Also known as:cashiers · cashiering · cashier's check · teller
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An employee of a business responsible for receiving and recording payments from customers. A bank's executive officer who oversees banking transactions also bears this title.
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How it applies
Common Examples
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Tender Before Foreclosure Sale
Cynthia Cortez faced foreclosure on her home after missing two mortgage payments. Two days before the scheduled sale she delivered an electronic funds transfer covering the arrears to the lender. The lender accepted the tender as a valid cure of the monetary default.
Bank Officer Issues Notes
Cameron Cruz served as cashier at the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States. He issued bank notes to a local merchant in partial satisfaction of a discounted promissory note. The transaction occurred without the state-required stamp.
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Uniform Acts
Dictionaries
McCulloch v. Maryland17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 316 (1819)
Cashier Observes Workplace Conduct
Cade Carpenter worked as a cashier at a credit union. She witnessed a supervisor repeatedly alter customer records after hours. Her observations later became relevant to a claim that the credit union had maintained a discriminatory environment.
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union491 U.S. 164 (1989)
Cashier Reports Harassment
Cody Callahan, a cashier at a savings bank, endured repeated unwelcome advances from her supervisor. She complained to management yet the conduct continued. The bank took no remedial action.
Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson477 U.S. 57, 64 (1986)
Cashier Handles Stolen Goods
Christian Coleman, a cashier at a retail store, accepted payment for merchandise he knew had been stolen. He later faced federal charges for receiving and disposing of the goods.
Dowling v. United States493 U.S. 342 (1990)
Cashiers Seek Class Certification
Clifford Cox and other cashiers at a national retailer alleged they were denied promotions because of their sex. They moved to certify a nationwide class of current and former employees. The court examined whether common questions predominated across thousands of stores.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes564 U.S. 338 (2011)
Common questions
Frequently Asked
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What payment methods satisfy the cure provision in the Uniform Home Foreclosure Procedures Act?+
Payment must be made in cash, by cashier's check, certified check, teller's check, electronic funds transfer, or money order. The amount must match the sum specified in the statute and be delivered no later than two days before the foreclosure sale.
Does a cashier's check carry the same statute of limitations as an ordinary check?+
An action to enforce the obligation of the issuer of a cashier's check must be commenced within three years after demand for payment. This period differs from the rules governing ordinary checks.
Who may assert a claim for a lost cashier's check under the UCC?+
The remitter or payee may assert the claim by delivering a declaration of loss to the obligated bank, provided the communication arrives in time for the bank to act before payment and the claimant supplies reasonable identification when requested.
17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 316 (1819)Business Associations
…of the United States and was a member of the Union. It is admitted that James W. McCulloch, the defendant below, being cashier of the Baltimore branch, on the days set forth in the declaration issued certain bank notes to George Williams in Baltimore in part payment of a promissory note discounted by the branch,…