Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates that more than 8 million people who get monthly Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments need help managing their money. Those ...
As a secured lender, you take a security interest in your borrower’s inventory and/or equipment and then perfect under applicable law. To further protect the value of the collateral supporting your ...
People who serve as representative payees for individuals who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits have more options for their annual reporting of how the funds are used.
When a Social Security beneficiary is unable to manage their own account, they can have a representative payee step in to manage the account for them. This typically happens when the beneficiary is a ...
Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...
In July 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on a Wisconsin woman whose family feared her representative payee might have misused her funds. Representative payees are responsible for aiding ...
The drawer of a check whose signature was forged could not recover in action for conversion from the payee of check who had cashed the check and deposited it into his own account, the Court of Special ...
A payee is a person or business entity receiving a payment. If you're sending an invoice payment, the payee is the vendor, credit card company or government agency to whom you've written the check. If ...