Over 80M Americans Will Receive Economic Impact Payments in their Bank Accounts This Week Posted On: Apr 17, 2020 Apr. 16, 2020 | ECONOMY |  Millions of Americans are starting to see Economic Impact Payments deposited directly in their bank accounts. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS expect tens of millions of Americans will receive their payments via direct deposit by Wednesday, April 15. These payments are being automatically issued to eligible 2019 or 2018 federal tax return filers who received a refund using direct deposit. Treasury and the IRS worked with unprecedented speed to get this fast and direct assistance to the American people…. U.S. Dept. of the Treasury