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Pros and Cons with Buying, Leasing or Renting Office Equipment
03/19/2001
What are the pros and cons with buying, leasing or renting office equipment? Is there some rule of thumb or formula that could help us determine which course of action would be best for our bank?
For legal purposes, are imaged checks equivalent to the original check?
03/19/2001
One question that has come up quite a bit in our bank, and we haven't found an answer, is what happens if we only retain the image copies of our customer's checks and the customer gets audited by the IRS and needs copies of some of them to prove certain payments? Will the image copies be acceptable to the IRS in lieu of the originals? Can you point me to any law, regulation, etc. on this?
Finding A Good ISP
03/19/2001
Our Internet Service Provider just went broke, leaving us high and dry. We're gun-shy about choosing a new one because we thought we knew what we were doing the first time. It isn't like this is the kind of service where the vendors have been in business for 20 years, and it's not like we have a whole lot of choices. It's been a bad experience. Any advice?
New Technology To Combat Check Fraud
03/19/2001
We recently have experienced a large number of check fraud situations where fraudulent items were passed over the teller lines. We ask for two forms of photo identification but still have problems. Is there any new technology you would suggest we consider?
Guidelines and Checklists for Bank Web Sites
03/19/2001
We are considering the creation of a Web page and the offering of electronic banking services to our customers. Do you have any guidelines or a checklist of the items we should be taking into consideration? I am concerned that we are overlooking some basic items as we move into this new type of products.