Any US citizen having problems receiving social security disability ?

Money goes into US account and then you withdraw here using your debit card at an ATMs.

To my knowledge there are no Direct Deposit Agreements between either the USA or Canadian government with Brazil, due to Central Bank (Brazil) regulations on money entering the country. I have been in the unfortunate position of having had my Canadian account closed due to inactivity and now that I'm receiving Canada Pension Plan benefits I get a check in the mail here in Brazil (when they don't disappear in the mail that is). The only light that I have at the end of the tunnel is that the last time I spoke with a Service Canada rep she told me that Canada expects to put in place a Direct Deposit Agreement with Brazil sometime this coming spring. (Please Lord!!!)

Cashing foreign checks here in Brazil is a nightmare you don't even want to know about, trust me. Have your Social Security payments deposited to a US account and just use the ATMs here to withdraw money, you'll save yourself a great headache.

Cheers,
James        Expat-blog Experts Team

Which US bank do you use, or better yet which would you recommend ?. I am asking because I currently belong to a credit union which will probably charge large fees if I can even use my debit card. I will change all of my direct deposits to a US bank that is user friendly in Brasil.