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A cashier’s check or a money order can come in handy if you’re paying bills or making a large deposit on a purchase, such as closing on a mortgage. Because personal checks are not accepted at all ...

Thanks to the convenience of online and mobile bill pay, fewer people use checks to pay bills. You may be surprised to learn that the average American still writes 30 checks per year, according to ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Cashier’s checks and money orders are common ways to pay for ...

The use of financial checks dates back to the 11th century, when a merchant in the city of Basra (present-day Iraq) sent written instructions to his bank, ordering the institution to make a payment ...