Eli5: why does it still take 2 business days for a check to clear when other transactions are instant?

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Eli5: why does it still take 2 business days for a check to clear when other transactions are instant?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Boomer here.

Back in the day, out-of-state checks took two full weeks to clear.

Can you just imagine?

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