check cashing

Paper to cash

Check cashing is the service of exchanging a check for immediate cash, typically for a fee.

Check-cashing stores serve people without bank accounts or those needing funds faster than bank holds allow: The check-cashing place on the corner charges three percent.

The fees can be steep, making it an expensive option for the financially vulnerable.

Opposites
financial transaction direction

check cashingdeposit

Place for safekeeping

bank deposit · direct deposit · saving · savings deposit

financial service type

check cashinginvestment

Deploying capital for returns

savings account · payday loan · lending · certificate of deposit · money market account

Family

check, cash

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G