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Other articles* mention fees: $5.95 to cash checks up to $500. That's more than my local-chain grocery store's service counter.

* https://prospect.org/economy/usps-begins-postal-banking-pilo...

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So they’re trying to kill it before it even gets off the ground.

If you're not a customer of a bank and you come to cash a check (that isn't drawn on that bank) then you are going to pay a fee (if they will even cash it). I assume check cashing businesses charge a similar fee.

It would be great in principle if the USPS could cash checks for free, but they are also taking on the risk of the check being bad.

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