Vendor Guru Q&A - Security

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Stolen Check w/Stop Payment Presented-Procedure

11/15/2015

Our customer reported checks stolen on their account. They filled out the necessary forms, and we placed an alert on their account regarding the stolen checks and check sequence numbers and placed stop payments on the stolen checks. The following day, one of the stolen checks was presented for cash. However, the teller told the person we could not cash it because there had been a stop payment placed on the check. She did NOT give the check back to the person, but she did let the person leave the bank. Was it the bank's responsibility to call the police while the person was still there or should we have just contacted our customer and let them handle the matter with the police department?

"Acct Closed at Customer's Request Due to forgery"?

11/15/2015

We have an account that has been closed for several years due to the account being compromised. We recently have had some checks come through our cash letter and want to know the best reason to provide for returning them. I don't want to return them as forgeries because I do not have an affidavit signed by the customer. Is there a reason of "account closed at customer's request due to forgery"? Our processor says they can not use this reason.

"Counterfeit Check Stamp" At Teller Line

10/18/2015

Are you aware of any bank using a "Counterfeit Check Stamp" for the purpose of stamping a check at the time of presentment at the teller line?

UCC Ping Pong - Who Wins?

05/08/2003

by Sam Ott and Mary Beth Guard, BOL Gurus

Statistics, Facts, & Such

07/01/1999

An American Bank Association study shows check fraud losses increasing at 19% per year.
www.ECCHO.com, 6/12/99

Same-day Settlement A Security Problem Too

01/01/1994

Security and compliance officers need to work together implementing the new Same-Day Settlement rule that went into effect on January 3, 1994.

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Business Man deposits a large check

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Handling Difficult People

06/09/2019

I had to handle a problem today with a loan customer. Our drive-up window doesn’t handle certain transactions to speed up the line. Last night he tried to pay off a loan at the drive-up that resulted in our teller refusing the transaction. He became extremely angry that he couldn’t perform the payoff until today.

Reg E investigations: best steps

06/02/2019

Is there a procedure that Reg E says we must follow to investigate a claim?

Customer education helps prevent wire fraud

06/02/2019

What is the most common gap in banks’ wire transfer fraud prevention programs?

Handling Difficult People

06/02/2019

We use challenge questions when we don’t know the account holder on the telephone. Today a customer went wild yelling at our call center person for asking to many questions. We tried to explain that it was for his protection, he began to swear at us. I had the teller hang-up the phone could we have handled this better?

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