eli5: Why can’t banks call each other to velidate availability of funds?

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Why are there laws to place such long holds on checks(10days)? Can’t the receiving bank simply call the bank where the check originates from and velidate it themselves?

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Why would they? What’s wrong with the existing standard of simply waiting a certain amount of time?

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