May is Direct Deposit Month, a yearly reminder that direct deposit payments save the state money and offer a safe, convenient method of payment to the state’s payees. Each agency should review its direct deposit practices to protect itself and its customers.
See Promoting Direct Deposit for more information.
Agencies must continue to guard against direct deposit fraud. The Comptroller’s office lists Fraud Prevention Recommendations on TexPayment Resource.
Agencies can also:
- Encrypt or password-protect internal and external emails that include account and routing numbers.
- Require the existing account and routing numbers on file for change requests before making those changes to ensure the requests are from legitimate payees.
- Use daily direct deposit reports to verify direct deposit setups and changes.
Contact Payment Services with questions about direct deposits.
