How to Endorse a check

Just got piad? Turn your check into dollar bills by endorsing it at the bank. Don't know how? Watch this.

You Will Need:

• A bank

• A check made payable to you

• A pen

• Your bank account number

Step 1: Take the check to the bank

Take your check to your banking institution.

Step 2: Sign in space allotted

Sign your check in the designated area only. The back of the check will tell you where to sign your name.

Step 3

Sign your name exactly the way it appears on the front of the check.

Step 4: Write account number

Write your bank account number below your signature.

Step 5: Write "For deposit only"

Write "For deposit only," under your account number when mailing your check to the bank, or when someone else is depositing it for you.

Trivia: A 1988 Federal law limited the endorsement portion of the back of a check to 1½ inches.