What do I write on the back of a check if I want to sign it over to someone else to cash for me?
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The best thing to do is to both go to your bank together to do it. The teller will tell you how to sign it and if they will even cash it. Some banks don't.
She signs the back and you sign it also beneath her signature. They will cash it.
She'll sign her name on the back like any check but she may need to be with you to show her driver's license. My husband took a check to our bank, the check was made out to both of us, but he couldn't cash it because they needed to see my driver's license. I think it was our tax refund and the regulations were different for it.
The correct endorsement is "Pay to the order of (insert person's name here)" followed by the signature of the original payee. The new payee then signs below.
That said, I agree with the recommendation to go together to the bank so they know what you are doing.
As Steven suggests, you must have your girlfriend write Pay to the Order of ____ (your name) and then she signs the check. Then you must sign it, as you are now taking 100% responsibility for that check. Some financials might not take a paid over check unless you have matching funds in your account. My the Credit Union I work at, we won't even accept signed over Government checks as I was told that they can be returned if not deposited into an account with the payee's name on it. I would suggest to your girlfriend to open her own account, more conveinent for her and yourself.
i work at a bank. you sign your name on the back. below that put pay to the order of---------------. then that person will sign underneath that. that is how you sign a check over to someone else.
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