Starting in late summer, personal checks will be mailed in all-new packaging. To meet changing Postal service requirements, the traditional mailing carton is being replaced with a new streamlined package. This new package delivers the quality and security you expect - and inside the package, the easy-to-assemble flat box folds together to store checks.

Our check supplier, Deluxe, worked proactively with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to develop this new package that meets new postal regulations and helps keep mailing costs to a minimum. With the USPS significantly raising rates for three-dimensional bulk mailing packages, switching to a flat package is a more cost-effective solution. The stringent new automated bulk mail requirements specify that packages must be:

• Rigid enough to be processed through the postal system's automated equipment
• Flexible enough to securely fit in a variety of mail receptacles
• No more than ¾" thick

The new Deluxe check packaging meets these requirements. "In developing the new packaging, we surveyed hundreds of consumers about what they wanted in a check package, and we're confident the new package will meet the needs of consumers, financial institutions, and the post office," said Debi Cahall, chief marketing officer for Deluxe Financial Services.