Article: Bank of America brings check-scanning ATMs to Southern California; envelopes are gone, but some depositors face confusion.

Bank of America Corp. has started replacing its ATMs in Orange and San Diego counties with machines that automatically scan checks for deposit.

The ATMs cut the need for envelopes and don't require depositors to tally the amount of checks in a deposit.

The move is part of Bank of America's plan to replace about 2,000 of its 17,000 ATMs nationwide. Eventually, it plans to replace all of its ATMs.

The bank declined to say how many ATMs in the region are being replaced.

The bank has been putting the ATMs in California since the start of the year, spokeswoman Betty Riess said.

"There's been a positive response everywhere so ...

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