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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: Angela Shah
Mar. 26--When it comes to cash, Americans still can't leave home without it.
Despite the advent of credit cards, debit cards, wire transfers and Internet banking, the old way to pay remains the best for most Americans.
"We have definitely seen an increase of cash usage," said Susan Icard, senior vice president in charge of Texas cash services at J.P. Morgan/Chase in Dallas. "We're always hearing about a cashless, checkless society, but I still don't see it in the near future."
In restaurants, supermarkets and drug stores, cash reigns. In the age of electronic commerce, paper transactions not only still dominate but continue to grow, according the Federal Reserve Bank's Houston office. Cash and paper checks remain the workhorses for...
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