How to Cancel a Check Littleton CO

Steps

1. Have your account number, contact information, the check number, amount the check was written for, date of check and the payee's name ready.
2. Call your bank or visit your local branch.
3. Explain that you want to stop payment on the check, they will likely ask you for all of the information in step 1.

Tips

• Once you decide you want to cancel a check, call and cancel it as soon as possible. The longer you wait the more likely it will be that the check is cashed.

Warnings

• Remember, the stop-payment may only be valid for a certain period of time which is usually disclosed when you are executing the stop-payment. After the valid time period lapses, it's possible that the other party will again try to cash the check. This is acceptable.
• You can't stop payment on a check if the business deposits its checks electronically.
• A fee will be charged by your bank when canceling.
• Canceling a check can easily anger whoever tries to cash the check and you should only do this under certain circumstances.

Things You'll Need

• Check number of the check you want canceled
• Account number the check was issued from
• Payee's name
• Amount check was written for

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