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It’s commonly said that the first lockpick was invented shortly after the first lock. In other words, every innovation in security quickly meets its counterpart in crime.

That’s certainly true in an age of firewalls and ransomware, passwords and hacks. But long before money went online, protecting currency came down to the latest printing technology. It’s now believed that the first anti-counterfeit measures were created by – who else? – Benjamin Franklin.

Modern checks, like modern currency, sport enhanced safety features invisible to the naked eye. But what are the parts of a high security check? Let’s take a closer look.

What Are High Security Checks? – Advanced Fraud-Fighting Features

Check fraud is a serious concern, even if it’s not the most common type of fraud affecting community banks and credit unions. Thankfully, the humble check has more than a few tricks up its sleeve.

When combined with institutional fraud detection measures, high security checks can prevent bad actors from cashing in at your expense. Here’s how they work.

Heat Sensitive Ink

What It Is:

Some checks have security features built in at the molecular level. Heat sensitive ink includes microcapsules filled with liquid crystals. These crystals have “thermochromic” properties, meaning they change color when exposed to heat. A quick rub with your thumb can separate a fake from the genuine article.

Why It Works:

Simply put, some serious technology is needed to infuse ink with reactive crystals. As sophisticated as some scammers can be, duplicating this security feature is out of reach for most.

3D Hologram Foils – Fighting Fraud in 3D

What It Is:

Not everyone has access to a laser engraver – a limitation that high security checks use to their advantage. 3D hologram foils are permanently applied to the fronts of checks, presenting a purely unique image that changes colors and angles along with our perspectives.

Why It Works:

Even the most advanced photocopiers available for private use cannot recreate a 3D hologram foil. And because each foil is permanently applied through hot-stamping, they can’t be easily removed or reapplied. Additional features can even be hidden within the foil for enhanced protection.

High Resolution Warning Bands – The Smallest Possible Elements

What It Is:

If you’ve ever scrutinized a dollar bill, you’ve seen incredibly fine printing that’s so small it’s nearly invisible. Operating on the scale of a tenth of a millimeter, this “microprint” demonstrates uncommon advancements in printing tech. When it comes to checks, what appears as a decorative border is, in fact, microprinted text.

Why It Works:

Most photocopiers and printers aren’t sensitive enough to notice or reproduce such fine print. When copied, microprinting blurs into a solid line instead. Furthermore, microprinting can be colored in a way that makes duplication even more noticeable.

Watermark Paper – Security Beyond the Surface

What It Is:

While most security features are added in the printing process, watermarks are added during the paper manufacturing process. Pressure is applied before the paper dries, resulting in a pattern of markings that are thinner and, therefore, more transparent. Watermarks are easily identifiable by holding a check up to a light source.

Why It Works:

To faithfully duplicate watermarks, fraudsters would have to add them early in the papermaking process. Watermarks are also impossible to photocopy, and attempts to add printed versions usually fail because they lack the proper transparency.

Void Pantograph – A Message Hidden in Plain Sight

What It Is:

The word “VOID” forever scars a check, quickly turning a promissory note into little more than trash. That’s why high security checks come with a “void” built in. Pantographs, as they’re called, are complex patterns printed into the background of a document.

Why It Works:

Pantograph dots are a slightly different color from the dots that make up most of a check’s background. Because standard photocopiers aren’t sensitive enough to translate this subtle color difference, the word “VOID” appears unmissably across the duplicate.

Other Standard Features on High Security Checks

The features listed above are in addition to standard security measures. High security checks also use these features for layers of protection.

Industry Security Icon

The padlock icon on a check signals that multiple built-in security features are present. A matching warning box on the back lists these features, making it easy to confirm authenticity.

Security Screen

A security screen prints words such as “ORIGINAL DOCUMENT” in the background of a check. These words vanish or blur when photocopied, making counterfeits easier to spot.

Microprint Signature Line

What looks like a straight black line where your signature should go is, in fact, tiny text invisible to the naked eye. This text may read “AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE” over and over again, forming a line that can’t be easily duplicated.

Invisible Fluorescent Fibers

These tiny fibers remain invisible under normal light but glow under UV light. Because they are embedded during manufacturing, they cannot be reproduced with a copy.

Chemically Sensitive Paper

This specially treated paper reacts to chemical attempts at alteration. Any tampering leaves visible stains, spots, or discoloration that signal fraud.

We Can Limit Check Fraud and Its Consequences, Together

Are high security checks worth it? Given the high costs of check fraud – from initial monetary losses to an erosion of trust among account holders – the answer is invariably “yes.” High security business checks are especially valuable given how much large and small businesses stand to lose.

When it comes to your money, your privacy, and your community, why take risks? These advanced fraud-fighting features are designed to make alteration and duplication as difficult as possible.

