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Yes, but conditions must be met. The person has to endorse the check and you may have to have the funds of your own in the account to cover the check in case it is NSF.You may have to wait to use the funds until the check clears the bank it was issued from.

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11y ago

Yes, especially if you have formal permission to do so. It is usually a social norm to deposit checks into either your own account or into the account of an immediate family member, but you may deposit a check into any valid account.

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Yes. The person making the deposit does not have to be legally on the account, and the name on the check does not have to be the name of the person who's account it's going into. As long as the person who the check is written out to has signed the back and is present for the deposit they may do so. If i receive a check but owe my sister money I have the opportunity to deposit it into her account. It is highly encouraged that in those situations I would sign the check over to her by signing the back, and writing "pay to the order of.." including my sisters full name, then she would sign below.

It is very important that the person whose check it is specifies that they want to deposit into a specific account other than their own.

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11y ago

No... It has to say your name on it. If you try it, it will be termed as Forgery and you can be legally charged for doing so.

On the other hand, if you sign your name (if you are trying to deposit the check into your own account) under the signed name of the person whose name is on the check, then you can deposit the check into your account. It will be as if the check was made out to you.

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Yes, it is called "forgery" and could also be theft, fraud and embezzlement.

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Yes. As long as the check is endorsed (signed on back) you can deposit a check in an account you do not own. However, cash withdrawal is not allowed.

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That is up to each banking institution, but most will.

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There is nothing illegal about it. Note that your funds may not be available for a while until the other persons check clears.

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no, because that would be bad.

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