Originally Posted by oldpenny16
but stopped the process when they refused to do anything but start the checks at 101. The checks would also show the date the account was opened. My old bank isn't all that bad by comparison.
The mistake was ordering your checks from the bank. Use a thirdparty printer - you can find ads for them in your Sunday paper ads. My checks have nothing but my name and address (no phone, no date of account) etc, etc. Of course I have rarely use checks anymore.