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From: berry@lll-crg.llnl.gov (Berry Kercheval)
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Subject: Re: US$ drawn on a US bank
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Date: 20 Nov 90 20:08:05 GMT
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In article <742@taniwha.UUCP> paul@taniwha.UUCP (Paul Campbell) writes:
>Probably depends on their bank, mine (Wells Fargo) charges me $50 to cash
>a US$ check on a foreign bank, it also takes about 2 months to clear.


It MUST depend on the bank.  I recently had occaision to deposit a
draft (NOT a check) drawn in US $ on the UK Midland Bank.  My credit
union charged me nothing and the draft cleared in less than a week.

  --berry

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