Mnuchin says US stimulus payments to begin arriving as early as Tuesday evening
Mnuchin tweeted that payments may begin to arrive by direct deposit as early as Tuesday evening

FILE PHOTO: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that $600 stimulus checks could begin arriving in people's bank accounts as soon as this evening.
Mnuchin tweeted that payments may begin to arrive by direct deposit as early as Tuesday evening, and will continue arriving into next week. The government will begin mailing out paper checks on Wednesday for people without government-registered bank accounts.