Re: Personnel/Human Resosurces Question

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

When I applied for SS, I did it on line and was able to just type in the numbers.

When my husband applied for his pension, we had to give them a voided check.

In both instances, they made dummy deposits - I guess to make sure the info was indeed correct.

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@Othereeeen wrote:
Nope..it's on MY deposit slips. I just looked again. The routing number on thechecks ( the first digits on the bottom) are different than the same set of numbers on the deposit slips.

I think the BANK does this for security reasons. That way if someone finds discarded deposit slips they won't have your real account number. Most people don't use up all thier slips before the checkbook runs out.

Those first digits are the bank's routing number, so even if they are different, they must be made to be interpretable by your bank.!!!

@Othereeeen I'll have to ask my mother. She was in banking for years. That makes no sense to me. If a criminal can't use it because of different routing numbers, neither can you. What's the point of a pre-printed deposit slip that doesn't route to the correct account? A mystery to solve!

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@CelticCrafter wrote:
When I applied for SS, I did it on line and was able to just type in the numbers.

When my husband applied for his pension, we had to give them a voided check.

In both instances, they made dummy deposits - I guess to make sure the info was indeed correct.

@CelticCrafter We do the same thing. Test the first time and then it goes through the second. It's to make sure your money goes to you and only you.

The problem if a deposit goes wrong is number one research. Very time consuming to track down and reverse.

And number two you can't do it again until the money fully comes back to your issuing account which takes 5-7 days on average just like a check would. No company wants to put the second deposit through until they actually have the original deposit money back in hand so they are not potentially out the deposit twice.

DJs mom · ‎06-06-2012

@Othereeeen wrote:
About using deposit slips...

On my checking account, the numbers on the checks and the deposit slips are different.

Check yours.

You can use a copy of a check, with VOID written on it. Like others said, they need the bank routing number ( the first set of digits on the bottom of the check) and your account number ( the second set of numberson your check).

Look at your deposit slips.

I was surprised by this when I went to reorder checks.!

@Othereeeen I just looked at my checkbook and my deposit slips are different from my checks. The routing numbers on my check are different than the numbers on my deposit slip. My account number is on both.