Fedwire® Services Testing Opportunities

The Federal Reserve Banks recognize that an essential component of the Fedwire Services includes widely available and reliable testing. To meet this need, we operate the Depository Institution Testing (DIT) environment on a daily basis Monday through Saturday. In addition, on selected Saturdays, the production environment is available for customer testing.

The FedLine Direct Message Environment and Configuration Change Matrix identifies appropriate steps, lead times, and schedules to test changes you make to your FedLine Direct environment.  

The following types of test are available:

Fedwire Application Testing

Depository Institution Testing (DIT) Environment
Production Environment
Schedule a Test

Contingency (Business Resumption Test)

2009 Contingency Test Schedule
Test Date Last Date to Request Participation
March 21 March 5
May 2 April 16
June 6 May 20
August 15 July 30
September 19 September 2
November 7 October 22
Schedule a Test

In an effort to provide the highest level of service to your organization, the Federal Reserve Banks require a twelve (12) business day lead time for participation in Business Resumption Tests. Please check the above test request deadlines prior to submitting your participation request. If you have questions, please contact your designated Wholesale Operations Site.

For more information about the Fedwire Funds Service, Fedwire Securities Service, or the National Settlement Service visit the service offerings pages or contact your account executive.

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