@pdxmike wrote:It also looks like the Merrill Lynch CMA offers free unlimited checks.
If you're eligible, USAA will provide unlimited paper checks as well. 
They are just the 'plain' ones, though... if you want the fancy designs or duplicates there is a charge.
@pdxmike wrote:
My understanding is that with a Fidelity Cash Management Account, you get free unlimited checks (the actual checks, not just check processing). And there's no minimum balance requirements or other fees or hoops, right?
It also looks like the Amex Serve prepaid cards also offer unlimited free checks, but you have to set aside the funds for the checks ahead of time, and write a code they give you when you do that onto the check.
Have you found any other ways to get unlimited free checks?
Discover Checking: free checks, no minimum balance requirements, no monthly fees, 0.10 cashback per transaction (bill pay, cashed check, debit card swipe).
I now have my Fidelity checks. They're designed by Harland Clarke, so they look more attractive than Fidelity's lime green credit cards, with a pastel blue and green design. No puppies or sunsets, but they're professional looking, and the fact that they're free and unlimited has made me switch from my boring credit union checks to these. They come with a thick black leatherette checkbook case with a gold Fidelity imprint, and I picked up a Fidelity pen from a nearby office. (They have free newspapers, too.)
I think I would be impressed if someone gave me a check from an investment brokerage, because I would think they had their financial act together. And I'm going to use that total misunderstanding of my financial act togetherness to my advantage.
I think I would be impressed if someone gave me a check from an investment brokerage, because I would think they had their financial act together. And I'm going to use that total misunderstanding of my financial act togetherness to my advantage.