My husband and I, who were separated at the time, were expecting a XX/XX/XXXX tax refund check of {$XXXX}. My husband received the check in the mail, which was addressed to XXXX XXXX ( myself ) and XXXX XXXX ( husband ) on XX/XX/XXXX, took it to Wells Fargo bank in XXXX, CA, and deposited it into his independent account. Above my husband 's XXXX ethics in this situation, the bank violated national regulations since it deposited the check without my signature. Wells Fargo even violated their own policy that stipulates that XXXX payees be physically present to sign when the check is cashed. The bank 's response was that they were sorry, but they could not stop the check and that I should call the IRS to have the check stopped. I was unable to get through to the IRS to stop the check. 
