Denied check 7/12/18 because Certegy said a check written on 6/22/18 was not cleared. My bank cleared the check Certegy said was not cleared on 6/28/18. Certegy wouldn't clear the problem even if I conferenced in my bank. THIS IS A CERTEGY MISTAKE and I have to wait for a letter in the mail for verification this is cleared and up to 30 days. Had to spend my time on the phone with Certegy telling them it was THEIR PROBLEM and then file a dispute for Certegy to clear it and can't write checks until this is cleared up in Certegy's poorly updated database.

I wrote a check at Marshalls on March 8, 2012 and was declined by Certegy; I have excellent credit, the money is in my bank; I could not see any reason why my check was decline; the employee gave me a card and told me to call a company named Certegy; I called and was told that the check was declined not because of any negative reasons but for preventive reason; this is a scam.

They denied you so they can add you as a statistic as to why big businesses should use their authorization systems. Evidently, you fit within the parameters 'they feel' favors their 'proprietary fraud detection' system. As less people are using checks and fraudsters are finding different ways to steal from businesses, these check authorization vendors are getting desperate and so will find the most innocent folks guilty of fraud.

Check acceptance is a courtesy not a right. If people were not suck crooks using checks to scam companies there would be no need for these services. Just as you protect your money, so do they.

SUCH crooks...not SUCK crooks.