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- The Risks of Accepting Checks
- Bounced checks, fraudulent check writers—these problems can potentially cost you big bucks. Hence these articles provide various steps or guidelenes in order to reduce your risk. Checks are most frequently returned for nonsufficient funds or closed bank accounts. If you accept checks as payment for goods and or services and...
- White papers 2002-09-23
- The Use of Checks and Other Non-cash Payment Instruments in the United States
- "Over the past several decades, the payments industry has undergone significant change. New electronic payment instruments have been introduced, and the means for making electronic payments have become increasingly available for use in everyday commerce. Further, the adaptation of technology has driven down the costs of processing electronic payments relative...
- White papers 2002-08-01
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- Don't bounce checks to IRS.
- Don't bounce checks to IRS. On April 15, a filer sent two checks with his return. Neither account had enough funds to cover the checks. Banks were to tell him when checks were presented so he could wire funds to clear them. But due...
- Research articles 1997-10-17
- Lexington-Based Long John Silver's Says Checks are in the Mail.(Originated from Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
- LEXINGTON, Ky.--Sep. 7--Long John Silver's says the checks are in the mail. When it laid off 130 people in July, the Lexington restaurant chain issued severance checks but said it would mail the former employees' final checks -- for three-day's pay plus remaining vacation time...
- Research articles 1996-09-07
- Are bad checks a good thing?
- Debunking the myths about checking overdraftsOf course, bad checks can never be a good thing! Decent, responsible people would never intentionally or knowingly write a "bad check." Honest, reputable businesses would never "encourage" anyone to write a "bad check."But, it's not that simple is it? Is a "bad" check the...
- Research articles 2003-10-15
- Good advice about bad checks: how to handle the growing problem of bad checks and maximize your chances of receiving payment.
- As if listening to "The check is in the mail" in perpetuity weren't bad enough, businesses also have to deal with the very real eventuality that some checks just won't clear the bank. These bad checks, also known as NSF (non-sufficient funds) checks,...
- Research articles 1997-12-29
- Federal Reserve Sees Paper Checks Declining
- The list of technological species endangered by new innovations is growing long: First 8-track tapes and VHS, then printed newspapers and the compact-disc album. Now we can add the checkbook to the list. Or that's the word from the Federal Reserve. In an interview with "American Banker,"...
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Name-based background checks complete, TSA says.(Washington, D.C.)(Transportation Security Administration)(Brief Article)
- The Transportation Security Administration has completed name-based background checks on 2.7 million U.S. truck drivers with hazardous-materials endorsements, officials said. The checks reportedly turned up 29 "persons of interest" The Transportation Security Administration has completed name-based ...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Adelphia bounces community checks.(Adelphia Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Regulators in several communities, already nervous from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Adelphia Communications Corp., had their confidence shaken further at the beginning of July when the MSO's checks bounced. The checks were written to Regulators...
- Research articles 2002-07-15
- ADP Annual Pre-Employment Screening Index Reveals Background Checks for Criminal Records Conducted Three Times More Than Other Checks
- ADP ® (NYSE: ADP) Employer Services, a leading provider of HR, payroll and benefits administration services, today released its annual Screening Index , a yearly evaluation of employment screening and hiring trends. The index shows that of the nearly 5.8 million background checks completed, criminal background checks...
- Research articles 2008-04-29
- Federal Reserve Sees Paper Checks Declining
- The list of technological species endangered by new innovations is growing long: First 8-track tapes and VHS, then printed newspapers and the compact-disc album. Now we can add the checkbook to the list. Or that's the word from the Federal Reserve. In an interview with "American Banker,"...
- Blog posts 2008-04-12
- Tax refund checks await 71 in Bridgeport, Conn., area.
- By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 16--The Internal Revenue Service got back fewer refund checks from Connecticut residents in 2004 than it did in 2003, but those checks are, on average, worth a bit more. ...
- Research articles 2004-11-16
- Use caution when accepting checks from foreign countries
- Banks need to use extreme caution when presented with a check drawn on a bank located in another country. Banks located outside the United States do not have to follow the Federal Reserve rules for processing and return of checks.In the past few months, there has been a marked increase...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
- Use special care when accepting Canadian checks
- Special care must be given when a bank decides to accept Canadian checks. Checks drawn on Canadian banks that are accepted by U.S. banks and processed through the Federal Reserve are not subject to the Uniform Commercial Code. Banks must use special care when establishing funds availability for Canadian items.You...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Talbot Bank checks used in fraud
- A counterfeiter is using replicas of checks from The Talbot Bank of Easton to swindle regional banks of thousands of dollars as customers - knowingly or not - deposit the bad papers in their accounts. Talbot employees in the bank's operations department first noticed the fraud on Sept....
- Research articles 2003-10-08
- Four Steps to Maximizing the Effectiveness of Reference Checks
- The focus of the article is on the importance of reference checks. Different strategies are used for reference checking, one of them is conducting reference checks in-house. Few steps for effective in-house reference checking are explained in the article and states the importance of doing reference checks on job candidates...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Outsourcing Background Checks
- The article underlines the fact that avoiding workplace disasters involving theft, violence and fraud—and the legal repercussions they can bring—many HR professionals hire outside screening companies to help them discover any skeletons in the closets of potential employees. While using a third party for such checks can provide practical and...
- White papers 2001-03-01
- Comparing Your Milk Checks
- This is the fifth year we have conducted the analyses of producer milk checks. The purpose of this project has been to better help producers understand their own milk checks and how they might compare their checks with other producers. From the year 2000 through 2004, August milk check premiums...
- White papers 2004-11-10
- Gun Control and Terrorism: FBI Could Better Manage Firearm-Related Background Checks Involving Terrorist Watch List Records
- Membership in a terrorist organization does not prohibit a person from owning a gun under current law. Thus, during presale screening of prospective firearms purchasers, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System historically did not utilize terrorist watch list records. The paper determines how many checks have resulted in valid...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Background Checks: Worries About Personnel Integrity Are Creating a Few Worries of Their Own
- In response to 9/11 and the rash of accounting scandals, companies have increasingly relied on background checks for prospective employees. Generally conducted by a third party, basic checks include checks for a criminal record; date, source, and subject of educational credits; and dates and places of prior employment. But more...
- White papers 2005-08-01
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