Stop Payments

Q1.) What is a Stop Payment?

A1.) A Stop Payment request is an order by the writer of a check that the payment should not be honored. The check writer may make this request because a merchant has not provided services, or because there is potential fraud-related activity on the account. Please see our schedule of fees for the current Stop Payment fee.

Q2.) Does a Stop Payment request guarantee that the payment will be stopped?

A2.) No, an online request to stop payment on a check does not guarantee that the check will be stopped, because the item may have already been processed and posted to your account. (Typically, the faster you make the request after writing the check, the better chance you have of stopping the payment.)