Order Your High Security Checks From Main Street Today

We’re not powerless in the face of fraud. Your due diligence combined with our high security checks can limit the impact on your bottom line, your long-term success, and your account holders’ funds. Main Street clients can browse our full lineup of high security check products and even order online here. Let’s take the fight to fraudsters and win.

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Checks, Fraud, and Federal Reform: A Deeper Look https://mainstreetinc.com/checks-fraud-and-federal-reform-a-deeper-look/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:50:09 +0000 https://mainstreetinc.com/?p=18680 The post Checks, Fraud, and Federal Reform: A Deeper Look appeared first on Main Street Inc..

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Imagine paying for a new car with 3,000lbs of wheat. Centuries ago, that wasn’t far from reality. In the earliest days of buying and selling, those conducting business abroad faced a serious challenge.

How can you pay for goods or services without carrying large amounts of currency or commodities with you? The answer was simple – a promissory note could be carried more easily than large quantities of coin or grain and could be exchanged elsewhere for payment.

The humble check has taken dozens of forms throughout the ages – from inscribed clay tablets to the high-security financial instruments of today. But now, in the digital age, checks face stiffer competition than ever before. Earlier this year, a pair of executive orders were signed into law that could end the check as we know it – or perhaps not.

Executive Orders Prohibiting Check Payments from the Federal Government

On March 25, 2025, the President signed two executive orders directing the US Department of the Treasury to transition away from paper checks for federal disbursements.

Executive Order 14247 and Executive Order 14249 are aimed at digitizing federal payments and combating fraud. To accomplish these goals, all federal agencies are required to transition to electronic funds transfer (EFT) by September 30, 2025. Thankfully, the executive order includes limited exceptions to that September 30 deadline, especially in light of public commentary pointing out many serious issues.

What are Federal Disbursements?

In short, federal disbursements are payments made by the federal government. These payments may go to private citizens, contractors, vendors, and others.

The most common federal disbursements include:

  • Tax Refunds
  • Unemployment Benefits
  • Social Security Benefits
  • Veterans’ Benefits
  • Student Loans
  • Disaster Relief Funds
  • Research Grants
  • Small Business Payments
  • Vendor/Contractor Payments

Under this pair of executive orders, all of these payments will have to be made electronically – a small lift for municipalities and big businesses, but a serious change for some citizens and small businesses.

This begs the question: is such a major disruption justified given the challenges cited in the executive orders – those of check and mail fraud?

Zooming in On Fraud – Check & Mail Fraud by the Numbers

Is Check Fraud Really That Bad?

There’s no denying that check fraud is a serious issue affecting private citizens and institutions alike.

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) has been tracking the ups and downs of financial fraud over recent years by calculating the percentage of institutions affected.

2023
65%
Reported Check Fraud
2024
63%
Reduced Check Fraud

In 2024, 79% of institutions reported financial fraud attempts, with 63% of institutions experiencing check fraud specifically. For context, in 2023, 80% of institutions reported general fraud with 65% of incidents blamed on checks.

In other words, from 2023 to 2024, general fraud has fallen by 1% while check fraud has dropped by 2%. Fraud is dropping slightly – good news for everyone.

What are the Most Common Forms of Financial Fraud?

When it comes to the origination of fraud, checks are a footnote compared to business email compromise (BEC). BEC is a type of phishing attempt relying on impersonation, malicious links, and false urgency to extract sensitive information.

According to the AFP’s Payments Fraud Survey Report, these were the most common sources of fraud reported in 2024:

  • Business Email Compromise (BEC) – 62% of institutions affected
  • Tactics Other than Email* – 49%
  • Vendor Impostor – 45%
  • Invoice Fraud – 24%
  • Mail Fraud – 23%

*forged checks, stolen cards, corporate synthetic identity fraud.

Payments Fraud Survey Report

To be clear, mail fraud and forged checks (tactics other than email) appear on this list, but they’re not nearly as common as email fraud. Yet no executive order appears forthcoming that bars the use of email at American institutions or otherwise mandates cybersecurity training for financial professionals.

Is Mail Fraud Really That Bad?

Mail fraud and check fraud are often mentioned in the same breath. Postal interference is a significant contributing factor, after all. Statistics are scarce for mail fraud specifically, though a 2023 report by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) attributed $688 million in losses to mail fraud between February and August – a six-month period. Doubling that figure to account for a year’s worth of mail fraud amounts to a $1.3 billion estimate.

Package theft, meanwhile, accounted for $12 billion in losses throughout the 2024 calendar year – more than 9 times the cost of mail fraud in 2023. Porch pirates are more successful by far than fraudsters who steal checks from mailboxes.

Proposed Solutions & Likely Impacts

Are Electronic Payment Methods That Much Safer Than Checks?

Unfortunately, no payment method is 100% secure. Wherever money changes hands, there will be bad actors scheming to intercept it – from old fashioned mailboxes to encrypted cryptocurrency wallets.

