How To Endorse a Check

  • December 21, 2009
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Turn your check into dollar bills by endorsing it.

You Will Need

  • A bank
  • A check made payable to you
  • A pen
  • Your bank account number
How To Endorse a Check: Take the check to the bank

Step 1: Take the check to the bank

Take your check to your banking institution.

How To Endorse a Check: Sign in space allotted

Step 2: Sign in space allotted

Sign your check in the designated area only. The back of the check will tell you where to sign your name.

How To Endorse a Check: Step 3

Step 3

Sign your name exactly the way it appears on the front of the check.

How To Endorse a Check: Write account number

Step 4: Write account number

Write your bank account number below your signature.

Sign or endorse your check in front of the teller at the bank.

How To Endorse a Check: Write "For deposit only"

Step 5: Write "For deposit only"

Write “For deposit only,” under your account number when mailing your check to the bank, or when someone else is depositing it for you.

Did you know? A 1988 Federal law limited the endorsement portion of the back of a check to 1½ inches.

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