A stop payment is a request you make to your bank or credit union to cancel a check before it’s processed. This step can help protect your money and prevent unwanted transactions. You can request a ...

In an effort to reduce fraud, theft and delays, most government agencies are going to stop printing checks. The change was ...

The Trump White House set a Sept. 30 deadline for the Treasury Department to stop cutting paper checks, although the IRS said ...

If you write a check and later regret handing it off to the recipient — say, because you suspect you’re the victim of a scam, you entered the wrong amount or you mailed it to an incorrect address — ...

The change goes into effect on Sept. 30, 2025 according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

Millions of people still prefer a paper check for federal income tax refunds. But President Trump signed an executive order ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop issuing paper checks at the end of this month. The change will impact hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries across the United States. The shift ...

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration has announced it will stop sending out physical checks to recipients, moving exclusively to electronic forms of payment. The change will happen on Sept.

About 500,000 people were still getting paper checks — including people over age 80, living with disabilities or without internet access.

According to the administration, the change is designed to make payments faster, more secure, and more convenient. It is also ...