Check Components, Legal Issues & Endorsements

Compliance Frontline & New Accounts Fraud

On-Demand Webinar:

StreamedMar 18, 2026Duration90 minutes

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In today’s check environment, a “simple” endorsement can carry serious risk.

This comprehensive session will provide tellers with a clear, practical roadmap to the rules, requirements, and red flags of endorsements so they know when to proceed — and when to say no. Participants will learn the many ways improper endorsements can expose the institution and how to handle exceptions with confidence.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS

Stop payments, stale dated checks, and lost cashier’s checks
Endorsements for all types of ownership
Who takes the loss on forged endorsements, alterations, and fraudulent items
Detecting altered or counterfeit checks
What happens with checks at death of the account owner

BONUS MATERIALS

Teller handbook
Brand new Operating Circular #3 (January, 2026)

WEBINAR DETAILS

Join this in-depth session for a look at the rules and red flags of endorsements, including specifics such as proper placement, who has the right to endorse, what happens if a check is not endorsed properly, why not to put business checks into personal accounts, why not to give less cash on business accounts, and when not to accept a check at all due to missing or problem endorsements. We’ll also explore several “tricky” issues, such as deceased accountholders, business and minor accounts, income tax check endorsements, trustee endorsements, and endorsements by powers of attorney.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Tellers
Head tellers and teller supervisors
Training
Deposit operations
Deposit compliance

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

Employee training log
Interactive quiz
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits

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