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The Social Security Administration is transitioning to electronic payments next week after 85 years of issuing paper checks to U.S. retirees.

The U.S. government is phasing out paper checks for Social Security, urging beneficiaries to adopt electronic payments. This ...

The order impacts “all Federal disbursements inclusive of intragovernmental payments, benefits payments, vendor payments, and tax refunds.” That includes any benefits sent out by the Social Security ...

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Here's why it's happening and how to go from paper to digital.

A joint bank account can be handy when combining or sharing your finances. Whether you're saving for a mutual goal with your significant other, sharing bills with your spouse, teaching money ...

Online-only banks have grown in popularity in recent years thanks to certain benefits that brick-and-mortar banks can't match. With less overhead costs from not having to operate physical branches, ...

Starting Sept. 30, both the Social Security Administration and the IRS are phasing out paper checks as part of a massive ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathleen Romig from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the end of physical Social Security checks.