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obtaining pound sterling cheque in us to pay for family history records from england?
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most us banks don't allow you the ability to draft a foreign currency check from usd. though, i know canadian banks are more workable. for instance, td allows you to do this from cad to many other currencies for a small fee. i believe even as a us citizen you can quite easily open a td trust account and you'd be good to go. also, at one time zions bank was one of the few which lets us customers do this add-hoc. and there is a fee associated. even as a business, you can't usually do this without jumping thru hoops and proving your business dealings in foreign countries. most businesses who do this often will opt to using a payment processor service from a 3rd party which cuts checks in foreign currencies at a monthly and per check base. your other option, which may be more feasible if you're planning on doing this often, would be to open a british bank account. but this can be difficult if not impossible due to the strict money laundering anti-fraud regulations. many banks simply won't do it. but, you might try a few of the newer british banks like tesco, virgin and metro.
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