Check fraud is among the least sophisticated forms, contributing to its prevalence today. But cybercrime, identity theft, and malware are evolving to take advantage of more modern forms of payment. The AFP’s report also breaks down methods of payment affected by business email compromise.

Transaction Types Most Affected by Business Email Compromise:

63%
Wire Transfers
50%
ACH Credits
26%
Checks
26%
ACH Debits
11%
Credit Cards
9%
P2P Payment Services

While the least sophisticated criminals focus on checks, others collect through electronic transactions. These numbers reveal that a simple email is all it takes to skim funds from the most modern (and supposedly more secure) payment methods.

Is Everyone Ready to Receive Electronic Payments?

The latest data enables us to see a big picture, but there’s a human cost to fraud that’s not so easily quantified. Though admirable in their aims, these executive orders put certain segments of the American public at a disadvantage.

Not everyone has access to smart phones (tap-to-pay) or reliable internet. Additionally, not everyone is educated on the most modern payment methods. In rural America and elsewhere, the absence of paper checks could have serious consequences for the most vulnerable among us.

Detractors of the executive orders have rightly pointed out that they could negatively affect:

Senior citizens on Social Security

Disabled Americans on Social Security

Rural communities

The unbanked

Small businesses nationwide

As of 2025, nearly 74 million Americans rely on social security – about 21% of the population. Another 5.6 million households are unbanked, meaning that no one at the residence uses or has access to banking services.

If those numbers seem troubling to you, then you’re not alone. On July 24, 2025, the Social Security Administration backtracked on discontinuing paper checks for recipients who relied on them. While ambitious, these executive orders are not without complications that could take months or years to solve.

Is This the End of Paper Checks? No, Not Even Remotely.

Paper Checks Usage: 91%

To the growing pile of percentage points, we can add one more from the AFP’s report: 91% of surveyed organizations continue using paper checks – up from 75% in 2023. Checks aren’t just popular still; they’re demonstrably more popular than in recent memory.

The advent of high security checks – featuring microprint signature lines, 3D hologram foils, and other advanced printing techniques – has put the payment method back on the map. AI fraud detection and other emerging technologies are also reversing vulnerabilities.

So, while some in offices high and low insist the check is dead, many American citizens and businesses would simply disagree.

Sources:

Banca d’Italia. 2024. “Bank of Italy – Mesopotamian Clay Tablets.” Bancaditalia.it. 2024. https://www.bancaditalia.it/servizi-cittadino/musei-collezioni/museo-moneta/tavolette-mesopotamiche/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1&dotcache=refresh

“Modernizing Payments to and from America’s Bank Account.” 2025. The White House. March 25, 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account‌

Leddy, Maureen. 2025. “Transition Challenges Expected as Treasury Goes Paperless.” Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting News. July 8, 2025. https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/transition-challenges-expected-as-treasury-goes-paperless

“Finance and Treasury Survey Research & Economic Data.” 2025. AFP. 2025. https://www.financialprofessionals.org/training-resources/resources/survey-research-economic-data/details/payments-fraud

“FinCEN Issues In-Depth Analysis of Check Fraud Related to Mail Theft | FinCEN.gov.” 2024. Fincen.gov. September 9, 2024. https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-depth-analysis-check-fraud-related-mail-theft

Adkins, Matthew. 2023. “2021 Package Theft Annual Report.” Security.org. November 1, 2023. https://www.security.org/package-theft/annual-report

Desilver, Drew. 2025. “What the Data Says about Social Security.” Pew Research Center. May 20, 2025. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/20/what-the-data-says-about-social-security

“FDIC Survey Finds 96 Percent of U.S. Households Were Banked in 2023 | FDIC.gov.” 2024. Fdic.gov. 2024. https://fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2024/fdic-survey-finds-96-percent-us-households-were-banked-2023

Picchi, Aimee. 2025. “Social Security Retreats from Plan to Eliminate Paper Checks for Beneficiaries.” Cbsnews.com. July 24, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-benefits-paper-checks-ending-reversal

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2024’s Best Selling Custom Print Products from Main Street https://mainstreetinc.com/2024s-best-selling-custom-print-products-from-main-street/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:00:34 +0000 https://hungry-thing.flywheelsites.com/?p=14835 The post 2024’s Best Selling Custom Print Products from Main Street appeared first on Main Street Inc..

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With 2024 behind us, community banks and credit unions are returning to work with their resolutions for the year ahead. To stay competitive in 2025, some institutions are implementing an online banking system for the first time while others are boosting their marketing budget to start off strong.

At Main Street, we’re learning our own lessons about which of our custom print products served you best last year. Thousands of banks and credit unions browsed our Financial Services Catalog and purchased over 2.6 million print products in 2024!

From promoting auto loans to celebrating American freedom, these are your favorite custom print product designs of 2024.

Best-Selling Drive-Up Envelopes, Currency Envelopes, & Teller Receipts of 2024

Each year, our team of expert designers releases festive and eye-catching bank-use items for promoting services and delighting communities.

