Editing Check verification service (section)

{{Short description|Service to verify the validity of checks}}
A '''check verification service''' provides businesses or individuals with either the ability to check the validity of the actual [[cheque|check]] or draft being presented, or the ability to verify the history of the account holder, or both.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbt.com/bbt/business/products/checkverification/default.html |title=BB&T - Check Verification |accessdate=2010-01-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104071630/http://www.bbt.com/bbt/business/products/checkverification/default.html |archivedate=2010-01-04 }}</ref>

There are a number of different methods that can be used to provide the service, these include checking different databases with negative or account history, checking that routing and account numbers are valid using algorithms, or contacting the bank that issued the check to get confirmation about the account status.