With the rise of peer-to-peer payment systems such as PayPal, Venmo, Zelle and several others, there’s rarely a need to write a check these days. Even so, checks aren’t completely extinct yet. Maybe ...

Thanks to the convenience of online and mobile bill pay, fewer people use checks to pay bills. You may be surprised to learn ...

A cashier’s check is a payment guaranteed by your bank or credit union, drawn from the institution’s own funds rather than your personal account. When you need to make a large payment — buying a car, ...

Cashier’s checks are available through banks and credit unions, while money orders can be purchased from a wide range of places, including retail stores, postal service locations, banks and credit ...