No more checks by 2018?

(March 11, 2013) -- In the latter part of last year, Great Britain took us one step closer to the Star Trek universe.  The British Payments Council announced that, on a target date of Oct. 31, 2018 the central cheque clearing house would close and the British public would no longer be able to pay by, or receive checks as a form of payment. Wow! No more checks in England.  Could the United States be far behind?