Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elderly woman writing a cheque For many people, writing a cheque isn’t the first port of call when it comes to making a payment ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Deepak Sethi / Getty Images A cashier’s check is a secure, bank-issued payment instrument ...

Although check use 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. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New ...