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Online payment systems are not yet among the most common types of electronic fund transfer systems.

A) True
B) False

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With a joint checking account, the bank can hold any joint-account owner liable for payment of an overdraft even if that owner did not sign the check or benefit from its proceeds.

A) True
B) False

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Bok buys an espresso machine from Coffee Gadgets, which bills him for $100. He writes out a check drawn on Dios Bank, but later, believing that the machine is defective, issues a stop-payment order. Dios


A) is liable to Coffee Gadgets for the amount of the check.
B) must stop payment if the bank has a reasonable time to act.
C) need not follow Bok's order because it was issued after the check.
D) need not follow Bok's order unless the check was certified.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Daisy signs a check "pay to the order of Ewan" drawn on Daisy's account in Finance Bank. Graham forges Ewan's indorsement. Finance Bank pays the check. Most likely


A) Daisy will be liable for the amount.
B) Ewan will have to pay Daisy for the amount.
C) Finance Bank will have to recredit Daisy's account.
D) the Federal Reserve will reimburse all parties for their costs.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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C

With respect to processing checks for payment, the Uniform Commercial Code governs the relationships of banks with


A) their customers.
B) the Federal Reserve.
C) only other banks.
D) all of the choices.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Elmer pays Fidelity Bank $1,000 plus a service fee to draw a check on itself made payable to Go Delivery Service. This is


A) a cashier's check.
B) an overdraft.
C) a stale check.
D) a stop-payment order.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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To avoid liability for negligence, a customer must examine monthly bank statements and canceled checks promptly and with reasonable care, and report any forged signatures to the bank.

A) True
B) False

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Because issuing banks must honor cashier's checks when they are presented for payment, businesses sometimes use them as nearly the equivalent of cash.

A) True
B) False

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Electronic banking makes it easier to issue a stop-payment order.

A) True
B) False

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Checks received after a certain time can be deferred for posting until the next banking day.

A) True
B) False

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If any financial institution, such as a brokerage house, handles a check for payment or collection, the check is covered by UCC Article 4.

A) True
B) False

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Erin uses e-money consisting of funds stored on microchips in her laptop, phone, and tablet to pay bills. This effectively replaces physical cash with virtual cash in the form of


A) coins and paper currency.
B) electronic impulses.
C) checks.
D) none of the choices.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Whoever takes an instrument with a forged indorsement cannot become a holder because a forged indorsement does not transfer title.

A) True
B) False

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True

When a customer makes a deposit into a checking account, the customer becomes a debtor, and the bank a creditor, for the amount deposited.

A) True
B) False

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False

Ridge Bank creates a paper reproduction of customer Sophie's check with the statement "This is a legal copy of your check. You can use it in the same way you would use the original check." This is


A) a certified check.
B) a cashier's check.
C) a substitute check.
D) a traveler's check.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Brady forges Cal's signature on a check "payable to the order of Brady" drawn on Cal's account in Downtown Bank. Cal's forged signature is


A) effective if an innocent third party accepts the check.
B) effective to the degree that it matches Cal's genuine signature.
C) effective to the extent that the bank debits Cal's account.
D) not effective.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A paper check must be presented for payment-it cannot be retained at its place of deposit, with only its image or description presented electronically.

A) True
B) False

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When a bank certifies a check, the bank is agreeing in advance to accept the check when it is presented for payment and to make payment with funds reserved for the purpose.

A) True
B) False

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Mara has a checking account at North Bank. Mara signs a check "payable to Ovid" drawn on Mara's account. North Bank is


A) none of the choices.
B) the drawee.
C) the drawer.
D) the payee.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A bank may contractually shift to its customer the risk of forged checks created electronically or otherwise by the use non-manual signatures.

A) True
B) False

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