Dwayne Spence, an Ohio mortician and chair of the National Funeral Directors Assocation's government relations committee, states, "Once you've buried your goods and services, there's nothing tangible to get back."
The reason for such a quote is that frequently funeral homes will extend credit to families unable to immediately cover funeral costs. However, estates are often insolvent or there are medical bills to pay and the funeral home loses out on payment. What's a funeral home to do?
CrossCheck, Inc., the nation's largest privately held check-guarantee company has been assisting funeral homes for over 15 years. CrossCheck has designed programs tailor-made for the funeral industry. These programs will assist funeral homes, while allowing them to keep a sensitive nature to their clients needs.
The most popular and widely-used CrossCheck service in the funeral industry is the Multiple Check program. This service lets a customer write several checks to a funeral home with specific dates of deposit, with CrossCheck guaranteeing each check. This service is designed to give the customer time to acquire the funds needed, while assuring payment to the funeral home. Funeral homes that strive for solutions for their clients will appreciate this service.
The basic program CrossCheck offers funeral homes is the convenience of not having to second-guess their check-writing customers. Is this check good or not? With CrossCheck's check guarantee service, this will no longer be a worry for funeral homes. Check acceptance is fast and worry-free, they even make taking out-of-state checks and checks from Canada, Guam, and Puerto Rico easy, with no hassles.
What happens when a check bounces? It's not the funeral home's problem; CrossCheck pays the funeral home the face value of the check.
These services give funeral homes the flexibility to assist their clientele, at the same time, securing their check transactions. CrossCheck's service is easy to use and affordable, far less than credit card transactions. For more information, call (800) 654-2365, or visit their web site at www.cross-check.com.
Footnote: As a selling opportunity, you should know that there are 23,982 funeral homes in the United States.
Source: Mortuary Management Magazine, October 1998, page 58..
