Checks and Checking Accounts – MOSAEC

A Paychex 401(k) Rollover Leads to a Six-Figure Theft at Chase Bank

401(k), 403(b) and 457 Plans Banking and Financial Institutions Checks and Checking Accounts Frauds and Swindling Personal Finances

A Paychex 401(k) Rollover Leads to a Six-Figure Theft at Chase Bank

A thief stole 401(k) checks out of the mail. But why was Paychex, a major industry player, using paper at all given how often check fraud happens?

By Ron Lieber

Why Paper Checks Refuse to Die

Checks and Checking Accounts Personal Finances

Why Paper Checks Refuse to Die

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

What to Know About Writing Checks While Preventing Fraud

Banking and Financial Institutions Checks and Checking Accounts Content Type: Service Frauds and Swindling Mobile Commerce and Payments Personal Finances Postal Service (US)

What to Know About Writing Checks While Preventing Fraud

Should you keep a separate checking account for writing checks? Is there a specific pen you should use? We answer some reader questions.

By Tara Siegel Bernard

Check Fraud Is Rising and the Thieves Are Winning

Banking and Financial Institutions Checks and Checking Accounts Customer Relations Frauds and Swindling JPMorgan Chase & Company Personal Finances United States

Check Fraud Is Rising and the Thieves Are Winning

Although check usage has declined in the last couple of decades, check fraud has risen sharply, creating a problem for banks — and customers trying to pay their bills.

By Tara Siegel Bernard