{"id":14097,"date":"2025-02-07T13:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/?page_id=14097"},"modified":"2025-02-28T15:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:45:31","slug":"direct-deposit-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/direct-deposit-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Deposit Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb14097-69e368bfa709d\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Direct Deposit: Get Ready for Faster Refunds starting March 2025!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>We are excited to announce that direct deposit is available for financial aid refunds through our partnership with Nelnet. This new service offers a faster, safer, and more convenient way to receive your financial aid.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why Choose Direct Deposit?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-0e0f8d436f18-14097\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #8e0026; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf48b;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaster Access \t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funds are deposited directly into your bank account as soon as the posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-aid-disbursement-schedule\/\">Disbursement Date<\/a>!*<\/p>\n<p>*Depending on your banks processing time<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #8e0026; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf023;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSecure &amp; Reliable \t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reduce the risk of lost or stolen checks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #8e0026; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe3af;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 24px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConvenient\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>No need to wait for mail delivery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">How to Enroll<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Enrolling in direct deposit is quick and easy! We have created a step-by-step guide to walk you through the process. This guide includes detailed instructions and helpful screenshots to ensure a smooth setup experience.<\/p>\n<p>Access the guide here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/02\/Enrolling-in-Direct-Deposit.pdf\">Step-by-Step Direct Deposit Enrollment Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off when accessing Nelnet through <a href=\"https:\/\/my.palomar.edu\/psp\/palc9prd\/?cmd=login\">MyPalomar<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Important Information<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>You must have a valid U.S. checking or savings account to enroll.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t enroll in direct deposit, you&#8217;ll continue to receive paper checks by mail. <span style=\"color: #008000\"><em>Requesting In-person check pick up at Palomar College will no longer be an option for Pell, FSEOG, CalGrant, Federal Direct Loans, &amp; Emergency Aid. The check will be mailed directly from Nelnet (our third-party processor)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Direct Deposit Refunds will be processed through Nelnet according to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-aid-disbursement-schedule\/\">Disbursement Schedule<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to keep your banking information up-to-date to avoid delays.<\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">ALL students (regardless of residency classification) must be <strong>physically present<\/strong> in the state of California to be eligible for federal financial aid. For more information on how your physical presence in California impacts your aid eligibility, please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/out-of-state-vs-in-state\/\">Out-of-State vs. In-State information page<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d572f9e4b596-14097\"\n\t\t\t data-max-open-panels=\"0\" data-initial-scroll-panel=\"0\"\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"can-i-use-any-bank-account\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-can-i-use-any-bank-account\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-can-i-use-any-bank-account\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I use any bank account?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-can-i-use-any-bank-account\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-can-i-use-any-bank-account\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>You must have a U.S. checking or savings account. International bank accounts are not permissible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"does-the-bank-account-have-to-be-under-the-students-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-does-the-bank-account-have-to-be-under-the-student%e2%80%99s-name\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-does-the-bank-account-have-to-be-under-the-student%e2%80%99s-name\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoes the bank account have to be under the student\u2019s name?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-does-the-bank-account-have-to-be-under-the-student%e2%80%99s-name\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-does-the-bank-account-have-to-be-under-the-student%e2%80%99s-name\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Preferably yes, the student\u2019s legal name should match the bank account name. However, you can use any U.S. bank account to which you have legal access and permission to use for receiving funds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"how-quickly-will-i-receive-my-refund\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-how-quickly-will-i-receive-my-refund\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-how-quickly-will-i-receive-my-refund\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow quickly will I receive my refund?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-how-quickly-will-i-receive-my-refund\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-how-quickly-will-i-receive-my-refund\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funds are deposited directly into your bank account as soon as the posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-aid-disbursement-schedule\/\">Disbursement Date<\/a> depending on your banks processing time<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"is-my-banking-information-safe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-is-my-banking-information-safe\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-is-my-banking-information-safe\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs my banking information safe?