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Payment processing is a key part of every small business' operations, from local retail to business-to-business services. As most modern retail stores and restaurants have made the transition from cash and check payments to cash and credit card, check processing is still an issue from time to time. Should retail businesses accept checks? If they do, they face the hassle of depositing these checks along with the risk of accepting checks that may be backed by insufficient funds. Business to business companies, educational institutions, utility companies and many others routinely accept large volumes of checks, which greatly increases the risk of insufficient funds and time that must be spent processing these checks....

When a student is preparing to go to college, one of the biggest questions often becomes, with what money. Some parents scrimp and save for years for their children's college fund; others address more immediate concerns as their children grow up and fall short when the time comes. Some students may have some of the money to pay for college, while other have little to nothing. The most popular ways to cover the costs are through scholarships and grants, because the money does not have to be repaid. When this is not an option or it is not enough, a student loan may be an alternative. Sometimes the student can accept the responsibility of borrowing and paying back a college loan; sometimes, however, they can't. Either way, the student's parents, grandparents or legal guardian may consider cosigning on the loan....