Do users really need to wiggle and click their mouse to open an animated door and walk over to a virtual bank teller to check our account balance online?

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She has used her phone to transfer rent money to her roommate's bank account and will sometimes log onto her account when shopping to check her recent spending habits.

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They then uncovered evidence that Vega allegedly had his ex-sister-in-law set up a bank account in Brooklyn to cash the check from that sale.

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For example, the LLC needs its own bank account, and if you accept a rent check written out to you instead of the LLC, the liability protection can be destroyed.

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In contrast, if you get an extra large IRS refund check or automatic deposit to your bank account, you should be.

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If they approve, they then write her a check from an account they have set up at their bank, and she provides receipts showing how she spent it.

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We all need to know why we have bank accounts, why we keep track of checking account balances, why we should check our credit reports regularly.

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Through a John Doe summons issued to the U.S. bank holding the correspondent account, the IRS can view records of deposits and payments by check and wire.

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Then Serrault shows up to rummage around and write a hefty check to himself (made out to a false organization) courtesy of the victim's bank account.

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