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I owed my friend in another state some money and I sent a cashiers check, his bank has placed a hold on the money. I thought the purpose of the cashiers check was to have immediate guaranteed funds. Why would the bank do this?

You are mostly correct about the rationale for using a cashier’s check. Normally, cashier’s check provides next day access to the funds for the party you had sent the check to. However, exceptions to hold policies do exist. One exception could be if the check is over $5,000.00. In addition, holds can be placed on check because the bank is suspicious and doubts collectibility or your friend opened a new account with the money. With the increased level of fraudulent cashiers check perhaps a question of authenticity has arisen. For any of these cases, the bank at which your friend deposited the funds must provide an explanation for any excessive delays in access to the funds.

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