2013 PFD to be $900

Acting Revenue Commissioner Angela Rodell announced Wednesday that the 2013 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) will be $900.

670,865 Alaskans applied for the 2013 dividend this year – a decrease of approximately 7,000 applications from 2012.

The first dividends will be paid on October 3, when approximately 507,000 applicants will receive a direct deposit into their bank account, and 86,000 will be mailed a check. Paper checks will enter the U.S. mail system on October 3 from Juneau.

More than $484 million will be directly deposited into Alaskans' bank accounts this year, with a total distribution,...