Mailed check has gone missing, bank recommends closing account and opening new one
Mailed check has gone missing, bank recommends closing account and opening new one (Posting on behalf of a friend.) My friend mailed a substantial check to a contractor about two months ago. The contractor said they never got it. My friend stopped payment on the check. A bank officer told my friend that in that situation (when a written check goes missing), they always recommend closing the account and opening a new one. Is th...