Image Cash Letter – Services Addendum

The Image Cash Letter – Services Addendum (this “ICL Addendum”) governs Customer’s use of the Image Cash Letter Services provided by Bank. Customer and Bank have previously entered into the Master Treasury Services Agreement. Customer has executed the Implementation Form and wishes to use the Image Cash Letter Services pursuant to the terms of this ICL Addendum. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Master Treasury Management Services Agreement.

1. ICL Service

Image Cash Letter Services (“ICL”) allows Customer or a third party acting as the Customer’s agent (“Third Party Agent”), to transmit, through Customer’s own methods and devices, an Image Cash Letter file (“ICL file’) to Bank or its provider for processing. ICL files consist of imaged checks and check data (“Imaged Items”). Check data includes the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition formatting (MICR) information in the format and specifications required by the Universal Companion Document x937.

2. PROCESSING

Customer will send ICL files to Bank through Bank-approved processes in accordance with the Security Procedures. Bank may refuse to process or return the ICL files for any reason at any time before accepting such ICL files for deposit; provided, however, that in returning or refusing to process any ICL files, Bank will act in good faith and Bank’s reasonable business judgment.


Subject to the terms hereof, any ICL files received before the cut-off time as specified by Bank will be processed and deemed deposited on the day they are received and shall be afforded credit in accordance with the then-current funds availability schedules. If for any reason Bank or its provider is unable to process an ICL file received before the cut-off, Bank or its provider will use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the next Business Day. Subject to terms hereof, any ICL files received after the cut-off times will be processed on the next Business Day. ICL files will only be processed on Bank Business Days.


The information Customer transmits to Bank must contain a record of all Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) line information sufficient for Bank to create a substitute check and contain the correct amount of the Eligible Item (listed below). In addition, Customer’s transmission of an Eligible Item must meet the technical requirements for an “electronic item” under Regulation J and Federal Reserve Operating Circulars, a “substitute check” under Regulation CC, and an “item” as defined by Article 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the state for Customer’s Account and will be the legal representation of the Eligible Item for all purposes.


If an Imaged Item transmitted to Bank does not comply with Bank’s processing requirements, Bank may in its discretion:

  • Process the Imaged Item as received for payment;
  • Correct the Imaged Item or its accompanying data and process the corrected Imaged Item for payment;
  • Process the deposit for payment in another format as permitted applicable law; or
  • Charge back Customer’s Account and return the image and accompanying data to Customer.

Customer’s successful transmission of an Imaged Item to Bank for processing will be confirmed by a notice from Bank. Notwithstanding Customer’s receipt such confirmation, all of Customer’s transmissions are subject to Bank’s further verification prior to being accepted for deposit.


Bank can reject any Imaged Item Customer transmits to Bank for any reason in Bank’s discretion without liability, even where Bank has provided Customer with a confirmation notice. If Bank rejects Customer’s transmitted Imaged Item for deposit, Bank will notify Customer. All accepted deposits will be subject to final payment as well as the terms and conditions for Customer’s Account and this ICL Addendum.


Bank will process any returned Eligible Items in accordance with applicable law and the deposit account agreement governing the Account for which the image is presented.

3. ELIGIBLE ITEMS

The ICL service can only be used for Eligible Items, which are items that are:

  • Paper items that are defined as checks by Regulation CC;
  • Payable in United States currency;
  • Drawn on a financial institution located in the United States;
  • Properly endorsed (stamped or ink) or virtual endorsed using the software;
  • Payable to Customer, unless such item is properly endorsed; Legible and conform to Bank’s imaging and processing standards; and
  • Dated.

Customer may not image, transmit or otherwise try to use ICL to deposit checks or items that are not Eligible Items. The following items are not Eligible Items:

  • Substitute checks or remotely created checks as defined by Regulation CC;
  • Items that have checks that have been returned unpaid or uncollected or previously deposited by Customer;
  • Items that contain alterations or that Customer suspects, or should suspect, are fraudulent, not authorized, suspicious or not likely to be honored;
  • Items that are missing information;
  • Items that do not meet Bank’s format standards or are otherwise not in good condition;
  • Items payable to a third party other than the Account owner;
  • foreign checks or checks payable in a foreign currency; or
  • Traveler’s checks.
4. WARRANTIES

Customer warrants to Bank or its provider that with respect to Checks:

  • Customer is the payee or holder of the checks included in the ICL files.
  • The Items are drawn on a United States financial institution and are payable in United States currency.
  • The ICL files do not contain any fraudulent or forged items.
  • Customer will indicate on the original check or item that it has been scanned for electronic deposit.
  • Any image Customer transmits is a good and exact image of the original item, including the front and back of any checks.
  • Any information Customer transmits to Bank or its provider accurately represents all of the information on the front and back of any check as of the time such check was truncated, including without limitation: payment instructions placed on the check by, or as authorized by, the drawer, such as the amount of the check, the payee, and the drawer’s signature; information identifying the drawer and the paying bank that is preprinted on the check, including the MICR line; and other information placed on the check prior to the time an image of the check is captured, such as any required identification written on the front of the check and any endorsements applied to the back of the check.
  • No duplicate presentment of a check in any form, including as an Imaged Item, a paper negotiable instrument or otherwise.
  • Customer is the payee or holder of the checks included in the ICL files. If Customer is engaged or intends to engage in any business that would result in Customer being a “money service business” as defined in the Federal Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations, Customer agrees to immediately notify Bank of same, and agrees that Bank at its sole discretion may refuse to provide or terminate (as applicable) this service.

Customer further warrants to Bank or its provider that any Third Party Agent is familiar with, and shall at all times be in compliance with the terms hereof, including without limitation, image quality, prohibition of duplicate items, and proper storage and destruction of original checks.