As you plan for the year ahead, don’t forget about our Holiday Collection, too!

Vroom Auto Loans

Americans love their cars as much as financial institutions love their auto loans. This branded drive-up envelope sends the right message at the right moment.

DUS-BS-001

Home Sweet Home

Featuring the front door and portico of a gorgeously appointed suburban home, this drive-up envelope sends a vivid message about mortgage loans.

DUS-BS-007

Digital Payment

This tech-forward drive-up envelope design communicates the role your institution plays in 21st-century banking.

DUS-BS-006

God Bless America

Patriotic messages are especially popular on national holidays and just any other time of year. In 2024, this design put national pride in the hearts of accountholders far and wide.

DUS-US-004

Home of the Brave

Especially poignant on Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day, this envelope reminds your community about the courageous role our service members play in the preservation of liberty.

DUS-US-006

Banking Difference

Celebrating the contributions of community banks, this envelope drives appreciation and a strong sense of local pride. Remind your community about the incredible part you play.

DUS-CS-003

Credit Union Difference

Credit Unions are among the most democratic institutions in American finance. Owned and operated by their members, credit unions deserve recognition – each and every day of the year.

DUS-CS-004

Thanks a Bunch

Accountholder appreciation isn’t just good for the vibes – it’s a great way to remind them that you personally value their business, and that you consider them neighbors, friends, and family.

DUS-CA-003

It’s Gonna Be Great

“Have a Great Day” is one of the most uncontroversial statements we can share with each other. Simply hearing another person wish you well can be enough to boost your mood.

DUS-GM-002

Other Best-Selling Custom Print Products for Banks & Credit Unions

While drive-up envelopes took the top spots in our “best of” list, other custom print products made a splash at community banks and credit unions like yours.

Custom Drive-Up Envelopes

Brand recognition drove tremendous outcomes in 2024. Main Street customers took advantage of our customization services by incorporating their logo and brand colors in numerous print products.

Teller Receipts

Branded teller receipts and cash in/cash out forms were among the most requested products in 2024. The popularity of these items demonstrates how effective branding can be when it’s comprehensive across print products.

Custom Checks

Featuring your logo, brand colors, and even the mascots/logos of college and high school teams, our custom business, personal, and computer checks have made Main Street a fixture for financial institutions throughout the nation.

Make 2025 the Year You Master Brand Awareness

These best sellers are only the tip of the iceberg in Main Street’s growing collection of customizable print products for banks and credit unions. Find drive-up envelopes, teller receipts, gift envelopes, and other bank-use items to promote your services and grow your brand.

Order yours today.

Make Your Print Products Work Harder for You in 2025. Order Today.

The best branding isn’t done in just some places for some of your target audience – it’s done in every conceivable place for maximum awareness all around. At Main Street, we use customization and expert designers to bring your vision to life. Browse our catalogs and order your branded print products today.

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School Spirit – Collegiate Sports Checks for Banks & Credit Unions https://mainstreetinc.com/school-spirit-collegiate-sports-checks-for-banks-credit-unions/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:00:58 +0000 https://hungry-thing.flywheelsites.com/?p=13870 The post School Spirit – Collegiate Sports Checks for Banks & Credit Unions appeared first on Main Street Inc..

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From coast to coast, in towering cities and rural hamlets, people are waiting for the last week of August. They’re cleaning grills, dusting foam fingers, and airing out collapsible chairs. Even as we soak up every beam of summer sun, we anticipate the familiar sights, sounds, and aromas of college football.

Far and away, football remains the top sport in America. For the most avid fans, it’s not enough to quote statistics or buy the newest jersey. Americans don’t just like football – we LOVE it. That’s why we need our favorite team’s logo on everything we own.

As a local, family owned company headquartered in Birmingham, AL, Main Street understands the college football fanaticism. We’re inviting our bank and credit union partners to gear up this football season with custom collegiate checks and high school spirit checks!

Go Team! – Custom Personal Checks with Collegiate & High School Designs

Millions of Americans eat, sleep, and breathe football – your accountholders among them. Community banks and credit unions can reenergize check programs by leveraging that passion.

At Main Street, we don’t draw the line at checks. We pull out all the stops across print products, accessories, and strategic check program management to drive the revenue you like to see. Here’s how.

Branded & Customized Check Designs

Badgers, lions, buccaneers, birds – team mascots come in all shapes and sizes, symbolizing communities throughout the nation. Similarly, a simple stylized letter speaks volumes when it relates to a college, a football program, or a lifetime of memories.

At Main Street, we’re happy to apply both your brand’s logo and your mascot of choice to our high-quality personal checks. In communities where allegiances are divided (see: Alabama and Auburn), we’re happy to incorporate all local team colors and imagery for a vibrant, inclusive touch.

High School Football Checks

For many Americans, Friday nights are just as important (if not more so) as Saturday afternoons! In players and fans alike, our passion for America’s game reaches new heights in high school.

