Banks to add a bounce to float checks
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If you write checks thinking you can beat them to the bank, you might want to rethink your financial strategy by Thursday. A new law that requires all banks to accept electronic images of checks
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In the next few weeks, consumers will start receiving notices from banks and other financial institutions about changes to their checking accounts.
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Oct. 26, 2004 -- Consumers who rely on the float period (the lag time between when a check is deposited and when the funds clear) to get by every month are soon going to find themselves out of luck.
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A new law that takes effect today will shorten the time a check takes to clear -- and muddy the finances of check writers who rely on the &quot;float.
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or write a check before the funds are available in their accounts - might soon find themselves at risk for more bounced checks and high overdraft fees.
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People with money in the bank soon might help foot the bill to stabilize Wall Street.
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As of Thursday, when you write a check you&#39;d better have the funds in the bank to cover it. The reason? New rules on check-processing will result in checks clearing more quickly than in the past.
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is to press private banks to hand over details of their offshore accounts.
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Watch your step, or you may be socked with outlandish interest rates.
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Business & money: Latest in series of mass hearings for return of 'unfair' bank charges due to go ahead.
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It's time to give your funds a checkup.
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Business & money: 9.30am: Shares in the bank jumped almost 3% after recommendation.
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If interest rates go up, you may think you will suffer if you have a loan and benefit if you have bank deposits. However, the interest rate effect could play out quite differently.
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Cast your net offshore if you want to expand your investing horizons.
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At last count there were more than 25 floating rate schemes in the market. Every fund house has launched one or dusted off its existing floater.
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Banks queue up to tap the $20bn credit issued by the US Federal Reserve, aimed at easing money markets.
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Income-starved investors who want the safety of certificates of deposit but hope to benefit from future interest rate hikes might consider &quot;bump-up&quot; CDs.