Wrong Date on Check

[Anonymous]

I was moving some money between my Wells and Citi accounts today and I accidently put 1.2.2019 on the check instead of 2020 and didn't catch it until after my mobile deposit went through.  Do I need to contact Citi (bank I deposited the check in) or just see if they end up processing it.

I've read online they only have to honor checks up to 6 months and after that, it is the banks discretion.

thanks

[Shooting-For-800]

I would not worry about it if it is for a normal amount.

Happens all the time at end of year.

[randomguy1]

Just a side note, you might want to date documents /2020 this year instead of /20. The dates can be changed by adding two numbers at the end.

[Anonymous]

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@randomguy1 wrote:

Just a side note, you might want to date documents /2020 this year instead of /20. The dates can be changed by adding two numbers at the end.

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If you do /20 and forget next year and put /20 you can just add the 21 to it afterward.  The one year you can make that correction and have it look normal.

It will take me until May to remember to use 2020 intead of 2019.  Heck, I'll probably still use 2018 from time to time.

[M_Smart007]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I was moving some money between my Wells and Citi accounts today and I accidently put 1.2.2019 on the check instead of 2020 and didn't catch it until after my mobile deposit went through.  Do I need to contact Citi (bank I deposited the check in) or just see if they end up processing it.

I've read online they only have to honor checks up to 6 months and after that, it is the banks discretion.

thanks

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This is probably very common, and I don't think a problem.

Having said that, you may want to call just to make sure.

[Revelate]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@randomguy1 wrote:

Just a side note, you might want to date documents /2020 this year instead of /20. The dates can be changed by adding two numbers at the end.

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If you do /20 and forget next year and put /20 you can just add the 21 to it afterward.  The one year you can make that correction and have it look normal.

It will take me until May to remember to use 2020 intead of 2019.  Heck, I'll probably still use 2018 from time to time.

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Another reason I'm glad I haven't used a check since mid-2015 just sayin' .

Then again was reading the Fidelity news feed today and there were so many absolutely wrong dates (yesterday) and even days of week (Thursday) for events that I know happened today... and their annual IRA contribution article forgot to update 2018->2019 to 2019->2020.

If major media organizations can screw it up this badly on 1/3 in articles posted to the public, pretty sure it happens to everyone.