In a world of direct deposits and money transfer apps that make sending and receiving cash easy and instant, paper checks ...

Despite a world teeming with credit cards, online bill pay and payment apps, personal checks are still a thing. Checks can cost you a lot of money if you don’t shop for the best deal or have a ...

Personal checks are steadily falling into disuse. They’re kind of like fax machines—outmoded, slow, with only a hardened group of people still using them even as they become less practical. Is there ...

TULSA COUNTY — Fewer retailers, grocery stores, and even mom-and-pop businesses accept personal checks. Many landlords and mortgage companies now prefer or require electronic payment instead of by ...

While some people might think that checks are an outdated form of making payments, they are actually quite a useful tool in business and beyond. Checks can be particularly useful if an employer ...

A cashier’s check is a payment guaranteed by your bank or credit union, drawn from the institution’s own funds rather than your personal account. When you need to make a large payment — buying a car, ...

Paying by cash or personal check may be convenient -- but if you don't have a checking account or need to make a secure payment, a cashier’s check or money order may come in handy. Despite some ...

Target stores will stop accepting personal checks after July 15, the retailer has announced. In a statement confirming its decision, Target cited “extremely low volumes” of customers who still write ...

Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.