How to Safeguard Your Envelopes as Mail Theft Rates Increase

The reports from the U.S. Postal Service reveal a soaring wave of mail theft, while financial institutions and banks are being alerted by federal regulators of an escalating check fraud.

In a display of courage, postal officials unveiled in May a set of new provisions aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the nation’s mail, while a collective of House lawmakers, transcending party lines, have put forth a bill calling for heightened law enforcement presence to protect the sanctity of postal services.