can you write a check to yourself, like from one account to put money into another?

Question

if so, do you make the check out to yourself or cash?

Answer 1

You can do it, and the most secure way is to make it out to yourself. Then endorse it on the back, using the words "For Deposit Only" and sign your name. That way the only legal thing that can be done with the check is to deposit the money into your account.

Answer 2

Yes, and you can do it either way. Or if it feels weird writing yourself a check you could always just withdraw cash from one account and deposit it into the other. If both accounts are at the same bank, most places have a form you can fill out to do it.

Answer 3

Yes of course. Make the check out to cash, write on the back "For Deposit Only" and your account number. If you should lose the check, no one can cash it.

Answer 4

The answer to your question is yes. You can do it either way. With internet banking though it is a lot easier to transfer the funds on line and save the hassle to go to the bank. I only go to the bank to get cash from the drive thru ATM or if I have a rare hard check to cash.

Answer 5

Yes you can. Make sure that you actually have money in the account you are writing the check from, otherwise it would be considered "kiting", which is fraud and could get you arrested depending on how far the bank wants to take it.

Answer 6

yes you write it out to cash and sign the back and they give you the money and you put it in the other account..easy

Answer 7

Yes, you can. And you would make it out to " cash ", just write on the back of it, " for deposit only ".

Answer 8

TO YOURSELF AND SIGHN THE BACK JUST LIKE ANY CHECK. NEVER NEVER MAKE CHECKS OUT TO CASH CUZ IF IT GETS LOST ANYONE CAN CASH IT

Answer 9

yes i write them to my savings account all the time

Answer 10

yes you can do that but why don't you just transfer it online!