What is the function of the US Bancorp ReliaCard and have you had any problems with it?
A computer malfunction at U.S. Bancorp early Wednesday left thousands of families nationwide who receive unemployment insurance and other government benefits in the lurch, unable to access cash or make purchases using bank-issued cards. The problem only lasted a few hours, but it occurred at the worst possible time. In some states, including Minnesota and Oregon, unemployed workers tend to apply for their unemployment benefits early in the week and the payments are often processed by Wednesday morning — precisely when U.S. Bancorp’s computer system for processing benefit payments crashed. U.S. Bancorp processes unemployment insurance, child support and other government benefits for more than a dozen states across the country. In these states, people can choose to receive their benefits through a U.S. Bancorp stored-value card known as the ReliaCard. These cards operate much like a debit card; people can use them to withdraw their benefit money from automated-teller machines and to mak
