Circular
Board Announces Restructuring of Check Processing in Sixth and Eighth Districts
December 17, 2008
Circular No. 12040

The Federal Reserve Board has approved amendments to Appendix A of Regulation CC that reflect the restructuring of the Federal Reserve's check processing operations in the Sixth and Eighth Districts.

Appendix A provides a routing number guide that helps depository institutions determine the maximum permissible hold periods for most deposited checks.

As of February 21, 2009, the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis no longer will process commercial checks, and banks currently served by that office will be reassigned to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

To ensure that the information in Appendix A accurately describes the structure of check processing operations within the Federal Reserve System, the final rule deletes the reference in Appendix A to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and reassigns the routing numbers listed thereunder to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

To coincide with the effective date of the underlying check processing changes, the amendments are effective February 21, 2009.

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