ESD claims finally changed from pending to paid - when will money actually hit my account?
Finally got some good news this morning! After nearly 3 months of all my weekly claims stuck in pending status (since January 8th), I just saw everything switch from 'pending' to 'paid' today (3/8/25). Huge relief but now I'm wondering how long until the actual money shows up in my account? My payment method is direct deposit to my checking account. Anyone know the typical timeframe between status changing to 'paid' and the $$ appearing in bank accounts? Worth noting I didn't call or use any expediting services - it just magically resolved itself after 60+ days of waiting.
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Demi Lagos
congrats!! mine went from pending to paid on a thursday and the $$ hit my account the next wednesday. so about 4 business days. really depends on your bank tho
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Thanks! That's not too bad. I'm with KeyBank if that matters. Just anxious to finally have something coming in after waiting since January.
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Mason Lopez
It typically takes 2-3 business days after the status changes to
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Really appreciate the detailed info. Yeah, it's going to be a pretty big lump sum payment with all those weeks combined. I'll wait until Wednesday before getting worried then. Just hoping there are no more surprises after waiting this long!
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Vera Visnjic
This happened to me last year and I NEVER GOT PAID!! My status changed to paid but the money never showed up!! I had to call ESD like 50 times before someone finally helped me. Turns out they sent it to my old account that I closed years ago even though my new account info was in the system. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BANK INFO in your ESD account right now!!
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Oh no! That sounds awful. I just checked and my current bank info is showing correctly in the system. Thanks for the warning though - that would have been devastating after waiting so long.
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Jake Sinclair
Yeah this happens ALL THE TIME. ESD's system is so glitchy with banking info. I recommend calling them before Wednesday just to make sure everything is set right. Good luck getting through though, took me 3 days of constant redialing.
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Brielle Johnson
For direct deposit, the standard timeline is 24-72 business hours after the
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Honorah King
Separate deposits is good to know, I was confused when mine came through as 3 different deposits on the same day last time. Made me think ESD made a mistake lol
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Brielle Johnson
Exactly! It's completely normal but catches many people by surprise. The ESD system processes each week individually, even when multiple weeks get approved simultaneously.
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Demi Lagos
u mite want to screenshot everything from ur esd account... my friend had all his claims go from pending to paid then they reversed it 2 days later!!! said it was an error and put him back in adjudication for another month
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
That's terrifying! Thanks for the tip - taking screenshots right now. After waiting since January I'd completely lose it if they reversed everything.
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Oliver Brown
This happened to me too!! They approved 7 weeks of claims then reversed 3 of them the next day saying they needed additional verification. I couldn't get anyone on the phone for days. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got through to ESD in 15 minutes. They have this video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3. It was worth it because I found out those 3 claims needed additional job search verification, which wasn't showing anywhere in my account. Got it resolved in one call instead of waiting another month.
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll keep this in mind if anything weird happens with my payment. Really hoping everything goes smoothly though after all this waiting!
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Mary Bates
mine took 6 days to hit my credit union after status changed. but my sister got hers in 1 day with bank of america. depends on ur bank i think
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Vera Visnjic
When my payment finally went through correctly last year, Chase took 2 days. But my boyfriend has BECU and his took 4 days. So frustrating how different banks handle it!
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Mason Lopez
Just checking in - did your payment arrive? Most people should see deposits by Wednesday at the latest from a Friday payment status change.
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Yes! It actually hit my account this morning (Tuesday). Came in as 8 separate transactions like someone mentioned might happen. Such a relief after waiting since January. Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance!
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Honorah King
Congrats!! Use some of that to treat yourself after all that stress 😊
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Already ordered takeout for tonight! First time in months I haven't had to stress about every dollar spent.
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