EFT is available for other payments, as noted below.

If you are an in-service member paid on the City of New York payroll through direct deposit, you may elect to receive QPP loans or QPP direct withdrawals via EFT in the same account where you receive your pay. You would automatically receive a TDA loan or TDA direct withdrawal via EFT, unless you elect to receive these distributions by check.

If you are a retiree with TDA Deferral status and you are receiving your retirement allowance via EFT, you would automatically receive a TDA loan and TDA direct withdrawal via EFT in the same account where you receive your benefit payments, unless you elect to receive these distributions by check. You would automatically receive a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) via EFT.