The government is ending paper Social Security checks and pushing beneficiaries toward digital payments.

While online banking and electronic payments are becoming more mainstream, many Americans still write paper checks, and there's been a resurgence of fraud. If you think you’re immune because you pay ...

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 ...

If it hasn't already, the way you receive Social Security benefits could soon change.

In an increasingly digital world, there’s something reassuring about getting a paper tax refund check. It feels tangible and final in a way that digital balances sometimes do not. For people without ...

Q: Last year, I lost my entire 401(k) — $114,000 — after Paychex mailed me physical rollover checks instead of doing a secure transfer. The checks were intercepted and fraudulently cashed. I’m now in ...

DULUTH — ST Paper, which restarted a shuttered local mill earlier this year, continues its battle to recoup funds from a check it says was altered and cashed by an unfamiliar third party. After ...