Psycgirl good to see you again :) The payments requested on or before July 31st, 2010 will be paid out on or about August 22nd, 2010. This means it will likely be the 23rd as the 22nd is a Sunday. From How Mahalo Dollars and Payments Work "You can cash out to get paid August 22 anytime up until July 31."
I would expect they will be getting everyone their money early this coming week.
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