check cashing

NYDFS Superintendent Harris Hails Court Approval of Check Cashing Regulation
NYDFS Superintendent Harris Hails Court Approval of Check Cashing Regulation
December 07, 2023  |  Regulation

New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris has hailed a Thursday (Dec. 7) court decision that upholds the state’s new check cashing regulation announced in January....

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NYDFS Slaps Cap on Check Cashing Fees
NYDFS Slaps Cap on Check Cashing Fees
January 19, 2023  |  Regulation

Check cashing fees are getting a makeover in New York. New York’s Department of Financial Services said Wednesday (Jan. 18) that it is updating regulations...

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PayPal Temporarily Waives Check-Cashing Fees For Stimulus Checks
PayPal Temporarily Waives Check-Cashing Fees For Stimulus Checks
April 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

PayPal has temporarily suspended check-cashing fees for stimulus checks issued as part of the federal government’s coronavirus relief efforts. The Palo Alto, California-based online payments platform...

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Instant Payments Are Killing The Check (Not So Softly) 
Instant Payments Are Killing The Check (Not So Softly) 
November 07, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

No one likes getting a check. No one. And we have the data to prove it. When ranked against all other possible methods of getting...

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Everyone Hates Payday Lenders And Check Cashers (Except The People Who Use Them)
Everyone Hates Payday Lenders And Check Cashers (Except The People Who Use Them)
June 27, 2017  |  Loans

Everyone hates consumer lenders — politicians, consumer groups, prayer circles — except the people who use them. They tend to like the products — and...

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Cash As Budding Problem And Pot-Hole (For Banks)
Cash As Budding Problem And Pot-Hole (For Banks)
March 28, 2017  |  Data Drivers

The death of cash may be wildly exaggerated, but for banks, cash is a dual edged sword: Store of value and store of risk. In...

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Making Paper Checks Tolerable
Making Paper Checks Tolerable
September 17, 2015  |  B2B Payments

While some may see checks as a payment method of the past, it doesn’t change the fact that each year nearly $25 trillion worth of...

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Santander’s Deal To Ease Bank Account Access
Santander’s Deal To Ease Bank Account Access
February 23, 2015  |  Financial Inclusion

Santander Bank will relax its standards for approving new checking and savings accounts under a deal announced on Friday (Feb. 20) with New York’s attorney...

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