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Financial Institutions Offering Early Direct Deposits for Military

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Banks and Credit Unions That Make Early Deposits for Active Duty Military

As a standard rule, service members know their bi-weekly salary will get paid out on the 1st and 15th of every month. For instances when that date falls on a weekend, the pay gets moved to the closest weekday instead.

However, there are a number of banks and credit unions that offer early direct deposit of military pay as a benefit for their military clientele. These military-friendly financial institutions offer to distribute pay as early as three days in advance of the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) actually depositing these funds into their coffers.

Military Pay Calendar

Military Pay Dates

Pay Period Mid-month Pay Day LES*
Available
End-of-Month Pay Day LES*
Available
January Jan. 12 Jan. 8 Feb. 1 Jan. 25
February Feb. 15 Feb. 8 Mar. 1 Feb. 23
March Mar. 15 Mar. 8 Mar. 31 Mar. 25
April Apr. 14 Apr. 8 May 1 Apr. 24
May May 15 May 8 May 31 May 24
June June 14 June 7 July 1 June 24
July July 15 July 8 Aug 1 July 25
August Aug. 15 Aug. 8 Aug 30 Aug. 23
September Sept. 13 Sept. 6 Oct 1 Sept. 24
October Oct. 15 Oct. 6 Nov. 1 Oct. 25
November Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Nov 29 Nov. 22
December Dec. 13 Dec. 6 Dec 31 Dec. 24

* LES – Leave and Earnings Statements (for end-of-month and mid-month pay days)

These dates are applicable to all branches: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force.

Financial Institutions with Early Deposit Dates for Military Pay

Armed Forces Bank

The bank’s website clearly sets out the specifics for their Early Pay service: it is a “free, automatic direct deposit service” that is only offered to active duty or retired service members. Pay is available one business day before the standard payday and only on DFAS direct deposits; no other qualifying companies exist.

Armed Forces Bank Pay Dates

Pay Period First-of-Month Pay Day Pay Available Mid-Month Pay Day Pay Available
January 1/1 12/29 1/13 1/12
February 2/1 1/31 2/15 2/14
March 3/1 2/28 3/15 3/14
April 3/31 3/29 4/14 4/13
May 5/1 4/30 5/15 5/14
June 6/1 5/30 6/15 6/13
July 6/30 6/28 7/14 7/12
August 8/1 7/30 8/15 8/14
September 9/1 8/30 9/15 9/13
October 9/29 9/30 10/13 10/14
November 11/1 10/31 11/15 11/14
December 12/1 11/29 12/15 12/13

For more info, please visit their website.

Langley Federal Credit Union

“Early Payday Deposit” from LangleyFCU is a member benefit advertised as receiving direct deposited paychecks “up to 3 days earlier than other financial institutions.”

For more info, please visit their website.

NFCU

Navy Federal Credit Union Early Deposit Dates for Military Pay

Security Service Federal Credit Union – SSFCU

As the SSFCU website says, “Your Money, No Wait.” SSFCU offers a free, expedited direct deposit service for active or retired military pay, which allows access to pay 1-3 days prior to payday.

For more info, please visit their website.

Service Credit Union

Service Credit Union states that its Military Early Pay means service members “get paid up to 2 business days early,” pending the receival of DFAS data.

For more info, please visit their website.

USAA

USAA Early Deposit Dates for Military Pay

Other Banks That May Offer Early Direct Deposit for Military

A few additional banks that may offer early direct deposit options:

For a complete Pay Rate chart for Officers, Warrants, and Enlisted, visit DFAS

 

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