I don't know about back then, but it's very common today for banks to accept scanned checks of various sorts. Many banks have mobile apps that let you take a pi

I don't know about back then, but it's very common today for banks to accept scanned checks of various sorts. Many banks have mobile apps that let you take a picture of the front and back of the check and deposit it that way. There are also services that convert paper checks to electronic form or let you create electronic checks. For example: http://ww.deluxe.com/about-deluxe/deluxe-resource-center/checks-cards-and-electronic-payment/electronic-check-conversion http://ww.deluxe.com/about-deluxe/deluxe-resource-center/che... https://www.deluxe.com/echecks/ https://www.deluxe.com/echecks/ (I have no connection with Deluxe, I was just aware of their electronic check service since I was looking at business checks and this option came up.)