What days are stimulus checks deposited?
Christopher Snyder
Updated on February 16, 2026
March 12 to 15: The first wave of direct deposits hits bank accounts. March 15 to 31: Direct deposits continue; checks are mailed. April 1 to 15: Checks arrive; electronic payments arrive for federal benefits recipients.
What day of the week do stimulus checks get deposited?
However many people have received direct deposit payments in their accounts earlier than the payment date, which would show as provisional or pending deposits. Based on the pattern of past batches stimulus payments are generally hitting most bank accounts on a Monday or Tuesday.What are the days of the stimulus checks?
Projected timeline for sending third stimulus checks
- March 12. The IRS, via the Treasury, sent the first tranche of payments on March 12, a total of 90 million payments worth about $242 billion. ...
- March 19. ...
- March 26. ...
- April 21.