Checks going away Sept. 30 for Social Security, most federal payments

By Shannon Najmabadi and Taylor Telford

The Washington Post

The Treasury Department will stop issuing paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security payments and most other government programs on Sept. 30 as part of an executive order aimed at modernizing the government.

While experts widely agree that electronic payments are faster to process, and less susceptible to fraud and theft than paper checks, advocates who work with the small percentage of those who still receive checks say the change is being rushed out and worry that some beneficiaries won’t learn of it unless their payment doesn’t show up…(Read full story)