Also known as: tellers · vote counter
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A bank clerk who deals directly with customers by receiving and paying out money.
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Tracy Torres entered the branch two days before the scheduled foreclosure sale and handed the teller a teller's check matching every listed amount in the cure notice. The teller processed the instrument and recorded the payment. The servicer was required to halt the foreclosure.
Thaddeus Tran, a commercial teller, applied for the drive-in supervisor position at Fort Worth Bank and Trust. A white female was selected instead. Tran alleged the bank's subjective promotion process produced unlawful discrimination.
Tara Tran approached the teller window and requested to withdraw funds from her account. The teller verified identification and processed the transaction. The bank recorded the withdrawal in its daily ledger.
Thomas Tate handed the teller a deposit slip and cash for his business account. The teller counted the currency and issued a receipt. The funds were credited the same business day.
Tina Torres asked the teller about the status of a pending wire transfer. The teller checked the system records and provided an update. The customer left satisfied with the information.
Tara Tran propped open the side door beside her teller station moments before her accomplice entered and robbed the branch. The teller remained present and nodded as the robber approached the counter. Prosecutors charged her as a principal in the second degree.
A teller may accept cash, a cashier's check, certified check, teller's check, equivalent bank obligation, electronic funds transfer, or money order. The payment must equal the full amount specified in the statute and be tendered no later than two days before the scheduled foreclosure sale.
Yes. The statute expressly lists a teller's check among the acceptable forms of tender that satisfy the cure requirements when the full specified amount is paid on time.
An action against the issuer of a teller's check must be commenced within three years after demand for payment is made to the issuer.
…might have frightened (or merely warned), injured seriously (or less seriously), tied up (or simply pushed) a guard, a teller or a customer, at night (or at noon), for a bad (or arguably less bad) motive, in an effort to obtain money for other crimes (or for other purposes), in the company of a few (or many) other…