At Main Street, we know that community roots run deep, especially when it comes to high school spirit. We’re happy to include local team colors and mascots in all our branded and customized personal check designs.

Have a unique idea for a check with local significance? Excellent! Contact Main Street today and tell us about your idea. Chances are good that we can create a bespoke check design that checks off all your sporting boxes.

School Spirit Checkbook Covers

Life’s biggest purchases are paid for with checks. From rent to deposits, contractor fees to down payments, checks represent a financial certainty. But carrying a loose checkbook in your pocket or purse is a non-starter. To stay crisp and collected, your checks need protection.

Thankfully, Main Street creates high-quality checkbook covers, complete with your team’s logo or mascot amid full team colors. These plush, elegant checkbook covers allow accountholders to express themselves each and every time they pay with checks.

Football-Themed Marketing Materials

Offering school spirit checks is one thing, but getting the word out is another. At Main Street, we know that your success is our success. To keep check program engagement high and accountholders informed, we supply our partners with marketing materials at no extra charge.

Promote your collegiate and high school check designs with personalized marketing materials at your teller line and beyond. Just like a pep rally or cheerleading squad, our free marketing materials will have your accountholders lining up to support their favorite team!

Football-Themed Drive-Up & Currency Envelopes

A sense of place is pivotal for community banks and credit unions. That hometown flavor makes your institution an attractive choice for residents. To maintain that identity, we need to maximize every accountholder interaction down to the smallest detail.

Mobile banking technology and even the old-fashioned drive-thru can separate us from our accountholders. But it’s easy to inject a little charm and personality into any situation with the right paper product, branded to your institution.

Main Street’s Financial Services Collection includes dozens of playful designs featuring footballs, soccer balls, baseballs, seasonal scenes, and celebrations of life’s biggest moments. Our Holiday Collection doubles down with festive and seasonal imagery that delights accountholders.

Make every interaction count by taking the smallest extra step with print products. Find your drive-up envelopes, currency envelopes, gift envelopes, teller receipts, and so much more by browsing our collections today.

Touchdown! – Order Your Collegiate & High School Spirit Checks Today

Don’t wait until the buffalo chicken dip is ready to order your branded football checks from Main Street! This year, the first game of the season will be in week 0 – the Aer Lingus College Football Classic played (surprisingly) in Dublin, Ireland! Before Georgia Tech and Florida State meet across the pond, make sure to browse our selection or order your local team’s personalized design.

For all your checking and check program needs, there’s Main Street in Birmingham, AL! Let us know what we can create for you this football season by reaching out today.

Gear Up for Football Season with Hometown High School & Collegiate Checks!

There’s no debating that Americans LOVE football. In communities big and small, the start of a new football season generates a special kind of buzz. Before the first kickoff of 2024, make sure you’re stocked and ready with personal checks, checkbook covers, and marketing materials – all tailored to your hometown teams.

Sources

Jones, Jeffrey M. “Football Retains Dominant Position as Favorite U.S. Sport.” Gallup.com, March 7, 2024. https://news.gallup.com/poll/610046/football-retains-dominant-position-favorite-sport.aspx.

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Main Street’s Holiday Collection – Computer Checks, Gift Envelopes & More! https://mainstreetinc.com/main-streets-holiday-collection-computer-checks-gift-envelopes-more-2/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://hungry-thing.flywheelsites.com/?p=13877 The post Main Street’s Holiday Collection – Computer Checks, Gift Envelopes & More! appeared first on Main Street Inc..

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There’s a certain kind of magic near the end of each year. As the leaves change and the weather cools, we feast with family and draw our loved ones near. Full of whimsy and life’s little delights – pumpkin spice, hot chocolate, crackling fires – the autumn and winter seasons are truly beloved, especially by your accountholders.

When we celebrate together, our bonds strengthen. And for community banks and credit unions, bonds are everything.

Add a festive touch to each interaction with bank-use items from Main Street’s Holiday Collection! Here’s a preview to help you spread some cheer at your institution.

Spread Cheer at Your Community Bank or Credit Union with Festive Print Products

Since 1999, Main Street has helped thousands of financial institutions provide cost-effective, value-added check program products. From personal checks to business checks, strategic account management to free marketing materials, we’re your check program partner from top to bottom. Naturally, our commitment extends to making the holiday season special. Here’s what you’ll find in our latest Holiday Collection.

Drive-Up Envelopes, Computer Checks, & More for Fall

As the air chills and autumn leaves crunch underfoot, we seek warmth and celebrate fellowship. Fall is a reflective time, but it’s also our last chance to treat ourselves before winter sets in. When we think “fall” we think “cozy,” and that’s exactly what you’ll find across our full lineup of bank-use items.

GIVE THANKS

Of course, autumn wouldn’t be what it is without Thanksgiving! Here, you’ll find designs featuring turkeys and gourds alongside the obligatory cup of hot chocolate, topped with slowly melting marshmallows.

