This speeds up the clearing time of your cheque, however, the clearing time will differ depending on how and when your cheque is deposited. For cheques paid in via: a Nationwide branch or Nationwide Fast ATM before 7pm (Monday to Friday) - your cheque will be deposited immediately and cleared by 11:59pm the next working day. an ATM attached to the outside of a Nationwide branch - your cheque.
When you submit a cheque made out in a foreign currency, there are two possible ways the bank may process it. The cheque will be handled either by negotiation or by collection. Payments by negotiation. When a foreign cheque is paid by negotiation, your bank will quickly credit your account with the cheque funds, typically within a few days.
For example, a cheque paid in on Thursday before 6pm, when the following Monday is a bank holiday, will be available on the following Wednesday rather than Tuesday. When paying in cheques drawn on a non-UK bank, please allow 6 - 8 weeks for clearance. Cheques normally take 4 working days to process. If a bank holiday falls during the clearance period, the number of days will be extended.
Logistically, the receiving bank or credit union (where the payee deposits or cashes the check) sends the check to the bank that the funds are drawn on, or to a clearinghouse. Banks originally sent physical checks to each other, but they increasingly use images of checks for improved efficiency. Assuming funds are available and there is no problem with the check, the paying bank transfers.
You'll normally need to wait 1 working day after the day you pay the cheque in for it to clear, so if you pay a cheque in on Monday (before 3.30pm) it will usually clear by Tuesday. However, if your cheque is returned unpaid by the drawers bank (i.e. the bank of the person who wrote the cheque) you will receive a advice of this via a letter or via Bankline.
A cheque will usually go through the central clearing cycle - see Using cheques for details of how it works. We’ll begin to process the cheque the same day if you pay it in before the cut-off time shown in our branches. If you pay it in after that time, we’ll begin to process it the next working day.
Faster cheque clearance Sterling cheques that are imaged will clear faster than they do today. Sterling cheques processed in this way will clear faster than they did previously. Access funds within 2 days You will be able to access your funds within two working days. Ways to deposit a cheque Branch Cheques are to be deposited in branches or cheque deposit machines. Posted to HSBC You will.
Because they’ll need to send the cheque to your bank it could take a little longer for it to be paid into your account. Find out which banking services you can use on the Post Office website. Paying in cheques through your banking app (cheque imaging) Some banks make life easier by letting you pay in cheques using their mobile banking app. If your bank offers this service, you’ll just need.