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The check is (not) in the mail.(Your Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
I take exception to Consumers Union's position against the substitution of electronic images for paper checks. Electronic check-clearing would reduce expenses for banks, a saving that would probably result in lower bank fees. My bank stopped returning paper checks years ago, and I haven't missed them a bit.
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