CELEBRATE THE SCENERY

Starting with the season’s sights and sounds, you’ll find drive-up envelopes and gift envelopes printed with autumnal scenes. Choose from city parks outlined in gold, rust, and vibrant red leaves, or capture the atmosphere around dining room tables with fall-themed tablescapes.

PLAY BALL

For millions of accountholders across the nation, fall means one thing and one thing only –football. Of course, football is more than a game. In the Southeast, Northeast, Middle America, and everywhere beyond and between, tossing the old pigskin is a way of life.

Snow, Santa, Menorah, & More for the Year’s Biggest Holidays

To some of us, fall is merely a prelude to the main event – Christmas, Hanukkah, and the chilly heart of winter with all its remarkable scenery, inside and out. Like fall, winter is a reflective time when warmth, food, and light are scarce outside but abundant indoors.

WINTER WONDERLANDS

Even just a few inches of snow can transform our world. In the winter quiet, sights and sounds stick out even more and leave a lasting impression. Across our full line of drive-up envelopes, teller receipts, and computer checks, you’ll find stunning winter scenes depicted in loving detail to brighten your accountholders’ days.

Powdered woodlands, laden trees, and frosted windowpanes – our landscapes are designed to capture the slow beauty of our backyard in winter.

THE MAIN EVENTS

Each of us knows a family member or friend who simply can’t wait for Christmas or Hanukkah. They spent the other 11 months planning, purchasing décor, and researching new beverages or entrees to make this year more special than the last.

That special feeling is expressed lovingly in each of our new designs. With gift envelopes featuring “from” and “to” lines, your accountholders can skip the extra stop and expensive greeting card to go straight to their holiday gathering.

Your Own Custom Designs on Envelopes & Bank-Use Tickets

Didn’t see your favorite festive scene among the examples listed? Wondering if you can create a design of your own that captivates your community?

At Main Street, we’re happy to incorporate your own ideas and designs across the entire range of our printed products.

Our full holiday lineup is customizable to your needs, including:

  • Bank-use tickets
  • Drive-up envelopes
  • Gift envelopes
  • Computer checks
  • Teller receipts
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Get Your Festive Bank-Use Items Before the Holiday Season Starts

If you’re as excited about the holidays as we are, you can’t wait to get your hands on festive drive-up envelopes and computer checks. But just like your favorite lattes and cocoa beverages, these delightful items aren’t available all year long. Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

  • October 18th – Last day for Fall/Thanksgiving Orders
  • November 15th – Last day for Christmas/Hanukkah Orders

Simple gestures make the year’s end profound, sweet, and warm. Add an extra touch to share your appreciation for accountholder business and deepen the bonds your institution cherishes most.

Happy (Early) Holidays from everyone at main street!

Christmas in July? It can certainly feel that way with these festive computer checks, drive-up envelopes, and gift envelopes! Browse our catalog today to find your favorites and get your orders in before October 18th (for Fall/Thanksgiving) and November 15th (for Christmas/Hanukkah). With Main Street on your side, check programs and festive check program products are more than easy – they’re delightful.

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Introducing Main Street’s Financial Services Collection: Bank Use Envelopes & More https://mainstreetinc.com/introducing-main-streets-financial-services-collection-bank-use-envelopes-more/ Mon, 13 May 2024 06:00:23 +0000 https://hungry-thing.flywheelsites.com/?p=13739 The post Introducing Main Street’s Financial Services Collection: Bank Use Envelopes & More appeared first on Main Street Inc..

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Your financial institution is the anchor of your community. You provide valuable financial products, of course, but banks and credit unions are more than that – they’re places where lives and dreams are planned for, advanced, and realized.

At the end of the day, how do you communicate the tremendous role you play in your community? For effective awareness, your branding and value should be reflected in even the smallest marketing collateral.

Since 1999, Main Street has been the go-to check vendor for thousands of financial institutions nationwide. Our custom checks and branded marketing materials are great for awareness. But with the release of our 2024 Financial Services Collection, we’ve gone one step further for our check program partners. Here’s how.

Drive Up Envelopes, Teller Receipts, & More from Main Street

Expanded Print Products from Your Partner Vendor

Your financial institution has done the hard part already – you’ve become a community pillar. But messaging, marketing, and brand recognition efforts never stop. If we boil the practice down, we can say that outreach has two general outcomes.

Awareness – Informing accountholders about your financial products or seasonal offers

Recognition – Thanking accountholders for their business, expressing an interest in their satisfaction, or simply wishing them well

When you include messaging of this kind in the most detailed of places (currency envelopes, drive-up envelopes, teller receipts), you also communicate your willingness to go the extra mile.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll find in our Financial Services Collection and how these templated and custom creatives can drive engagement at your financial institution.

Customized & Compelling Envelopes

Customer service often starts with a simple, “hello,” or a “how can we help you today?” But for a large percentage of your customers, business is conducted through intercoms and vacuum tubes. It’s hard to be personable when a brick wall and a car separate a teller from an accountholder.

