Comments on: ING Electric Orange Check Experiment

By: The Happy Rock

The Happy Rock — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:16:00 +0000

@Tom – You are in luck, ING released checkbooks for the Electric Orange checking accounts today!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:07:43 +0000

yeah – as soon as ING comes out with a paper check feature, I’m going to close down my US Bank account.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:53:03 +0000

I called ING today. They are going to be coming out with the ability to write normal checks and carry a checkbook. He told me this feature would be availble within six months and it’s March 2011. So hopefully by the fall.

I love ING, but this is a terrible drawback for me. I can’t fully move my checking over until I can literally, physically write checks on the spot. I don’t do it often, but we all
have to do it occassionally.

Peace,

Kim

By: » ING DIRECT’s Electric Orange Account: My Review | PT Money

» ING DIRECT’s Electric Orange Account: My Review | PT Money — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:06:34 +0000

[...] in the traditional sense, but you can have a paper check mailed to any address. You can even have the check mailed to yourself to be signed over to someone else. I only use this method if I owe a friend or family member some [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:26:50 +0000

Yes, this strategy stopped working probably about 6 months ago or maybe more? I got a bunch of letters from ING saying to stop sending checks – they were going to not accept them anymore…

By: james h

james h — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:45:06 +0000

loved finding this post, tried to get checks through costco using ben’s strategy. got the checks, they don’t work. wrote myself a check to my other bank account, it cleared, two days later they took it back and charged me $10 fee. now i have 600 ing direct paper checks, useless. ing would be hands down the best bank in america for simple users like me as far as services, online, and rates, if paper checks existed. bummer.

By: Money Saving Links: 3/16/08 | Online Savings Blog

Money Saving Links: 3/16/08 | Online Savings Blog — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:07:44 +0000

[...] ING Electric Orange Check Experiment – The Happy Rock I have been using the ING Electric Orange checking account for almost a year now and I have been very pleased. One downfall to being able to earn 2.25% on your checking account balance is that they don’t offer a regular paper check book, but you can fill out an electronic check form and they will mail out a check for you. [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:28:00 +0000

I went back through my process of signing up for check, and it was actually the “Voided Check” link under “Useful forms”. But I got the link info from support when I asked about sending Costco a voided check so I could order paper checks. Maybe they will allow it but definately aren’t encouraging it. Anyway, I noticed that checks I write get pulled out of my account very fast. I bet most banks cashing the checks just pull the money out using the routing and account number, just like you would use to transfer money out of ING to another account. I mean, how different is it for me to write a paper check versus ING sending a paper check for me to a recipient?

By: The Happy Rock

The Happy Rock — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:57:15 +0000

@Ben – I had not heard that, and will look into it. I would doubt that ING wants that to happen, because removing the manpower and fees needed for paper processing would not be something they want to incur. Just my guess. I am definitely intrigued though.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:06:12 +0000

I went to Costco online and ordered paper checks with my ING Direct information, so now I have paper checks. ING even has a form you can print out from their website that I faxed to Costco to get the checks printed.