http://www.fms.treas.gov/programs.html Latest programs and services from Financial Management Service en-us http://www.fms.treas.gov/_images/banner_without_tab2.jpg http://www.fms.treas.gov/ 45 45 FMS logo Saturday, 11/7/2009 4:05:00 PM Updated 11/6/2009: Minority Bank Deposit Program Overview. This voluntary program encourages federal agencies, State and local governments and the private sector to use Minority Bank Deposit Program participants as depositaries and financial agents. Banks are certified by the Financial Management Service and included on an annual pr]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Minority Bank Deposit Program Getting Started How to Qualify as a Participant:. Who Is Eligible?. How to Become a Participant. What Financial Institutions Are Eligible to Participate in the Program?. Eligible participants include commercial banks and savings and loan associations which are minority-]]> Updated 11/6/2009: OMB No. 15100048 Exp. Date: 00/00/00 Affix Bank or Notary Public seal Not valid without seal MINORITY BANK DEPOSIT PROGRAM Financial Institution Certification Form for Admission I am applying for participation in the Minority Bank Deposit Program (MBDP) administered by the U.S. Department of the Tre]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Minority Bank Deposit Program Current Participants Go to:. Participating Financial Institutions. Re-Certification. Qualified Minority Bank Deposit Program participants are certified by the Financial Management Service (FMS) on an annual basis and placed on a program roster of eligible minoEach qualifying financial]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Minority Bank Deposit Program Contacts. Mary Bailey Program Manager Phone: (202) 874-7055 Fax: (202) 874-6575 E-mail:. mary.bailey@fms.treas.gov. Ava Higgins Program Coordinator Phone: (202) 874-9578 Fax: (202) 874-6575 E-mail:. ava.higgins@fms.treas.gov. Mark Stromer Phone: (202) 874-7018 Fax: (202) 874-6575 E-mail:. ]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Card Acquiring Service Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Overview. All Federal agencies accepting credit and debit cards are required to maintain full compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) This is in addition to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) P]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Current Report: Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government]]> Updated 11/6/2009: 2 Appropriations, Outlays, and Balances – Continued Appropriation or Fund Account Account Symbol Dept Title Period of Availability Reg Tr From Account Number Sub No. Balances, Beginning Of Fiscal Year Appropriations And Other Obligational Authority1 Transfers Borrowings And Investment (Net)2 Outlays]]> Updated 11/6/2009: 2 Appropriations, Outlays, and Balances – Continued Appropriation or Fund Account Account Symbol Dept Title Period of Availability Reg Tr From Account Number Sub No. Balances, Beginning Of Fiscal Year Appropriations And Other Obligational Authority1 Transfers Borrowings And Investment (Net)2 Outlays]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Sheet3 Sheet2 Sheet1 Appropriation or Fund Account Account Symbol Balances, Beginning Of Fiscal Year Outlays (Net) Title Period of Availability Dept Account Number Sub No. Reg Tr From Social Security Administration General Fund Accounts Office Of The Inspector General, Social Security Administration]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Sheet3 Sheet2 Sheet1 Appropriation or Fund Account Account Symbol Balances, Beginning Of Fiscal Year Outlays (Net) Title Period of Availability Dept Account Number Sub No. Reg Tr From Department Of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration General Fund Accounts Expenses, Medical Support And Co]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Payment Application Modernization (PAM) PAM Project News. On March 15, 2008, the Payment Automation Manager (PAM) application successfully processed 4.4 million direct deposit monthly Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) payments for the April 1 payment date.On February 21, 2009, PAM successfully implemented]]> Updated 11/6/2009: RSS. Change of Mailing Address. for Benefit Checks. Checks & Payments. Child Support Enforcement. Debt Collection. Direct Deposit. Missing Federal Checks. Withholdings & Offsets. Index to All FAQ's. Contact FMS. FMS Program Contacts. Direct Express Card. Economic Statistics. EFTPS. Governmentwide Debt Collection. ]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Payment Application Modernization (PAM) Formats. PAM is offering training to FMS customer agencies on the standardized format for the submission of payment file requests to the PAM application. The use of the PAM standard formats are not a requirement for agencies however, as agencies begin reporti]]> Updated 11/6/2009: The Payment Application Modernization (PAM) Project is an effort to modernize the current mainframe-based software applications that are used to disburse approximately 1 billion federal payments annually. The existing payment system is a configuration of numerous software applications that generate check, wire transfer]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Payment Application Modernization (PAM) Common Questions. How will PAM affect the way our agency's payments are processed? There will be changes in the way payments are processed as all validations will be conducted upfront. Once a payment from an agency is certified, it will be proWhat is PAM's processing ]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Financial Management Service Department of the Treasury Payment Automation Manager (PAM) Input File Specifications – Standard PAM PRF Format Version 3.1 October 16, 2009 Document History Version Number Author Summary Date of Version 3.1 Carole Kampe Updated with changes after the walkthrough for fin]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Future Releases * Remaining Releases 3.1 Target Date March 2011 CTX Format Same Day Pay Requests (Wires) International ACH Transactions Releases 4.0 and beyond DataStage ZLinux Conversion Holds Remaining legacy applications User Interface upgrades]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Status Payment Application Modernization Milestones October 19, 2009 Target Dates Completed Dates Elaboration Phase Activities 5/07 7/07 Production Release 1.0 Activities (SSI ACH only) 3/08 3/08 Production Release 2.0 Activities (SSI Check Payments) 2/09 2/09 Production Release 2.1 Activities (S]]> Updated 11/6/2009: Status Payment Application Modernization Milestones October 19, 2009 Target Dates Completed Dates Elaboration Phase Activities 5/07 7/07 Production Release 1.0 Activities (SSI ACH only) 3/08 3/08 Production Release 2.0 Activities (SSI Check Payments) 2/09 2/09 Production Release 2.1 Activities (S]]> Updated 11/6/2009: To sign up for direct deposit by phone, call: 1 (800) 333-1795 (English) 1 (800) 333-1792 (Spanish) .or online:Overview. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) provides for electronic payments and collections.. EFT is safe, secure, efficient, and less expensive than paper check payments and collections. While ]]>