With the rise of peer-to-peer payment systems such as PayPal, Venmo, Zelle and several others, there’s rarely a need to write a check these days. Even so, checks aren’t completely extinct yet. Maybe ...

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One reason this fraud is rampant: Open forums where anyone can buy checks that thieves have taken from the mail. Credit...Shira Inbar Supported by By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber wrote his last check, ever, ...

Social Security payments hit bank accounts Wednesday, Nov. 12, for those born between the 1st–10th of the month. Here’s who gets paid, the updated SSI schedule, and when 2026 COLA increases begin.

Find out how far the 2026 average Social Security check will stretch, how inflation affects its value, and what that means ...

This tax-return filing season might be the last time you send payments to the Internal Revenue Service using paper checks, or the last time you receive refunds on paper. A Trump Administration ...