Using Banks and Bank Accounts/find a old check

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Expert: Jim Meadows - 10/9/2009


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My father bought a piece of property from his brother in 1991. The heirs of his brother are denying this, even though we have a quit claim deed registered. We need a copy of the check that would have been on either peoples bank or farmers and merchants bank in TN both which are different banks now. When I have talked to the banks they tell me that they do not hold them over 10 years. Is their anyway possible to get proof of this check?

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Jina, I'm not sure you will be able to retrieve a copy this old. However, your father did have a deed that I presume was properly signed by his brother and properly recorded. I'm not sure the burden should be on you to trace payment. You might ask the brother's heirs to search (if they haven't already) the account records of the brother. Jim

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I can respond to most questions concerning consumer and business relationships with US financial institutions. My expertise touches on deposit and loan issues and particularly on strategies to navigate through bank policies personell and practices. I have a degree in Economics, attended law school, Graduate Shool of Banking, and Commercial Lending and Compliance Schools.

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I have twenty years experience as a bank CEO. Most of those years were spent operating a bank focused primarly on serving consumer/retail needs. I helped pioneer deposit and loan products for low/moderate income individuals. I currently serve on multiple bank boards and am Chairman of a Commercial Bank in Atlanta.

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