How banks process deposits

You may have wondered why sometimes when you deposit money in your bank account, it isn’t available to you right away. A lot of factors go into determining when you can access the money, including the amount of the deposit, whether it was cash or check, and how it was made. Watch this video to learn how banks process deposits.

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