Imagine you’re in a pinch and need quick access to cash. Your mind races through various options — one of which may sound like a latently illegal financial hack: writing a check to yourself. But can ...

For some, writing a check is second nature. For others, it may seem as antiquated as using a rotary phone. “While we’re all used to grabbing our laptop or phone when it’s time to make a payment, there ...

While it’s easy to simply swipe your debit card at the cash register or to pay your bills online, the paper check has not yet met its demise. There are still times when writing a check is the most ...

A big banking industry group, not surprisingly perhaps, suggests that consumers stop writing paper checks to stamp out the proliferation of check washing scams. Stop writing checks? It's seriously one ...

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The amount of checks is typically limited to a certain number each month, but not all financial institutions have these limitations. If you write a lot of checks during your regular billing cycle, you ...

In this edition of Money Minute, Paul Folger covers why money experts are saying to stop writing checks. “No more check writing. Checks are a huge source of fraud,” said Erin Procko, the president of ...