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-is-my-banking-information-safe\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-is-my-banking-information-safe\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Absolutely! Nelnet uses encrypted, secure systems to protect your data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-if-i-change-my-bank-account\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-if-i-change-my-bank-account\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-if-i-change-my-bank-account\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat if I change my bank account?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-if-i-change-my-bank-account\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-if-i-change-my-bank-account\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Update your information online at least 2 business days before disbursement date.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-types-of-funds-can-be-direct-deposited\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-types-of-funds-can-be-direct-deposited\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-types-of-funds-can-be-direct-deposited\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat types of funds can be direct deposited?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-types-of-funds-can-be-direct-deposited\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-types-of-funds-can-be-direct-deposited\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this time, only Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Cal Grant, Federal Direct Loans, Emergency Aid.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-types-of-funds-cannot-be-direct-deposited\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-types-of-funds-cannot-be-direct-deposited\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-types-of-funds-cannot-be-direct-deposited\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat types of funds CANNOT be direct deposited?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-types-of-funds-cannot-be-direct-deposited\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-types-of-funds-cannot-be-direct-deposited\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this time, Scholarships, Extended Opportunities Programs and Services (EOPS), Student Success Completion Grant (SSCG), &amp; other Stipends cannot be direct deposited.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"how-much-money-will-i-receive-through-direct-deposit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-how-much-money-will-i-receive-through-direct-deposit\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-how-much-money-will-i-receive-through-direct-deposit\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow much money will I receive through direct deposit?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-how-much-money-will-i-receive-through-direct-deposit\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-how-much-money-will-i-receive-through-direct-deposit\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The amount you receive will vary depending on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-aid-disbursement-schedule\/\">disbursement schedule<\/a> and your eligibility for financial aid. After all tuition, fees, and other charges are paid, any leftover funds will be disbursed to you via direct deposit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"will-all-students-receive-disbursements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-will-all-students-receive-disbursements\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-will-all-students-receive-disbursements\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill all students receive disbursements?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-will-all-students-receive-disbursements\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-will-all-students-receive-disbursements\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, not all students receive disbursements. Only students who are eligible for financial aid and have a credit balance on their account after all Palomar College charges are paid will receive funds. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/financial-aid-disbursement-schedule\/\">disbursement schedule<\/a> and individual financial aid packages determine the timing and amount of any refunds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"how-do-i-enroll-in-direct-deposit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-how-do-i-enroll-in-direct-deposit\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-how-do-i-enroll-in-direct-deposit\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf059;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow do I enroll in Direct Deposit?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#x2b;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf068;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-how-do-i-enroll-in-direct-deposit\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-how-do-i-enroll-in-direct-deposit\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enrolling in direct deposit is quick and easy! We have created a step-by-step guide to walk you through the process. This guide includes detailed instructions and helpful screenshots to ensure a smooth setup experience.<\/p>\n<p>Access the guide here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2025\/02\/Enrolling-in-Direct-Deposit.pdf\">Step-by-Step Direct Deposit Enrollment Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off when accessing Nelnet through <a href=\"https:\/\/my.palomar.edu\/psp\/palc9prd\/?cmd=login\">MyPalomar<\/a>!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb14097-69e368bfa709d-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Need Help?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>For questions regarding how to set up your direct deposit account, contact the <strong>Cashiers Office<\/strong> at <strong>760-744-1150 Ext 2114<\/strong> or email <a href=\"mailto:cashiers@palomar.edu\"><strong>cashiers@palomar.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For questions regarding financial aid and disbursement information, contact the <strong>Financial Aid Office<\/strong> at <strong>760-744-1150 Ext 2366<\/strong> or email <a href=\"mailto:finaid@palomar.edu\"><strong>finaid@palomar.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Get started today and enjoy the benefits of <strong>Direct Deposit!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce that direct deposit is available for financial aid refunds through our partnership with Nelnet. This new service offers a faster, safer, and more convenient way&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/direct-deposit-information\/\">Continue Reading<span> Direct Deposit Information<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-14097","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3oWhv-3Fn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14097"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14218,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14097\/revisions\/14218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/fa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}