Learn about convenience checks: their uses for purchases, balance transfers, cash advances, associated fees, and how to mitigate potential risks.

When your credit card statement shows up in your mailbox, there may be a little something extra included. Your credit card company may also send along convenience checks, which you can use the same ...

It's not every day that you get a blank check in the mail, but when you do, think twice before filling it out. Credit card companies often send out these "convenience checks" ­ tied to your credit ...

Those so-called convenience checks that come with your credit card statement supposedly offer an easy way to get money, but that was not the case for a Durham woman. There are a lot of reasons not to ...

Balance transfer checks are a way to transfer credit card balances from one issuer to another with a lower interest rate. These checks may come with fees and may not offer the same benefits as balance ...

If you have a credit card account, you no doubt regularly receive from your credit card company a three-pack of checks, known in the industry as “convenience checks.” Unlike regular checks, when you ...