A traveler's cheque is used as replacement for cash, particularly by those who are traveling. People use traveler's cheques instead of cash because traveler's cheques can be replaced if lost or stolen, whereas cash would simply be gone. Traveler's cheques can be made out to anyone.
A cashier's check is a check made out to a specific individual or organization for a specific amount and is usually used to make a specific purchase or make a large payment.
Both cashier's checks and traveler's cheques are considered "guaranteed funds" because the money for them has been secured by the issuing bank in advance and placed in a holding account until the check is cashed.
A certified check passes through certification process of the bank to verify that there are adequate funds to pay the check while a cashier's check is drawn by the bank against it's own funds
A Normal Cheque is usually denominated in the local currency whereas a Travellers cheque is in foreign currency. Ex: A normal cheque in India is usually in Rupees whereas if you are going to USA, you can get travellers cheques in US dollar
A bank issues a cashiers check,on behalf of a depositor, by setting funds aside from the depositor's account.
the person who is making the check.
yes
There is no real difference, just different names for the same idea. A cashier's/bank/certified check is a check which a guarantor, normally a bank, has written in exchange for cash or immediate withdrawal from a depositor's account. The funds are collected in advance by the bank so the payee (to whom the check is payable) has guarantee that they will be paid when the check is properly negotiated.
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Yes, you have to sign a cashiers check before you give it to a payee. Some cashiers checks do not have to be signed. If there is a space to sign, you need to sign.
At the bank that you use
Yes.
You cannot generally change the payee on a cashiers check without it looking like fraud. Contact the issuer of the cashier's check in order to void the check and reissue.