Bounced checks can mean fees and even criminal charges. Contact both the recipient and bank and try to pay quickly. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A bounced check is a check that cannot be processed because the account does not have enough ...

When your check bounces, it means the recipient’s bank didn’t accept your check because you didn’t have enough money in your account. The bank will return the bounced check to the payee — the person ...