Hello, I am a retired American living in the Philippines since 2003. I retired from the Federal Reserve Bank which is not government but private enterprise. I need some advice on a very difficult problem. Due to Covid-19 the Philippines government has stopped all deliveries of US mail to customers indefinitely. My pension check is sent to me through the mail and I have not received one since April 2020. Direct deposit is not possible since US banks do not allow direct deposits to foreign banks.
Of course, I have been in contact with the FRB's Office Of Employee Benefits for some time now but the last notice I received from them was negative about any further help changing the way the checks are sent out. I had suggested that the checks be sent out by private courier instead of the mail so that it would come directly to me. I even offered to pay for the service myself but since no provision for that is included in the directive manuals of the FRB, I was told nothing could be done. So I am without my retirement benefits and apparently will be for the foreseeable future.
I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas that could help me. I don't know if any rules or regulations exist that govern the sending out of pension checks. In this case I doubt that anyone could have anticipated this problem due to Covid-19.
Does ERISA has anything to say about this problem?
Thanks.
