Originally Posted by
Microwave
Not sure what a double-endorsed check is, and I lived in the US for a long time... Every time I had to deposit a check written out to someone else I've just had the payee endorse the back and made the deposit as normal. I did not have to sign it myself, and have never had a problem with a bank accepting such deposit over the years.
You have been lucky. Each bank has its own policy about this.