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Reevaluating Check Usage Costs by Flaviub23 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes a study that questions the common view that check float is responsible for the overuse of checks compared to less costly electronic payment methods like ACH payments. The study examines updated cost data from 1993 that contradicts the findings of an influential 1990 study, showing that the value of check float has decreased and no longer makes checks appear less expensive than ACH payments from a private cost perspective. It questions whether the idea that float could distort payment

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Flaviub23

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