Official Bank Checks

Teller Procedures

Teller procedures for issuing money orders and cashiers checks.

Overview

Capital City Bank (CCB) Cashier's Check and Money Orders are official checks of the bank, drawn on and payable by the bank itself. Cashier's checks and money orders are sold to CCB deposit account clients ONLY (for example: checking, savings, money market or CD). Clients with only a loan or safe deposit box are not considered deposit account holders and cannot be sold money orders or cashier's checks.

Money Orders and Cashier's Checks can be sold for any dollar amount and are valid to negotiate for 7 years (money order) or 5 years (cashier's check). Clients may purchase a cashier's check or money order for the purpose of making payments in a way other than their own personal checks. Cashier's check and money order purchases must be made in cash or available funds. 

CCB sets aside funds for payment of these checks when presented, thereby providing assurance to the payee. A cashier's check is recognized as guaranteed funds of the bank and a money order is not. See Issuing Cashier's Checks and Issuing Money Orders.

Guaranteed Funds

A money order or cashier's check must be purchased with guaranteed funds. Guaranteed funds include cash, on-us (CCB) checks and savings/money market withdrawals.

Any other instrument used to purchase a money order or cashier's check must be approved by a Lead Teller (LT), Client Experience Manager (CXM/CXMII) or an Officer of the bank. The approving associate's initials and phone extension are required on the front of the check in the top left corner. Cash limits apply.

On-us checks, checking/MMA and savings withdrawal tickets used for purchase are memo posted in the transaction automatically.
 

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Only designated associates are authorized to sign a cashier's check or money order. See Official Bank Check Signature and Authorization for details. A cashier's check is typically issued for large dollar transactions, such as buying a new car or a payment on a home. A money order is issued to clients for paying bills, making purchases by check or when personal checks are not accepted. 

ALWAYS issue a money order unless the client requests and has a specific need for a cashier's check.

Money orders are not considered guaranteed funds, however if lost or stolen, a stop payment can be placed. There is a waiting period of 3 days before a replacement can be issued. Requests to place a stop payment on a money order or cashier's check, refer to Money Order Stop Payment and Cashier's Check Lost, Stolen or Destroyed.

Note: Official bank checks may be issued to clients in the drive-thru after the client is properly identified following current ID Verification procedures.

Fees

Clients are charged current fees as listed in the Capital City Bank Other Services & Fees brochure.

Note: Clients who have a Private Client Checking account are not charged a fee for Cashier's Checks or Money Orders.

Credit fees to the Official Check Fee General Ledger account XXX 460450 6315000. 

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Cash or Savings to Money Order Procedures

Follow the procedures below to issue a Cashier Check or Money Order to a client at the teller window:

  1. Enter the appropriate speed key:
    • Speed Key L - Cashiers Checks
    • Speed Key M - Money Order
  2. Enter the Cash In or scan the Checks/Withdrawals.
    • Note: When cash is used to purchase either instrument, the client's account number is required to be entered into the system. 
  3. Enter the appropriate fee. Refer to the Capital City Bank Other Services & Fees brochure.
  4. Click Complete.
  5. In the Payee field, enter the payee name.
    • Note: A payee name is NOT required for a money order and can be sold with this field blank.
  6. In the Remitter (purchaser) field, click the magnifying glass and enter the client's last name, first name, account number, Tax ID or CIF.
  7. Click the remitter's name and click Select Person. 
  8. Use the Is Customer drop-down menu to choose Yes
  9. Load the money order or cashier's check paper into the appropriate printer.
  10. Click Print.
  11. Ensure the client reviews the printed money order or cashier's check for accuracy.
  12. A cashier's check MUST have an authorized associate sign the signature line and include their 4-digit employee ID# beside their signature. See Official Bank Check Signature Authorization procedures. 
    • If a money order is issued for bank use (for example: close account payout, loan proceeds), an authorized associate MUST sign the signature line and include their 4-digit employee ID# beside their signature.
  13. Tear off the top portion of the money order or cashier's check and save for the office file. 
    • The transaction creates a virtual credit of the money order or cashier's check.
  14. Give the client the printed money order or cashier's check and the client copy (center and bottom portion).
  15. The credit for the Official Check Fee GL account is created as part of the transaction. 

The assigned speed keys should always be used to complete and issue monetary instruments to ensure the teller cash ticket is created and funds on the check/withdrawal used for payment are verified.


Information pertaining to issued and voided cashier's checks and money orders such as payee, remitter (purchaser), dollar amount, date and user ID, is retained in the CCB online check register. The register can be accessed through the Supervisor/Teller Menu screen. When a cashier's check or money order transaction is deleted it will void the instrument in the Checks Online Register.


On-Us Check to Money Order Procedures

Capital City Bank allows clients, non-clients and businesses to convert a CCB on-us check to a money order. The check presented must be drawn on guaranteed funds (for example: sufficient funds, no stops/holds).

