Overview of Dishonored Checks Due to Insufficient Funds (August 2026)

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) PRESS RELEASE                                                        Release Date: September 24, 2026                                    Overview of Dishonored Checks Due to Insufficient Funds (August 2026) I. Check Clearing Volume and Value In August, the number of checks cleared totaled 4.0 million, representing a month-on-month decrease of 6.65%. The total value of checks cleared amounted to NT$1.06 trillion, a month-on-month decrease of 8.11%. These developments primarily reflected a decrease of 1 business day compared with the previous month, leading to a decrease in both the volume and value of checks cleared (see attached table). II. Dishonored Checks Due to Insufficient Funds In August, the gross number of dishonored checks due to insufficient funds totaled 3,078, ac...