Article: Attempted Check Fraud Doubles to $12.2 Billion According to ABA Survey

Article: Minnesota banks put finger on solution to check fraud; Minnesota banks plan to fight the growing problem of check fraud by requiring people who are not regular customers to leave a thumbprint on any check they want cashed.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ......million cases of check fraud cheated 57 percent of all U.S...deterrent to check fraud. Some states...have seen check fraud decrease by 75 percent, Olson said...dropped 71 percent. Utah, Colorado...will wipe out check fraud in Minnesota...

Article: Attempted Check Fraud Doubles to $4.3 Billion According to ABA Survey; Actual Losses Remain Close to $700 Million, Bank Systems Thwart Most Attempts.
PR Newswire;  November 13, 2002 ;     385 words ...WASHINGTON -- Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks...While attempted check fraud losses continued...biennial survey. Banks' check fraud prevention systems...survey, the number of check fraud incidents increased 34 percent to 600,085 cases...than 80 ...

Article: Check fraud on the rise
Northwestern Financial Review;  January 15, 2001 ;     538 words ......numbers. "Potential check fraud losses are as threatening...banking industry as actual check fraud losses," said Richard...small banks reporting check fraud losses, no bank can...survey, the number of check fraud cases rose more than 60 percent, totaling 447,342 ...

Article: Check fraud: A sophisticated criminal enterprise
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin;  August 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......for more than 60 percent of all fraud against...far, centers on check fraud, but also involves...that the volume of check fraud against financial...increased by 136 percent from 1991 to 1993...an average annual check fraud loss of $360,000, an increase of 38 ...

Article: Check Fraud Help From ABA.
Bank Technology News;  September 1, 1999 ;     175 words ......bankers in their ongoing war against check fraud. ABA data suggests banks lose in excess of $1 billion a year to check fraud artists. Forgeries are by far are...accounting for more than 40% of bank check fraud losses, according to ABA figures...

Article: Attempted check fraud rises to $5.5 billion.(Focus: BANKING * FINANCE * ACCOUNTING * STOCKS * INVESTING LAW)(frauds)
Westchester County Business Journal;  December 27, 2004 ;     551 words ......the number of check fraud cases rose 3 percent to 616,469 cases...common type of check fraud in 2003 was forgery...signatures (24 percent) and endorsements...2003, up from 32 percent in 2001. New...larger share of check fraud cases, regardless...

Article: Attempted check fraud rises to $5.5 billion.(Focus: year-end wrap up: banking * finance * insurance)
Fairfield County Business Journal;  December 27, 2004 ;     500 words ......the number of check fraud cases rose 3 percent to 616,469 cases...common type of check fraud in 2003 was forgery...signatures (24 percent) and endorsements...2003, up from 32 percent in 2001. New...larger share of check fraud cases, regardless...

Article: Attempted check fraud doubles in last two years
Northwestern Financial Review;  December 1, 2002 ;     120 words ...Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks surpassed...Association. While attempted check fraud losses continued to rise...last survey, the number of check fraud incidents increased 34 percent to 600,085 cases in 2001...occurs at large banks 55 percent of the time, ...

Article: Attempted check fraud increases
Texas Banking;  January 1, 2005 ;     645 words ......the number of check fraud cases increased 3 percent to 616,469 cases...common type of check fraud in 2003 was forgery...signatures (24 percent) and endorsements...increase from 32 percent in 2001. New...larger share of check fraud cases, regardless...

Article: Attempted check fraud doubles to $4.3 billion. (Focus).(in 2001 )
Fairfield County Business Journal;  December 30, 2002 ;     410 words ...Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks...biennial survey. Banks' check fraud prevention systems were...survey, the number of check fraud incidents increased 34 percent to 600,085 cases in 2001...of losses fell from 60 percent in 1999 to 55 percent in 2001. ...

Article: New Types of Check Fraud Mean Big Losses for Dallas-Area Banks.
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Dallas-area banks an estimated $35.3 million. Check fraud, which is fast becoming the financial...bankers and law enforcement officials. Check fraud complaints at the local FBI office have...beginning of this year. Losses from check fraud at local banks climbed from $13 million...

Article: Federal Reserve survey is expected to show rise in check fraud.
American Banker;  January 4, 1996 ;     468 words ...The Federal Reserve's proposed check fraud survey is likely to show that the crime...of the American Bankers Association's check fraud task force. There are two reasons. For...issues, such as: how many instances of check fraud they dealt with in 1995, what sorts...

Article: Simple steps can help defer check fraud
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  July 25, 2004 ;     470 words ...Check fraud has become a problem of...Currency estimates that check fraud costs banks, consumers...victim of an international check fraud scheme to the tune of...checks. Experts predict that check fraud will increase by 25 percent annually for the ...

Article: Attempted check fraud doubles to $4.3 billion.(data for check fraud, debit card fraud, fraud prevention operating expenses)
Westchester County Business Journal;  December 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Attempted check fraud at the nation's banks...biennial survey. Banks' check fraud prevention systems were...survey, the number of check fraud incidents increased 34 percent to 600,085 cases in 2001...of losses fell from 60 percent in 1999 to 55 percent in 2001. ...