Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the U.S
It turns out that a signature on a bank check means nothing. Neither does the payer name on the check. Not the amount in cursive. Nor does the check paper.<p>The only things that are checked are the digits of the amount, and the account number.<p>The rest of the check can be complete garbage, and the check will go through and the bank will pay it. Then the banks will blame you, the account holder.<p>I learned this the hard way.