MBA Thumbprint Signature Program – Order Your Supplies!

Check fraud costs banks and their customers millions of dollars each year. Through the MBA Thumbprint Signature Program, banks can send a clear message to criminals that check fraud will not be tolerated. How can Thumbprint Signature help you?

• Non-accountholders asking to cash a check place an impression of their thumbprint on the face of the check using a small “inkless” touch pad.
• Thumbprint Signature is a natural deterrent — criminals seeking to commit check fraud are unlikely to put their thumbprints on bogus checks.
• The thumbprint signature can be used by law enforcement agencies in the investigation of claims made by accountholders. It dramatically speeds up the investigation’s identification process.
• Even with the implementation of Check 21, the program continues to be a valuable resource in fighting fraud.
• Thumbprint Signature is an inexpensive way to prevent fraud without inconveniencing customers.

Materials, which feature the Thumbprint Signature logo printed in red and black, include:

• Touch pads: These have a shelf life of 18 months or a minimum of 500 impressions.
• Teller window display: Post these 6 x 3-inch “tent-style” display signs at your teller windows as an additional reminder that you participate in the program.
• Statement suffers: These 3 ½ x 7 ½ -inch brochures explain the mechanics of the program. Send them as a public service announcement to all your accountholders, and make sure you have enough on hand for anyone who might have questions about the program.
• Decals: Post decals at all entrances to let customers know you are participating in the program and to warn potential criminals that their crimes will not go undetected.

Click to download an order form.

Contact
Peter Blanchard – with questions on the Thumbprint Signature Program
Telephone: (617) 523-7595
Fax: (617) 523-5960
or
Pat Tabolsky – to order supplies
Telephone: (617) 523-7595
Fax: (617) 523-5960

MBA Thumbprint Signature Program

Touch Pads, Notification Tent Cards, and Window Decals for the Thumbprint Signature Program

MBA member banks, law enforcement and merchants can participate in the low cost Thumbprint Signature Program using Thumbprint Signature touch pads. The touch pad is intended to deter counterfeit and stolen check fraud by obtaining a Thumbprint signature, a fingerprint, from non-customers (customers who do not have a depository relationship with the institution) when cashing on-us and not-on-us checks. The Thumbprint Signature can be used by law enforcement agencies in the investigation of fraud claims made by account holders, and financial institution’s usage of the program is a natural deterrent. Participanting institutions, agencies and merchants will not retain the Thumbprint Signature in their files and the signature will be shared with law enforcement officials only in cases of suspected fraud. Supplies for the program include the touch pads, notification tent cards, and window decals. We provide all the information and sample letters.

Contact
Peter Blanchard, Executive Director, Education Management and Member Services at Massachusetts Bankers Association
Telephone: (617) 523-7595
Fax: (617) 523-5960
or
Pat Tabolsky, Administrative Assistant at Massachusetts Bankers Association to order additional supplies
Telephone: (617) 523-7595
Fax: (617) 523-5960