cashier's checks

Guaranteed bank payments

A cashier's check is a check guaranteed by a bank rather than by an individual account holder.

The bank withdraws the funds from the purchaser's account immediately and issues the check drawn on its own reserves, making it more secure than a personal check.

Cashier's checks are typically required for large transactions like home purchases or car sales where the recipient needs assurance the payment won't bounce.

The title company required a cashier's check at closing.

transactions

payee

Person owed payment

clearing · payment order · receipt · reconciliation · escrow · down payment · earnest money · international transfer · traceable · deposit

issuance

bank draft

Guaranteed payment instrument

account holder · face value · denomination · stop payment · expiration date · reissuance

security

certified funds

Bank-verified payment amount

security features · verification · authentication · counterfeit · forgery · bank guarantee · signature verification · theft protection

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Payments returned for insufficient funds

bad checks · bounced checks · personal checks · hot checks · IOUs

formality and traceability

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Ready spending funds

currency · paper money · coins · cryptocurrency · barter

payment immediacy/tangibility

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Electronic fund transmissions

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