If the Returned Check Is an Electronic Item That Is

question 210

Multiple Choice

If the returned check is an electronic item that is not a representation of a ___________, Reserve Banks will indemnify a bank to which the check is returned if the bank incurs losses as a result of indemnities the bank would be required to make under Regulation CC in connection with a substitute check later created from the returned check. A Reserve Bank will not be liable, however, if the loss could be attributed to a lack of good faith or failure to exercise ordinary care on the part of any person who handled the item.

• A) Returning check
• B) Substitute check
• C) Cross check
• D) Retuning item

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