Check Acceptance
What in the Checks
Hold No Hold
What Should I Do
OPLAN
100

If a member presents you with a check to deposit, do we need a picture ID?

Only if they want a balance or any information about the account.

100

When placing a check on a hold, what are the options?

2-days, 6-days, 7-days, & 9-day (New account hold)

100

Payroll Check

NO HOLD

100

Member comes in wanting to withdraw 15K in cash.

Always ID

Ask questions about the need for cash

look at account history and see if there are similar withdrawals

Check for warnings and/or Service Event for information

Offer cashier's check

Check with Manager on duty

Make decision based on all info gathered

Send transaction info to risk after transaction

100

O

Open Membership Date

An account is considered new for the first 30 days. An account is not new if the member has had another transaction account at the Credit Union for more than 30 days. To qualify for the O, the member must have their account longer than 30 days

200

Do we hold ON US checks?

No but if the account it is being withdrawn from has insufficient funds, we will do a courtesy call to the member.

200

Do we place checks that are being deposited into an IRA on hold?

YES

200

Personal check on new membership?

Hold (9-day)

200

Older member comes in with a 10K check wanting to deposit it stating that his fiancé sent it to him for their impending wedding.

Run check in Synergy

Ask more questions, i.e. How long have you been engaged, where did you meet, when are you getting married.

Check account transactions for similar transactions

Based on information gathered make decision 

Send transaction info to risk after transaction

200

P

Payroll recurring (direct deposit)

Review and confirm the prior 3 months reflect a reoccurring and consistent (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) deposit that will match or exceed the amount of the presented negotiable item. The negotiable item amount must be less than the reoccurring deposit amount received in the last 30 days

300

Do we accept 3rd party checks?

Yes but at our discretion and both parties need to be in branch with ID's and the member needs to have a current account

300

When placing a check on a 6-day hold or more, what account do we put it in?

Membership share due to REG CC

300
10K check                                                              No Hits                                                                    Normal activity in account                                          NO recent checks of similar amount                        Did not pass OPLAN

HOLD

300

Member comes in with a insurance check for 60K he wans to deposit 50k and withdraw 10K.

Always ID

Run check in Synergy

Confirm check is not written to someone other than member, i.e. an FI or business

Ask questions

OPLAN

Make decision based on acquired info

300

L

Loans history with Fortera

You can determine if the member has a loan relationship by reviewing the 360 degree view in Symitar. To view other details about the loan, such as delinquency history, the employee should click the IQ and click the Loan ID. The following loan types will not be considered as loan history in determining the Lin OPLAN: Fresh Start, Terminated VISA, and Negative Balance Recovery

400

What constitute a stale date check?

6 months or time frame printed on check

400

On ITC, if a check shows any warnings what do we do?

Look at date of warnings

determine the collectability of item

run Synergy and OPLAN

Look at transaction history on account

Ask questions

Make decision based on the info collected

400

Business Account

12K Check

30K Balance

175Hits

Recent similar checks received

No Hold

400

Known member comes in to withdraw 10K to buy a horse.  Member is super excited about this purchase and gives many details about the animal.

Ask additional questions

Offer a cashier's check

Make sure funds are seasoned

400

A

Account Balance, History, and account type

The member’s 2-month or 60-days average balance must match or exceed the amount of the presented negotiable item.  The account in question must be in good standing, reflecting a positive balance. Review the member’s 360 view in Symitar or Account Manager for any delinquent, negative, or unpaid chargeoff accounts with activity within the last 6 months

500

What is the program we use to "look Up" Checks?

Synergy

500

How do we process a non-member, non Fortera check

We don't.

500

Restricted Account

$500 personal check

passed OPLAN

6K in account

1000 hits

Hold (Personal checks cannot be cashed on a restricted account)

500

Member comes in with a 7K check and wants to put it on his loan.

Ask Questions

Run it in Synergy

Apply it to the loan

500

N

NFS History

a member must not be negative more than 6 business days within the last 6 months OR 2 or more business days over $5,000.00 in the last 6 months