Pathward

Pathward (previously known as MetaBank) is a United States bank with retail branches in Iowa and South Dakota. It offers traditional banking services designed to serve the needs of individual, agricultural, and business depositors and borrowers. Pathward issued debit cards of up to $600 sent to millions of Americans as part of the second round of COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments in January 2021. MetaBank acted as the U.S. Treasury&s;s "financial agent" for this purpose. The bank changed its name in 2022 when Meta Financial Group sold its "Meta" trademark to Meta Platforms. Pathward is a Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bank operates in several segments within the Banking and Payments industries: Pathward, its traditional retail banking operation; Pathward Payment Systems, its electronic payments division; AFS/IBEX, its insurance premium financing division; and Refund Advantage, EPS Financial and Specialty Consumer Services, its tax-related financial solutions divisions.