President Trump signed an executive order forcing the federal government to phase out paper check disbursements by the fall.

An executive order requiring the government to stop issuing paper checks is expected to help banks, which have seen a rise in ...

This tax-return filing season might be the last time you send payments to the Internal Revenue Service using paper checks, or the last time you receive refunds on paper. A Trump Administration ...

President Donald Trump has targeted paper checks in a new executive order. Effective Sept. 30, 2025, the order directs the Treasury Department, which includes the IRS, to stop issuing paper checks ...

"Historically, Treasury checks are 16 times more likely to be reported lost or stolen, returned undeliverable, or altered than an electronic funds transfer," the order stated. "Maintaining the ...

Mail theft complaints have increased substantially since 2020, the order noted, and Treasury checks in particular are 16 times more likely to be reported lost or stolen or returned as undeliverable.