CNBC

The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected

Over the next six months, all federal departments and agencies will phase out the use of paper checks and switch to electronic payments, according to the White House. As the U.S. accelerates toward a ...
The New York Times

Still Receive Paper Checks From the Government? That Will Soon End.

An executive order from President Trump will require government agencies to make electronic payments for tax refunds, Social Security and other benefits as of Sept. 30. By Ann Carrns Paper checks ...
CNN

Could paper checks be on the way out, like the penny?

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 ...
The Washington Post

Paper checks are dead. Cash is dying. Who still uses them?

A woman works in a bank's check disbursal center in the 1960s, when paper transactions reigned and Venmo wasn't even imagined. (H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock) Analysis by Andrew Van Dam In a few ...
CNN

Social Security says it will no longer send paper checks. What you need to know

The Trump administration will soon stop sending out paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries, as part of an effort to fully modernize federal benefits payments. That means a little over half a ...
CBS News

Social Security retreats from plan to eliminate paper checks for beneficiaries

The Social Security Administration said it will continue issuing paper checks to the retirement program's beneficiaries, backing away from a previously announced plan to switch all payments to ...
USA Today

The end of most paper checks for Social Security, federal income tax refunds is here

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 ...