Our custom, cross-sell, and patriotic envelopes put the fun back into banking business. Drive-up and currency envelope designs include eye-catching imagery, promoting home, personal, small business, and auto loans. But our designs don’t stop there.

Our festive currency envelopes make it easier for accountholders to celebrate important moments in a loved one’s life. From Valentine’s Day and anniversaries to birthdays and graduations, our branded gift envelopes feature playful designs that deepen both the gesture and the moment.

Custom Logo Imprint Bank Use Tickets

Teller receipts and other bank use tickets serve a vital internal function at your institution. But even these documents can do more for your brand awareness. Now, you can put your teller receipts to work by incorporating your logo, messaging, and branding into our black-and-white or color templates.

We’re also happy to customize our teller receipt templates so that they meet your exact needs and desires. To create your ideal teller receipt, we start with a standard template featuring ample room for your personality and branding. After that, we can do nearly anything to craft a custom solution that’s right for your institution’s identity.

Contact Main Street today to create your own branded version of:

  • Cash In/Cash out Tickets
  • GL Debit & GL Credit Forms
  • Loan Payment & Loan Advance Forms
  • DDL/DDA Transaction Forms

Create Value with Custom Creative from Main Street

When you source your custom and templated creatives through Main Street, you’re getting more than just great marketing collateral – you’re getting the same industry-leading customer service that’s made us the check vendor of choice for thousands of institutions nationwide.

For the last 25 years, we’ve removed the barriers and frustrations that are all too common in our industry. Our 2024 Financial Services Collection is no different.

Advantages of Ordering Through Main Street:

  • Sensibly priced color printing on all materials
  • Priced by order quantity
  • Half the average cost of similar products from other vendors
  • Quick turnaround & delivery (7-10 business days)
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Keep an Eye out For Our Holiday Financial Services Collection

The holiday season is a special time where a festive spirit and warm wishes come easier to us all. This year, we’re releasing a holiday-themed version of our Financial Services Collection to help you celebrate with accountholders.

Reindeer, menorahs, and turkeys with pilgrims keep accountholders engaged and your institution top-of-mind. Mark the occasion this holiday season with festive designs from Main Street!

Boost Awareness & Engagement with Main Street

At Main Street, relationships matter – our relationship with our partners and their relationships with accountholders. After 25 years, we know what it means to drive sincere engagement while creating a meaningful difference for community banks and credit unions. Now, we want to help you deepen your messaging so that you can serve your community better.

Browse our 2024 Financial Services Collection for all your print needs and learn how Main Street can become your preferred print vendor.

Reach Out to Discuss Your Custom Designs Today!

Personalized and customized are the name of the game at Main Street. From high-security checks and computer checks to festive currency envelopes and more, we’re driving engagement and strengthening relationships for financial institutions across the nation. Reach out to discuss your needs today. Contact us and let us know how we can make a difference for you.

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Main Street Expands Catalog with 21 New Personal Check Designs https://mainstreetinc.com/main-street-expands-its-catalog-with-21-new-personal-check-designs/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:26:18 +0000 https://mainstreetinc.com/?p=7887 Main Street is pleased to introduce a collection of 21 new personal check designs, enriching its product catalog. The designs were created by Main Street’s award-winning creative team and encompass a wide spectrum of themes, from playful holiday motifs to patriotic expressions, designed with a trend-forward approach. This expansion diversifies the offerings available to financial…

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Main Street is pleased to introduce a collection of 21 new personal check designs, enriching its product catalog. The designs were created by Main Street’s award-winning creative team and encompass a wide spectrum of themes, from playful holiday motifs to patriotic expressions, designed with a trend-forward approach. This expansion diversifies the offerings available to financial institutions, enabling them to provide their customers with an array of contemporary, meaningful, and engaging options.

 

The Refreshed Check Categories Include:

  • Gift Checks
  • One & Two Scene Expressions
  • Four Scene Expressions

 

Gift Checks

The Gift Checks category is now even better with 5 new designs added, making a total of 6 diverse holiday choices.

  • Holiday
  • Gifts Galore
  • Happy Hanukkah Dreidel
  • Happiness & Prosperity
  • Celebrations in Blue and Gold
  • Happy Holidays Winter Scene

 

One Scene Expressions and Two Scene Expressions

  • The One & Two Scene category welcomes 9 new designs, designed with a focus on trending events and meaningful causes.
  • Pink Ribbon
  • Paw Prints
  • Thin Blue Line – Law Enforcement
  • Thin Red Line – Fire Service
  • Thin Green Line – Armed Forces
  • Christian Fish
  • African American Women
  • Whimsy

 

Four Scene Expressions

The Four Scene Expressions category introduces 7 new designs, setting it apart with its unique feature of 4 different design variations per theme.

