Counterfeit official checks drawn on Banner Bank, Walla Walla, Washington, are in circulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has learned that counterfeit cashier's checks drawn on Banner Bank, Walla Walla, Washington, are currently in circulation. The counterfeit instruments include the bank's routing number of 323371076. While these items appear quite similar to the bank's genuine cashier's checks, the logo is larger and the phone number is not listed on the counterfeit items. In addition, the print fonts and item spacing are different. Attached are examples of a counterfeit item and a genuine check (void).

Any information you have about this matter should be brought to the attention of:

Mr. Mike Powers
Sr. Vice President, Security
Banner Bank
10 South First Street
Walla Walla, Washington 99362
Telephone: (509) 526-8744
FAX: (509) 526-8755

Information about this financial institution or these instruments may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-4040, Washington, DC 20429, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2003/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts, Financial Institution Letters and other announcements through e-mail, please visit www.fdic.gov/news/news/announcements/index.html.

Michael J. ZamorskiDirector