Michael Frederick

I graduated in 2002 with a BS in Business Administration from Florida State University. Currently I am a staff writer for CheckCashing.com, a check cashing store directory. I enjoy football and business writing. My writing mainly consists of business subject matter relating to the check cashing industry. My hobbies include fishing, golf, and of course supporting my Seminoles! Also, If you have a check cashing place and need quality writing please contact me.

What Are Check Cashing Stores?

Check Cashing Stores have been an acceptable way to cash checks for decades now. Whether it's a payroll check, a personal check, a check from the government, or even a rebate check from a trade-in purchase, checks are a medium of payment transfer that is definitely here to stay. However, if someone doesn't have a bank account then getting that check turned into actual money can be difficult. Alternatively, if someone needs to make a payment post-haste, but the banks are closed because of the hour or a holiday, then they might not have any option except to wait. Unless, that is, there are check cashing stores nearby.

Check Cashing Stores

The name is pretty self-explanatory; these are stores that cash checks. Whether it's because someone doesn't have access to a bank that can perform the service for them, or because someone simply needs the convenience of getting the check cashed immediately, these stores have sprung up all over. Whether someone has a personal check, a cashier's check, a payroll check, a government check (such as one for social security or a tax rebate), these stores will often take the check, and hand the owner cash for it. While not every store will take every kind of check on the market, that is the general process.