  • Honoring Our Veterans
  • Playful Pups
  • Adorable Kittens
  • Springtime
  • Let’s Go Camping
  • Day of The Dead
  • Cowgirl

 

Main Street’s commitment to creating meaningful and contemporary designs underscores its dedication to listening to its customers. As a company deeply rooted in community-minded values and firmly focused on its customers, Main Street stays at the forefront of the times, offering fresh and engaging design options that resonate with the ever-evolving preferences of its valued customers.

View the Updated Catalog here: Product Catalog

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Introducing Main Street’s Financial Services Collection: Creative Designs, More Choices, Swift Delivery https://mainstreetinc.com/introducing-main-streets-financial-services-collection-creative-designs-more-choices-swift-delivery/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:00:08 +0000 https://mainstreetinc.com/?p=7881 Main Street is delighted to introduce the new 2023 Financial Services Catalog of Drive-Up & Currency Envelopes, featuring 100+ fresh, colorful, and customizable options, all conveniently printed in-house for swift delivery.   Their award-winning creative team meticulously crafted the designs, aligning them with the needs of bank and credit union customers. The full-color envelope designs…

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Main Street is delighted to introduce the new 2023 Financial Services Catalog of Drive-Up & Currency Envelopes, featuring 100+ fresh, colorful, and customizable options, all conveniently printed in-house for swift delivery.

 

Their award-winning creative team meticulously crafted the designs, aligning them with the needs of bank and credit union customers. The full-color envelope designs can be customized with the financial institution’s logo, directly enhancing brand visibility and recognition. Some of the new designs include:

 

• Banking Services
• Special Occasion
• Celebrate America
• Customer Appreciation
• Team Spirit
• Fun & Games

 

Investments in digital press technology have allowed for in-house production, allowing for enhanced offerings, and streamlined processes. Main Street’s continued commitment to efficiency & innovation means cost-effective solutions for their customers.

 

According to Mandy Roberts, Director of Customer Experience: “Our customers have always been at the heart of our decisions. By internalizing production, we’ve not only widened our product range but also ensured that time and cost advantages are passed on to them, enriching their experience with us.”

 

Main Street is dedicated to ongoing innovation, driven by their commitment to enhance the experiences of their valued customers and the communities they serve.

 

How to Order:

To place an order, please email us at: customorders@mainstreetinc.com

 

Browse the Catalog:

2023 Financial Services Collection

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2023 Holiday Catalog Now Available https://mainstreetinc.com/2023-holiday-catalog-now-available/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:55:56 +0000 https://mainstreetinc.com/?p=7875 Main Street is excited to offer a festive compilation of holiday-themed products in their annual Holiday Collection catalog. It launched in July through a “Christmas in July” campaign to their 2000+ bank and credit union customers across the country.   With over 80 new festive designs, Main Street customers have plenty of options to spread…

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Main Street is excited to offer a festive compilation of holiday-themed products in their annual Holiday Collection catalog. It launched in July through a “Christmas in July” campaign to their 2000+ bank and credit union customers across the country.

 

With over 80 new festive designs, Main Street customers have plenty of options to spread holiday cheer to their account holders by offering holiday themed branch-use products and gift checks. Designed by the company’s award-winning creative team, multiple joyful and colorful designs are included in the collection, to include:

• Gift Envelopes
• Drive-Up & Currency Envelopes
• Teller Receipts
• Gift Checks

 

For an added customized touch, the branch-use products are available for customization so the financial institution can have their logo prominently displayed, leaving a lasting impression with customers. In addition to branch-use products, holiday gift checks are available, with 6 seasonal designs.

 

Holiday Products Summary

 

Gift Envelopes

56 Total Designs Across Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas
Custom Logo Imprint in Black & White or Color
Designed with a secure latex outer seal.
Strategically placed oval cutout to showcase faces on every U.S. bill

 

Drive-Up & Currency Envelopes

55 Total Designs For Drive-Up & Currency Envelopes For Various Holidays
Custom Logo Imprint in Black & White or Color
Designed with a secure latex outer seal
2 envelope sizes available in small and large

 

Teller Receipts

15 Total Designs For Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas
Custom Logo Imprint Available in Black & White or Color

 

Holiday Gift Checks

6 joyful and colorful designs
Available in the Personal Products

 

The Holiday Collection is printed in-house, which allows for a seamless level of service, efficient delivery, and cost-savings to the customer. In alignment with Main Street’s commitment to providing exceptional customer service, Mandy Roberts, Director of Customer experience, shares, “Main Street remains steadfast in its dedication to innovative practices that enhance our customer experience.”

 

How To Order

Customers should place their orders now to ensure delivery before the Holidays.
Place order: customorders@mainstreetinc.com

 

Vital Dates to Remember

• Fall/Thanksgiving holiday products: order no later than October 13th
• Christmas/Winter holiday products: order no later than November 14th

 

Click To View The 2023 Holiday Catalog Collection

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