The U.S. government started phasing out sending paper checks through the mail for most government payments starting Sept. 30.

U.S. authorities are urging Americans not to mail checks if they don't absolutely need to. Reports from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said there were at least 680,000 complaints of ...

Social Security is among the federal government payments that are swapping out paper checks for electronic payments this week to push “operational efficiency.” President Donald Trump signed an ...

Millions of people still prefer a paper check for federal income tax refunds. But President Trump signed an executive order ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order will cease the use of paper checks come September for things like tax refunds in addition to benefits, intragovernmental, and vendor monetary disbursements.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Social Security recipients will no longer receive paper ...

The phrase “the check’s in the mail” will soon be a thing of the past – at least when it comes to the federal government. President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order directing the ...

Finally the days of waiting for a refund check in the mail are over. Starting September 30, 2025, the U.S. Treasury will no ...

DECATUR, Ga. — An inside job. The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General confirms that many of the incidents of mail check theft are being committed by postal employees. It has happened twice to ...

The IRS has announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning September 30.