🐐🎙️Check Washing & Positive Pay

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🎙️ Wicked Title Folks – Episode: Check Washing & Positive Pay

Title Agents, It’s Time to Lock Down Your Escrow Accounts

Check fraud is back—and it’s bolder (and grosser) than ever.

In this episode, Cheryl breaks down the rise of check washing and how Positive Pay can stop fraud dead in its tracks before your funds ever leave the account.

Whether it’s criminals at the mailbox or a rogue former employee, this type of fraud is happening all across the title industry—and if you’re still mailing checks without Positive Pay, you’re playing escrow roulette.

🧠 In This Episode:

What “check washing” is and how it works

Real stories from title agents who’ve been hit

What Positive Pay does (and why it’s non-negotiable)

Tech tips: which tools and vendors can help automate protection

Wicked-smart action steps you can take today to secure your funds

💡 Takeaways:

Check washing is real—and title companies are prime targets

Positive Pay is like two-factor authentication for your checks

Most title production software integrates with banks for Positive Pay

Good check paper, secure mailing, and fraud partners are all part of your defense

Don’t wait for fraud to find you—beat it to the punch

🛠️ Tools & Vendors Mentioned:

✅ Positive Pay (ask your escrow bank!)

✒️ Black Gel Pens

🖨️ ASAPChecks – secure check stock

🔐 Fraud & payments platforms: Rynoh | ClosingLock | CertifID

🛠️Wire Fraud Prevention Easy Kit

📣 Don’t forget to share this episode with your escrow manager or ops team. They’ll thank you later.

Until next time—stay wicked, stay smart, and protect those checks like the pro you are. 🖤

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Stay Wicked,
Cheryl

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