Endorsement

Personal Checks

 * 1) [[image:http://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/c/c7/Endorse_check.jpg/180px-Endorse_check.jpg width="180" height="96" caption="An endorsed check." link="http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Endorse_check.jpg"]][[image:http://www.wikihow.com/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png width="15" height="11" link="http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Endorse_check.jpg"]]An endorsed check.Write "For Deposit Only" on the left of the back side if you're depositing the check.
 * 2) Sign your name on the next line, writing your name as it is made out on the front.
 * 3) Write your account number below that.
 * 4) Write only at the top of check. Many checks will say "do not write, stamp or sign below this line" to help you comply with this policy.

Business Checks

 * 1) Endorse the check on the reverse with the following: Business Name, Your Name, and position in the company. Example:
 * 2) Write "For Deposit Only" below the endorsement.
 * 3) Write your account number below that.

Insurance Checks
This is for checks made payable to an individual, a party, or another financial institution. For example, "Pay to: John Doe, Jane Doe & Wells Fargo Mortgage"
 * 1) Have each party sign the check.
 * 2) Request that an agent from the financial institution endorse the check. They will most likely write additional information or stamp the check below their signature.