First round of $1,400 COVID-19 relief checks to start hitting bank accounts this weekend, White House says

The latest batch of COVID-19 relief checks will start arriving in a matter of days.

The first checks of up to $1,400 will land in bank accounts this weekend via direct deposit, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Thursday.

“This, of course, is just the first wave,” Psaki said.

Payments to eligible Americans will continue over the next several weeks, she said.

The checks are part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the first major initiative of his presidency. Biden signed the bill into law on Thursday.