There are a number of ways to preserve the correct payee information already in FN:

• Go ahead and post the transactions. This will give you double posting for checks you have already entered. Match each duplicate, mark the real check Clr and delete the new duplicate. We don't recommend this method.
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• Manually mark the checks Clr in FN and ignore (don't post) the checks in the downloaded data.
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• Upgrade to BankLink 8.2. It automatically matches to the check already in FN, keeps the payee info in FN, and marks it Clr. The upgrade is what we'd recommend. This new version of BankLink operates very much like what you have, so there won't be much of a learning curve.

You can tell BankLink to stop putting any payee on checks

1. In Banklink, select Tools | BankLink Transaction Options.
2. Select the Assign Payee tab.
3. Select Check in the Transactions list on the left side. On the right side it will show the payee that will be assigned to all "Check" transactions.
4. Select Clear if that payee is not wanted for all checks.
5. Select Apply (or OK).

- David
FNI Support