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

Paper checks are rapidly losing their place at the center of American finance, pushed aside by faster, cheaper and more secure digital options. The shift is no longer theoretical or generational, it ...

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 ...

We knew that it was coming—the IRS has officially announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on September 30, 2025. This, the agency says, is the ...

The IRS announced Tuesday that it will start phasing out paper checks for tax refunds in one week under a March executive order to move the federal government away from physical payments. The federal ...

The time it takes to receive a federal income tax refund could drag out six weeks and more next year for many people who are bound and determined to receive a paper check in the mail. Beginning next ...