A cashier’s check is a payment guaranteed by your bank or credit union, drawn from the institution’s own funds rather than your personal account. When you need to make a large payment — buying a car, ...

Sure, you may have written a check to pay your monthly rent or give a $50 gift to your niece. But do you understand what each part of a check means and its purpose? While paper checks are not ...

Check fraud is not new, and financial plots have been around in the United States for centuries. But what has caused the renewed uptick in check fraud in recent years, and what can be done about it?

Issuing a paper check costs about 50 cents, according to the Treasury Department. The cost drops down to less than 15 cents per electronic transfer. Tax law experts note that those who could struggle ...

When a big check hits your account, it can feel like instant breathing room, but the banking system does not move at the speed of your mobile app. Behind that "pending" status is a tightly regulated ...

Even as fewer people use paper checks, there have been more reports of criminals stealing them from mailboxes and changing the dollar amount and name of the recipient, officials say. Credit...Till ...

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Are you writing payments to medical providers and insurance companies and sending them in the mail? Paying by check for the random parking ticket or your child’s piano lessons? Now is a good time to ...

Policy changes by major retailers may have put another nail in the coffin of what used to be a financial mainstay: the personal check. In July, said CNBC, "Target joined a growing list of retailers, ...

Exposure of Personal Information: If someone steals your check, they can use the information on it to run scams. Mail Theft: If you mail a check, it can be vulnerable to theft if a mailbox is tampered ...