Three out of four employees use direct deposit for payroll and one out of four still receive paper checks, said a new survey from NACHA, the electronic payments association. The survey revealed a 2% increase in direct deposit use, from 72% to 74%, and 71% of employees cite convenience as their primary reason for using direct deposit.
The survey, which was conducted from a random sample of 3,502 respondents, also found 17% of employees are splitting their direct deposit funds over two accounts, which is a 3% increase from 2010.
NACHA said those 83% of employees who do not split their direct deposits into multiple accounts are missing out on a simple way to save. According to a 2007 NACHA survey, employees save 30% more on average when they deposit money into their savings accounts through a split direct deposit as opposed to making manual deposits.
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Natasha Chilingerian
Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.
