As the ranks of young Americans, driven by economic forces, shun banks and credit unions in favor of alternative financial services providers (like check cashing and prepaid card programs), they create a deep impact on the existing financial services marketplace. If finanial institutions fail to… Read more

Although Americans may be writing fewer checks today than they were 10 years ago, checks are not about to go the way of dinosaurs. In fact, we still write checks totaling $26 trillion a year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. For financial institutions this has meant finding ways… Read more