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10 Day Hold on Check?’
09/19/2021
I am wondering if it is against regulations to place a 10-day hold on a check? I always thought we couldn't go past 9 days. Please refresh my memory!
Reporting winners to the IRS
09/12/2021
We ran a contest and no prize was over $300. We didn’t need to collect non-public private information from the winners since the prizes were small, did we?
A bake sale by any other name…
09/12/2021
Every year we do a bake sale to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness/Local Hospital Foundation. Is this acceptable?
Felony Moments for BSA staff
09/12/2021
How do we teach our staff to have conversations with customers and avoid “felony moments”?
Fake Checks w/o Payee or Endorsement
09/12/2021
A corporate customer's account was recently compromised. Information from an authentic check was used to create fictitious checks. Numerous $100 checks were negotiated. The fake checks don't include a payee name. In addition, the checks don't have any type of endorsement. If we consider these checks bearer instruments, and no endorsement is required by UCC, do we have any recourse with the institution who processed the (fictitious) checks, or is the loss on our side since the customer failed to identify the fake checks in time for a timely return?