Most legal risks associated with offering RDC services can be mitigated through the use of appropriate contracts and … Remote Deposit Capture (RDC), a deposit transaction delivery system, allows a financial institution to receive digital information from deposit documents captured at remote locations.
When a bank accepts a check image for deposit through its RDC system and clears and settles the check, it exposes itself to certain legal risks under the Check 21 Act, Regulation CC, 19 Regulation J, 20 and applicable state laws, as well as under clearinghouse rules or other agreements. Remote Deposit Capture (RDC), the digital processing of paper checks and monetary instruments at remote locations for deposit and clearing through the check (image) or ACH networks, has expanded rapidly in recent years and is being used at financial institutions and at customer locations. RDC was initially developed as a convenience for a business that received checks to deposit the checks electronically (typically using a scanner provided by its bank), and was made possible by Regulation CC, which implements the Expedited Funds Availability Act of 1987 (“EFA Act”) and the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act of 2003 (“Check 21 Act”).