ESD payment showing 'paid' but nothing in my bank account yet - normal or issue?

Totally normal! The first payment typically takes 1-2 business days to show up in your account after it shows as \

Thank you so much! That's a relief to hear. I'll try to stop refreshing my bank app every 10 minutes then lol.

mine always showed up next day but sometimes took til like 3pm dependin on my bank

I had the same exact worry my first payment too! It showed up at like 2am the next day. The anxiety is real though, I feel ya.

Glad I'm not the only one who was worried! I'll check first thing tomorrow.

It depends on your bank actually. ESD releases the funds pretty quickly once it shows as 'paid,' but different financial institutions process ACH transfers on different timelines. Most major banks will have it available within 24-48 hours, but some smaller credit unions might take up to 72 hours for the first payment. \n\nIf you don't see it by Friday morning, then I'd start investigating. Make sure you double-check that your bank account information was entered correctly in your ESD profile. Just a single digit wrong in your routing or account number can cause major delays.

I double checked my account info and it's all correct. I bank with Chase so hopefully it will be there tomorrow. I'll definitely keep an eye on it though. Thanks for the detailed info!

DONT PANIC YET!!! The ESD system is SO SLOW with everything. My first payment took 2 days to hit my bank account after it showed paid on the website. But then I had problems with my second payment and it never showed up at all! Had to call ESD a million times because apparently they had an \

Similar situation happened to my brother. His first payment went through fine and then weeks 2-3 got stuck in some weird processing loop. ESD never notified him about any problems until he finally got through to someone.

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OMG where was this when I needed it??? I spent literally 6 hours on hold one day trying to reach someone. Bookmarking this for next time (hopefully there won't BE a next time but with ESD who knows

My first payment took exactly 36 hours to hit my account after it showed as paid, but every payment after that has been consistently showing up at 10am the next business day. I think they put first payments through additional verification or something.

U should also check if u have a debit card option!!! when i first applied i thought i was getting direct deposit but it turned out they sent me one of those prepaid cards instead and i didnt know until i got it in the mail like a week later. just something to check on ur account settings maybe.

Good point! I just checked and my payment method is definitely set to direct deposit. The

Just a quick tip for the future - once you're established in the system, payments usually follow a very consistent schedule. Mine always shows as paid on Tuesdays and hits my account on Wednesdays around 9am. The predictability helps a lot with budgeting. I hope you see your payment soon!

Update: The money hit my account this morning at 6am! You were all right - just needed to be patient. Thanks everyone for the reassurance and helpful info. Definitely less stressed about my future claims now that I know what to expect!