5. SECURITY

Customer acknowledges that checks and Imaged Items contain confidential and nonpublic person information about Customer’s customers. Customer agrees that once an Imaged Item has been confirmed by Bank as having been successfully transmitted through the ICL Service, it shall securely store the original check for a commercially reasonable retention period. In general, such retention period should be between 30 and 60 days. Thereafter, Customer shall completely and thoroughly destroy all checks deposited within a commercially reasonable period of time. Until the checks are destroyed, Customer shall store them in a safe and secure location. Customer will take appropriate security measures to ensure that only authorized persons have access to checks and that the information contained on the checks or on any Imaged Item are not disclosed to unauthorized third parties.


Customer acknowledges that Bank or its provider utilizes reasonable Security Procedures. Customer agrees to be responsible for any transmission Bank or its provider processes or receives through the Service, even if it is not in fact authorized by Customer, provided it includes a password or is otherwise processed in accordance with Bank’s or its provider’s Security Procedures. Customer also acknowledges that when using a Third Party Agent to transmit ICL files, the Customer or Third Party Agent, not Bank or its provider, is solely responsible for establishing, maintaining and following such security procedures as deemed necessary by Bank or its provider to ensure that files transmitted to Bank or its provider are intact, secure and confidential until received by Bank or its provider.

6. REQUESTED INFORMATION

Customer agrees to provide such information as requested by Bank in order to qualify Customer for ICL, including without limitation, business activities, risk management processes, geographic location, customer base, and employee policies. If qualified, Customer agrees to provide information and Imaged Items as requested by Bank to facilitate investigations related to unusual transactions or poor quality transmissions or to resolve disputes. Such documents may include copies of Imaged Items or original items, if available.

7. ICL AVAILABILITY

ICL may at times be unavailable to Customer, either with or without prior notice, due to maintenance, security, factors beyond Bank’s reasonable control or other reasons. Customer must send Electronic Files before 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Banking Day in order for Bank to process such deposits on that Banking Day. If Customer submits ICL files after the processing time on a Banking Day, Bank will process such deposits on the next Banking Day.

8. REJECTION of IMAGES

Bank or its provider reserves the right to refuse to process or reject any Imaged Items for any reason at its sole discretion.

9. RETURNED ITEMS

Bank will process any returned Imaged Items in accordance with applicable law and the deposit account agreement governing the Account for which the Imaged Item is presented.

10. THIRD PARTY AGENT

Customer may appoint, as its limited agent, with respect to the performance of any activities relating to ICL, a Third Party Agent to perform such activities. Customer shall be solely responsible for all actions and obligations of such Third Party Agent as if they were the direct actions and obligations of Customer itself. Customer acknowledges that, among other things, this means that Customer is liable for the Third Party Agent’s breaches of warranties and obligations, including liability for indemnification for such breaches, as if Customer breached such warranties and/or obligations itself. Customer agrees to notify Bank of each Third Party Agent it intends to use and other information that Bank may require about the Third Party Agent. Failure to provide timely notice could result in the rejection of ICL files by Bank or its provider. Bank or its provider may in its sole discretion choose not to accept ICL files from a Third Party Agent identified by Customer. Notwithstanding any notification of Third Party Agent to Bank, Customer represents and warrants to Bank or its provider that it has solely, independently and without reliance upon Bank or its provider, made its own appraisal of an investigation into the business, operations, intellectual property and other rights, financial, and other conditions, rights and creditworthiness of any Third Party Agent based upon documentation and other information it has deemed appropriate and made its own decision to enter into a relationship with any Third Party Agent. In any event, Customer’s agreement with Third Party Agent must include a provision allowing Bank or its provider to conduct, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, an on-site inspection of Third Party Agent’s premises in order to ensure compliance with this section. Customer also represents and warrants to Bank that it will, independently and without reliance upon Bank, continue to make its own analysis, appraisals and decisions with regard to any relationship with a Third Party Agent as it deems appropriate. Customer gives Bank the right to communicate with the Third Party Agent in connection with ICL and to treat Third Party Agent instructions as if the instructions were directly from Customer. Any software necessary for use of ICL by the Third Party Agent must be maintained by the Third Party Agent, and must meet technical specifications acceptable to Bank, as described herein.

11. AUDIT

The Bank may at its reasonable discretion conduct an on-site inspection of Customer’s place of business and/or request any internal audits or assessments to ensure compliance with the provisions hereof.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

In addition to any other indemnification herein, Customer will indemnify and hold Bank or its provider harmless from any liability, loss, injury or damage, including without limitation all incidental and consequential damages, together with all related reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including legal fees, resulting directly or indirectly from: (1) any breach of warranty or other breach, or failure to perform under the terms hereof, (2) any warranty or indemnity claim brought against the Bank or its provider by a third party under 12 CFR 229.52, 12 CFR 229.53 or other regulations in connection with an ICL file transmitted to Bank or its provider by Customer; (3) any loss by any recipient of an Imaged Item processed by Bank or its provider, if that loss occurred due to the receipt of an Imaged Item instead of the check; (4) any wrongful acts or omissions of Customer, or any person acting on Customer’s behalf (including without limitation Customer’s authorized processor, if any), in connection with Customer’s use or misuse of ICL; and (5) without limiting Customer’s other indemnification obligations, which shall apply equally to actions taken by the Third Party Agent, all Third Party Agent’s actions or inactions relating to ICL, including those related to intellectual property claims. These indemnification obligations shall survive the termination of ICL.

13. TERMINATION

Notwithstanding anything contained in this ICL Addendum to the contrary, Bank may terminate the ICL at any time. Bank will try to provide reasonable notice and in any event will provide notice as required by applicable law.