After you file

@AimeeW  it's all a big joke.  I filed and had my return accepted on the 21st buy the IRS but have not received the advance or any information about it.  I emailed credit karma they said I had to talk to TurboTax.  I talked to TurboTax and she said she didnt have any idea what was going on.  After recommendation from another user I just called First Century Bank and the lady asked all my info but then told me she did not see an application.  Then told me to make sure I applied for the advance.  I told her I did any hundreds, maybe even thousands of others are having the same problem and asked her who I could talk to that knew more about it and she just said nobody and got silent and I just got pissed and hung up. Also before speaking to her the automated system told me I did not score enough points on their system to receive the full amount but was qualified for a lesser amount but it did not say how much.  I'm guessing the automated system used my phone number to find that information because I had not punched in or given anyone any information.  So if the automated system found my file, why couldn't she.  Or maybe that's just a message they play when you press 3 and it doesn't even look up your info.  I am about to call from a different phone not associated with my account and see if it says the same thing.  If it does I know it's just a BS recording but if it says it can't find my info based on the phone I called from then I will know they have a file for me and the lady I talked to was a bigger idiot than I originally thought. I have not come across one person who filed and was accepted prior to the 24th that has gotten their advance.  It seems to me that is the problem.  So far everyone I see who has been waiting days was accepted before 24th and everyone who has received it after several hours or a day was accepted on the 24th or after.  Being that they weren't supposed to accept until the 24th I think that has to be the issue.