Check fraud is a serious and costly issue around the world.  In fact, though the number of checks written has decreased 26% between 2009 and 2010, according to a recent

Check exception items are checks that, for any of a number of reasons, cannot be mechanically processed by a bank or financial institution. These items may include checks drawn on

 MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) capture has stood the test of time, having been printed on checks since 1959.  Not much has changed in the methods of printing the MICR ink on checks,

It’s all about image. No, we’re not talking about Hollywood, although that statement would seem to apply there as well. We’re talking about the check and how important a good

Updated: March 24, 2026 Remote deposit got its start in 2003 with the passage of the Check 21 Act, which gave scanned images of checks the same legal standing as

Through the end of the 20th century, final clearing of checks in the United States was still done physically – even though much of the settlement procedure was electronic, the

Updated: March 24, 2026 Who can use remote deposit? Remote deposit is available, in one form or another, to virtually any business or consumer in the United States. To figure