Q&amp;A on the new check-cashing law
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A federal law known as Check 21 takes effect Thursday, and whether that&#39;s cause for celebration or commiseration is a matter of much debate.
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Not compulsion - sign here to end the pain... "Various forms of coercion" could be used to accelerate the rollout of ID cards, the idea being that ID cards will remain 'voluntary' for as long as possible, while not having an ID card will become more and more uncomfortable. This, precisely what the government has intended to do all along, is stated baldly in an Identity &amp; Passport Service leak cited by the Sunday People.â¦
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A landmark day in our nation&#39;s history is fast approaching -- and no, it isn&#39;t Nov. 2. The new Check 21 law takes effect Oct. 28.
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The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act - commonly known as Check 21 - went into effect on Thursday. It&#39;s important for you to know about this important change in the nation&#39;s banking practices.
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Q. I am 50 years old, employed at a good job, and have about $2 million of investments, of which $1.1 million is in cash equivalents. I have two kids, one of whom has $150,000 in a Uniform Transfers to Minors account; the other has $15,000. I am completely lost in terms of what to do. I have always been ...
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Consumers who cut it close by paying bills from their checking accounts a couple of days before depositing funds will be out of luck under a new law that takes effect Oct. 28.
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It will soon be riskier than ever to write a check if you don&#39;t have money in the bank to cover it. Under a law that goes into effect Oct. 28, banks that get checks will be allowed
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True or false: If a check "clears" within the typical one to five business days but later is discovered to be fake, the bank customer who deposited the check and subsequently spends the money cannot be held financially responsible for the fraud.
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Tycho: Some of you have probably already heard it, since I put it up yesterday - but we're trying new hosting for the podcast, and I wanted to make sure everything made sense before I dropped it on the front page. The podcast is for Wednesday's strip, "The Ungift, Part Two." You can download it here, or subscribe to the feed here. The levels are a little crazy in a couple spots, for which I apologize. I think we've got those ironed out, now. (CW)TB
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On 28 October 2004, the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21) takes effect in the United States. This legislation creates a new legal instrument called the substitute check - defined as &quot;a paper
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New federal regulations designed to speed up the processing of checks went into effect on Thursday, and consumer advocates advised Americans to be more vigilant about monitoring their accounts.
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I?ve been involved in a lot of FIPS-compliance Web site testing lately. I?m a crypto hobbyist, not a crypto expert, so I hesitate to write about it, but I?ll explain the basics as well as I understand them. Crypto experts, please write in if I messed up something important.
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It's time to give your funds a checkup.
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Starting Thursday, if you write a check, the money had better be in the account to back it up. The cash could be coming out quicker.
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Check out your checking account -- and make sure you have enough money in it before you write any checks from now on.