A stop payment is a request you make to your bank or credit union to cancel a check before it’s processed. This step can help protect your money and prevent unwanted transactions. You can request a ...

A cancelled check or stop payment request prevents funds from leaving your account when someone tries to cash or deposit the check. You must act quickly — banks cannot stop payment on checks that have ...

If you write a check and later regret handing it off to the recipient — say, because you suspect you’re the victim of a scam, you entered the wrong amount or you mailed it to an incorrect address — ...