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It’s possible you might need to cancel a check in the future. Maybe you wrote the check for the wrong amount, or perhaps the check was lost or stolen. There might not even be enough money in your ...

A cancelled check or stop payment request prevents funds from leaving your account when someone tries to cash or deposit the check. You must act quickly — banks cannot stop payment on checks that have ...