IRS tax refunds and Social Security paper checks are typically delivered online now. Will that impact your money?

Paper checks, at least the ones issued by the federal government, will soon become a thing of the past. As part of a March 25 executive order, titled "Modernizing payments to and from America's bank ...

It’s hard to avoid hassle — or fraud — when you’re required to pay with paper and ink. Here’s why checks persist and why some people don’t mind. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber read several hundred tips from ...

The Federal Reserve Board has announced that it is formally exploring significant changes to its check-processing services, including the possibility of ending them entirely. In a press release ...

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 ...

The IRS will begin phasing out the use of paper checks for refunds to individual taxpayers at the end of September and will publish detailed guidance for 2025 tax returns before the 2026 filing season ...

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You'll need to set up direct deposit to get your Social Security payments by September. Here are the details. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, ...

Do you get your federal benefits or tax refunds in the form of a check from the federal government? If so, that's coming to end on Sept. 30. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an ...

Rumors spread that Social Security paper checks were ending. Here's what actually changed, why the confusion started, and ...