Federal Reserve to Implement Single Funds Account Policy for Depository Institutions

Summary

The Federal Reserve is implementing a policy change on January 2, 1998, allowing each depository institution to maintain only one funds account with the Federal Reserve. This change aims to simplify account management for banks with interstate branches and align the check collection rules with the new single account structure.

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