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 ...

Many Americans have moved away from writing personal checks since the Covid pandemic as they embrace contactless and digital ...

Writing out paper checks raises the chances of being the target of fraud and theft. The WSJ personal-finance team’s Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to reduce those risks.

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But I didn't think about how to write a check to give as a wedding gift until I became a bride myself. In fact, it never even occurred to me to think there might be a "right" and "wrong" way to ...

Effective Sept. 30, 2025, the order directs the Treasury Department, which includes the IRS, to stop issuing paper checks for ...

What is involved with endorsing a check? Endorsing a check involves the named recipient of the check signing their name to the back of the check in the spot indicated for endorsement. The act of ...