USPS charges $1.45 for money orders of up to $500 or $1.95 for orders between $500.01 and $1,000. Money orders can cost as much as $5 at a retail bank. Cashing a money order may cost you ...

To determine whether a USPS money order you have received is real, call the money order verification system at 866-459-7822. To report money order fraud, contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ...

A money order is a certified form of payment that works like a check, but the funds don’t come from your account. You prepay the entire value of the money order with cash or a debit card, so the ...

Money orders are a safe alternative to cash or checks. Find out how much they cost, when you need one, where to buy it and how to cash it.