.

California residents who received unemployment, disability and paid leave benefits from EDD on Feb. 15 have until April 15 to use their Bank of America debit cards. The cards were issued to prevent COVID-19 pandemic-era debit card scams.