Posted on 09/15/2005 10:33:30 PM PDT by Racehorse
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Retired and Annuitant Pay is working closely with national and regional banking and credit union organizations as well as the military services to make certain customers affected by Hurricane Katrina have timely and ready access to their pay.
DFAS officials explained that it is essential that military retirees and annuitants, who have relocated or changed their banking information, to contact DFAS Retired and Annuity Pay in one of the following ways:
* Call 1-800-321-1080 Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Eastern). Please have current address, banking data and beneficiary information available when you call;
* Use myPay (https://mypay.dfas.mil) as soon as possible to update mailing and banking information. Through myPay, which is available online mostly any time, you can change your financial institution and designate direct deposit as your method of delivery. You can establish a myPay account by logging onto myPay and select "New PIN." For questions about myPay, call 1-800-390-2348.
* Fax your updated information to 1-800-469-6559. Please make certain your mailing and banking data is complete and that you write "Hurricane Katrina" on the top of the page. Please include a contact phone number(s) if possible.
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