Are social security direct deposits safe from collectors in Illinois
by Valentin
(Illinois)
Are social security direct deposits in a checking account safe from seizure by debt collectors if the funds are not co-mingled by other deposits and the account is only in the recipients name only.
Comments for
Are social security direct deposits safe from collectors in Illinois
Under federal law, your Social Security payments are safe from debt collectors as long as they not co-mingled with money from other sources. So, as you suggest in your question, you should keep that money in an account that is separate from the rest of your funds.