To convert an on-us check to a money order, do the following:

  1. Enter Speed Key M - Money Order.
  2. Scan the Checks/Withdrawals.
  3. Enter the appropriate fee. Refer to the Other Service & Fees brochure.
    • Do not deduct the fee from the amount of the money order.
  4. Click Complete.
  5. In the Payee field, enter the payee name to match the payee on the on-us check being negotiated.
    • The money order must be issued for the same amount as the check being negotiated
  6. In the Remitter field, click the magnifying glass to enter the account owner's (check maker) last name, first name, account number, Tax ID or CIF.
  7. Click the remitter's name and click Select Person
  8. Use the Is Customer drop-down menu to choose Yes.
  9. Click Complete.
  10. Load the money order paper into the appropriate printer.
  11. Click Print.
  12. Ensure the client reviews the printed money order for accuracy.
  13. Tear off the top portion (credit copy) of the money order and save for the office file. The transaction creates a virtual credit of the money order.
  14. Give the client the printed money order and the client copy (center and bottom portion).


Note: CCB does not cash checks made payable to a business.

Manual Cashier's Check / Money Order

When the operating system is not available, pre-printed cashier's check and money orders are manually issued using a typewriter. If a typewriter is not in your office, legibly handwritten pre-printed cashier's check or money orders are acceptable. 

In offline mode you cannot access client's accounts for balance verification and other account information. Offline cash limits apply when applicable.

When a check/withdrawal is approved to purchase a cashier's check or money order following procedures, the initials of the approving associate must be on the funding check/withdrawal in the top left corner. 

A record of issued and voided pre-printed cashier's checks and money orders is required to be maintained in the office in the Cashiers Check Log and Money Order Log. Complete the log as applicable to issued and voided items. The cashier's check and money order logs records are maintained in the office for 10 years. Voided cashier's checks and money orders are to be destroyed.


Pre-printed Cashier's Check

When a pre-printed cashier's check is issued, the following information must be recorded in the CCB paper Cashier's Check Log:

  • Date
  • Teller initials
  • Check #
  • Payee Name
  • Fee
  • Amount


Complete the pre-printed cashier's check with a typewriter. Cashier's checks are required to be filled out completely with the payee, remitter and signed by a CCB authorized signer prior to being issued to the client.

Complete as follows:

  • A cashier's check is issued with the legal dollar amount typed on the check.
  • On the line provided below the payee line type the legal dollar amount. 
    • The legal dollar amount is the amount of the check typed out in words, proceeded by and ended with asterisks. For example: The legal amount of a $1,000 check is typed as:

****One Thousand Dollars and 00/100**** 

**** One Thousand Dollars and No Cents****


In the appropriate fields, complete the following:

  • Office name
  • Preparer's initials
  • Date
  • Amount - Required
  • Payee - Required
  • Remitter (purchaser) - Required
  • Authorized associate signature 
  • Authorized associate 4 digit employee ID# beside signature
A pre-printed cashier's check is a 3 part form including the following:
  • Cashier's check - Top copy
  • Bank credit copy - Middle copy
    • Scanned in the transaction.
  • Client copy - Bottom copy
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Pre-printed Money Order

When a pre-printed money order is issued, the following information must be recorded in the CCB paper Money Order Log:

  • Date
  • Teller initials
  • Money Order #
  • Payee Name
  • Fee
  • Amount


Complete the pre-printed money order with a typewriter. Complete as follows:

  • A money order is issued with the dollar amount typed on the check.
    • The pre-printed money order does not provide a space to type the numerical dollar amount.
  • In the space provided below the payee line, imprint the dollar amount with a check protector/writer or type the legal dollar amount.
  • The legal dollar amount is the amount of the check typed out in words, proceeded by and ended with asterisks. For example: The legal amount of a $1,000 check is typed as:

****One Thousand Dollars and 00/100**** 


**** One Thousand Dollars and No Cents****


In the appropriate fields, complete the following:
  • Office Name
  • Preparer's initials
  • Date
    • Regardless of the disclosure on the money order, the date is required prior to being issued to the client/non-client.
  • Pay to the order of:
    • The purchaser completes the payee. Issued money orders are not required to have a payee however at the clients request it is permissible to type the payee
  • The purchaser completes the signature line and address
  • If the money order is for bank use, and authorized associate signs the signature line and includes their 4-digit employee ID# beside the signature. Refer to official bank check authorization procedures.


A pre-printed cashier's check is a 3 part form including the following:
  • Cashier's check - Top copy
  • Bank credit copy - Middle copy
    • Scanned in the transaction.
  • Client copy - Bottom copy
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Voiding Cashier's Check / Money Order

Voiding Cashier's Check

Voiding Money Order


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