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Article: Bad Checks Hit Small Banks.(American Bankers Association reports check fraud losses)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- American Banker
- Article date:
- December 27, 2000
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Bank losses from check fraud continue to rise, especially at community and smaller regional banks.
The overall rise was 32% from 1997 to 1999, according to the American Bankers Association's every-other-year deposit account fraud survey. But the figure was 35% at community banks -- defined as those with less than $500 million of assets -- and 46% at banks with more than $500 million but less than $50 billion.
In contrast, check fraud losses at banks with assets of $50 billion or more increased only 27%. Nearly 600 banks, including 446 community banks, responded to the survey, which was released Thursday.
Nessa Feddis, senior federal counsel for ...