Cutting Into the Checks
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New campaign finance rules have prompted many Washington area companies to contribute less soft money into the presidential contest than they did four years ago.
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It is not exactly illegal now, but &quot;floating&quot; a check could get students into trouble much sooner since Oct. 27. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act revolutionized the way American banks process paper
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Increasingly, consumers are finding that their checks are being electronically converted by banks, retailers, credit card companies and other businesses paid by check.
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Dangerous new ways to try to steal your money are in progress.
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Floating a check became riskier Thursday under a new law that makes it possible for banks to process them in a matter of hours, rather than days.
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Legal or not, many of us have &quot;floated&quot; payment with a check at some point in our lives. If this is the way you have paid your bills, today is the day to quit cold-turkey.
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More businesses are out to convert die-hard check writers to electronic billing by offering perks, lower interest rates or discounted prices.
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A new federal law that went into effect yesterday will eventually eliminate the days of check âfloating.â. However, some Sumner County bankers say it depends on where you bank and
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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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You have more options than just cutting a check every December.
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Check the checkers and see who is inquiring about your credit history.
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The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, or Check 21, takes effect Oct. 28. It is supposed to make check processing faster and more efficient by allowing banks to replace your paper checks with legal substitute
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Consumers may notice their monthly bank statements are considerably lighter now that banks no longer have to return paper checks but instead can return digital images or substitute versions of the checks.
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Banks can destroy checks: The new law, known as Check 21, allows banks to destroy original paper checks and to convert them into digitized equivalents.
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There are more ways than you think to keep Uncle Sam's paws off your hard-earned cash.
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The practice of &quot;floating&quot; a check until payday will become a thing of the past Oct. 28, when the new federal Check Clearing for the 21st Century
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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.