Checks are not dead. In fact, according to a relatively recent survey by our friends at GOBankingRates, 17% of Americans are still writing checks on a monthly basis -- and 15% send a few checks every ...

While it’s easy to simply swipe your debit card at the cash register or to pay your bills online, the paper check has not yet met its demise. There are still times when writing a check is the most ...

First the penny. Next, paper checks? When the US Mint stopped making pennies last month for the first time in 238 years, it drew a lot of attention. But there have been quiet moves to stop using paper ...