Transparent by design
Every result is labeled as an official schedule, official status, community report or estimate. These categories are not interchangeable.
Official payment schedules
Social Security and SSI dates come from SSA; recurring federal settlement dates come from U.S. Treasury; active-duty military dates come from DFAS; and federal civilian retirement information is checked against Treasury and OPM. Dates are stored as reviewed public facts so the site does not copy rumors or depend on another commercial calendar. The next-date calculation and countdown update automatically.
Anonymous community reports
A visitor chooses a listed bank, deposit type, U.S. time zone and “received” or “still waiting.” Reports are filtered by payment category. We do not ask for a name, employer, salary, benefit amount, bank credentials, account number, routing number, Social Security number or government claim number. A privacy-preserving device token and one-way network hash reduce repeat submissions. One current response per device, bank and reporting day is counted.
Minimum sample and confidence
Percentages remain hidden until at least five eligible U.S. reports exist for that bank, category and current reporting day. Small samples are described as early signals. Reports describe visitors to this site and are not a representative survey of every customer.
Official service information
Supported provider-operated status feeds are checked automatically and cached briefly. The label links to the original provider page. When a source cannot be reached, the site says “official status unavailable” instead of assuming the service is operational.
Payday estimates
The calculator uses the selected bank's reviewed early-pay policy, business days and published Federal Reserve holidays. It gives a date window, not an exact promise. Payer submission timing and account eligibility remain outside our view.
Corrections
Schedule and policy pages link to primary sources and show a review date. Material corrections can be sent to hello@didmypayhit.com.