The use of personal checks is fading toward obscurity. We pay our bills online and Venmo the babysitter. The plumber takes credit cards and your food delivery payments are automatic. So why has ...

For some, writing a check is second nature. For others, it may seem as antiquated as using a rotary phone. “While we’re all used to grabbing our laptop or phone when it’s time to make a payment, there ...

Should you keep a separate checking account for writing checks? Is there a specific pen you should use? We answer some reader questions. By Tara Siegel Bernard Typewriters vanished, and then cassette ...

Target has indicated via a statement released to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that it intends to end accepting personal checks by July 15 In a statement released to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, ...

Target is the latest retailer to announce it will stop accepting checks. The last day is July 15. The Federal Reserve says check-writing has declined by almost 75% since 2000. That's right. Checks are ...

For some, writing a check is second nature. For others, it may seem as antiquated as using a rotary phone. “While we’re all used to grabbing our laptop or phone when it’s time to make a payment, there ...

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, ...