USTCHEX, LLC, (“JU$TCHEX”) annonced today that it has been named a Preferred Vendor by The Dwyer Group to provide online returned check processing services for their Franchise network. The service will include online processing and payment of returned checks with real-time access to customer service tools and reports that sort and identify check writers with outstanding returned checks for improved loss prevention.

font sans-serif="">U$TCHEX provides online check recovery solutions for businesses of all sizes in many industries including franchise industry leaders such as the franchisee associations of Domino’s and Weight Watchers.

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font sans-serif="">ldquo;After our review of this technology we are very pleased to be working with JU$TCHEX. Their online model is an excellent fit for franchise networks. It offers us the value of a unified solution with the security required to independently manage the data for franchisees,” according to Mike Bidwell, COO of The Dwyer Group.

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font sans-serif="">he JU$TCHEX site offers a greater financial return to clients thanks to the lower cost of processing checks online. The site improves the chances to get paid by offering online funds verification that avoids making presentments to accounts without available funds. This funds verification occurs in the blink of an eye and provides verification access to over 200 million draftable bank accounts.

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font sans-serif="">ldquo;We look forward to providing online solutions for check processing and recovery for the franchisees of The Dwyer Group. Our job is to provide them with easy access to better technology not only to recover returned checks but to efficiently distribute valuable information in a highly useful format for preventing the acceptance of a bad check,” says Richard McShirley, Director of Business Development for JU$TCHEX.

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font sans-serif="">U$TCHEX provides thousands of clients with a highly effective online solution, in a rule compliant format for the electronic recovery and collections for all returned checks. Clients pay nothing to register or use the service. They are paid 100% o the face value plus the majority of the recovered state fee for NSF checks and collections items, such as checks written against a closed account, are converted to an electronic format and forwarded to one of the participating collection agencies.

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font sans-serif="">he transaction fees charged for our service is deducted from state fees collected. There is never a deduction from the face value of the check.

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font sans-serif="">strong>About The Dwyer Group
he Dwyer Group Inc., based in Waco, Texas, is a privately held company owned by the Riverside Corporation and operating as six franchisor corporations. Each corporation sells and supports a different service-based brand name franchise under the following service marks: Aire Serv® Heating & Air Conditioning, Glass Doctor®, Mr. Appliance®, Mr. Electric®, Mr. Rooter® (Drain Doctor® in the UK), and Rainbow International® Carpet Care and Restoration Specialist. The Dwyer Group is also affiliated with another franchisor corporation named DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide® (an associate company). Collectively, the franchisees of these franchise concepts offer customers a broad base of residential and commercial services. The concepts currently support over 900 franchisees in the United States and Canada and, through their master licensees, nearly 400 more franchisees in 21 other countries.

font sans-serif="">strong>About JU$TCHEX
U$TCHEX is an IBM business partner that provides online end-to-end processing solutions for returned checks. The solutions can be delivered in fully automated or do-it-yourself formats. There are no charges or fee for a client to initiate the JU$TCHEX service. JU$TCHEX provides service to thousands of client locations. Service models and functionality are available to meet the needs of small, franchise, mid-market and enterprise clients. JU$TCHEX has positioned itself as a leader by listening carefully, thinking ahead, and moving with purpose to provide clients with access to the best recovery solutions. JU$TCHEX is a registered service mark of JUSTCHEX, LLC.

Franchise News Release: Oxnard, CA - (May-24-2004)