Once considered an old-fashioned crime, check washing has roared back to life with alarming sophistication. Criminals are not just targeting personal checks anymore. They are exploiting every ...

When you’re making a large purchase or exchanging a significant amount of money, a certified check is often the preferred payment method. A certified check is a type of personal check that a bank ...

The check’s not in the mail. Tax filers who opted to get their IRS refunds sent to their homes said their checks never arrived and were allegedly stolen as part of a massive fraud costing millions of ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. While the crime may seem like something from another era, mail theft is big ...

Policy changes by major retailers may have put another nail in the coffin of what used to be a financial mainstay: the personal check. In July, said CNBC, "Target joined a growing list of retailers, ...