The U.S. Treasury now has about six months to phase out the paper checks it uses for various purposes, including tax refunds and the roughly 456,000 Social Security checks that are mailed monthly.

Congress would ultimately determine whether or not U.S. taxpayers receive the $5,000 stimulus checks. Here is how the idea for checks came about and where things stand now.

$5,000 DOGE payments could be sent to Americans, but when will they arrive? Here's what we know so far and why some experts say checks are a bad idea.

The checks, however, may fall short of the proposed $5,000. Fishback noted that if DOGE doesn’t hit its expected $2 trillion savings goal, stimulus checks could be reduced.

The U.S. could be facing a government shutdown as soon as this week, adding yet another setback to the proposed $5,000 DOGE dividend checks for Americans. DOGE, or the Department of Government ...

For those who can adjust to the transition, Carson said the move away from paper checks could help people avoid late fees with auto bill pay, give 24/7 access to their balance and provide FDIC ...

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