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[–] krellor@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (10 children)

That's odd. I had my bank issue a certified check to pay a contractor years ago. I forget what happened but they didn't cash it within the expiration period so the bank cancelled it and returned the funds to my account. Generally a certified check just means the bank holds the funds separately from your account until the expiration date or it gets reported as lost or damaged. Or at least that is how my credit union handles them.

[–] Rocket@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

they didn’t cash it within the expiration period

You find it odd that a guarantee with an explicit expiration date was not guaranteed after the expiration...?

I must not be reading your comment correctly.

[–] krellor@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, my point is that the bank doesn't need to be indemnified to cancel the first check and issue a second check. A certified check can be reported lost or stolen and reissued without a lot of fuss. It is the bank that holds the money drawn on for a certified account which they take out of your account. They haven't sent it to escrow or something where there is risk of them being out 2x.

[–] mymanchris@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No you're understanding is incorrect. There is a big difference between an expired cheque and a reissued cheque.

If I walk into a bank with an expired cheque, they will not honour it, so there is no risk of 2 people cashing the separate cheques. If I walk in with a valid certified cheque, they MUST honour it, even if someone already cashed the reissued cheque.

You are correct that the recipient could wait ~1.5 years for the cheque to expire and then issue a new cheque, but that's a significant delay and the estate likely wants to close its books before then.

[–] krellor@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Right, I understand the distinction. What I'm saying is that at my credit union, I can report that a certified check has been lost. They have a waiting period of like 5 days and will then reissue the check. I mentioned my experience with the expired check because that is when I spoke to them about it.

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