Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating a keying and balancing workstation of an image-based check processing system is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises obtaining a free check item from a list of free check items, extracting payee information from the free check item, establishing a payee name from the extracted payee information, obtaining an account number from a deposit slip, obtaining a list of depositor names based upon the account number obtained from the deposit slip, comparing the payee name with depositor names contained in the list of depositor names to determine if the payee name matches a depositor name, and associating the free check item with the depositor slip when the payee name matches a depositor name from the list of depositor names.

Abstract: A method is provided of an operator at one of a plurality of remote image capture sites which provide units of work to be processed by an operator at a centralized keying and balancing site which is remote image capture site image capture site.

Abstract: Deposit transaction data associated with a check deposited at an automated teller machine (ATM) is processed to determine if the deposited check is acceptable. Deposit transaction data relating to the deposited check is received from an ATM switch. A determination is made as to whether the deposited check is acceptable based upon the transaction data. A flag is set and a risk score is assigned when the deposited check is determined to be unacceptable. A second source file is created using set flags and assigned risk scores, and then sent to a data server. The second source tile is merged with associated deposit data retrieved from memory at the data server. The merged file is sent to a deposit review processor and a deposit review workstation. The deposit review processor determines if any deposited item needs to be reviewed by a human operator or outsorted based upon data contained in the merged file.