How to contact Northern Trust:

  • Conus: call 1-833-748-1823 (this is a toll-free number)
  • Overseas 1-312-557-9700

How to use the on-line system – Web Passport
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Use “Web Passport” for online access and to make changes to pension information: www.northerntrust.com/bppweb. Once you receive your first pension payment you will be able to register on the website. The following changes can be made online as an immediate update:

  • Changing tax withholding on pension checks
  • Direct Deposit changes or enrollment
  • Address Change
  • Assistance with “Web Passport” and Password resets: 888-259-6835

If you are unable to access the Web Passport website, reach out to Northern Trust Participant Call Center for assistance on the following:

  • Changing tax withholding on pension checks
  • Direct Deposit changes or enrollment
  • General questions on your pension payment
  • Address Change
  • Assistance with enrollment in Web Passport
  • Password resets

If there are still questions after contacting Northern Trust, please email or call HQ AAFES Benefits (benefits@aafes.com or 800-519-3381) for assistance.

Wanting more information regarding Web Passport, click on the link above for a screen-by-screen explanation.

Did you know you can stop receiving your annuity information through regular mail?  On the direct deposit screen, at the bottom, there is a box titled “Suppress Advice.”  Checking this box will stop your annuity statements from being mailed to you each month.