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Some banks and credit unions are adding "online checking depositing": you upload a photo of the check to their website. They OCR the photo and process the check. No signature endorsement necessary.

Also, a good way to avoid ATM fees is to get "cash back" when using a debit card at the grocery store.



They put cash limits on the checks usually, which neuters the functionality. And you still can't deposit cash.


Might not be the case anymore, but I remember hearing in the late 90's that some banks would charge you fees for getting "cash back" with your debit card at a merchant. This is probably bank-dependent though.


There's nothing special about getting "cash back" from a grocery store, there aren't any special fees associated with it. You're just buying cash from the store, it would be no different than if it had a stack of individually barcoded $20 bills on the shelf that they charged $20 each for.




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