When you write a check to a merchant for a monthly bill or even at the time of purchase, some merchants will take the information from the check and use it to electronically submit a request to the bank for payment from your account. Such a merchant will do one of three things with the original paper check: destroy it, store it, or send it back to you. With any of these options, the bank never receives the paper check: the check is termed “electronified” as we received the instructions for payment only electronically. Thus, we cannot create an image of the check for viewing online or for including on your paper statement, nor can we include it with your other original checks if your account is set up for paper check return.