Posted inChecks 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. Posted by By Ron Lieber
Posted inBanking 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. Posted by By Tara Siegel Bernard
Posted inBanking 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. Posted by By Tara Siegel Bernard
Posted inBanking and Financial Institutions Checks and Checking Accounts Content Type: Service Frauds and Swindling Personal Finances Postal Service and Post Offices Robberies and Thefts Telegram LLC Truist Financial Corp How Stolen Checks Are Sold and Bought Online One reason this fraud is rampant: Open forums where anyone can buy checks that thieves have taken from the mail. Posted by By Ron Lieber