Treasury Check Reclamation

Check Reclamation is a recovery procedure used by The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS), to obtain a refund (reclamation) from a presenting financial institution for paid Federal Government checks.

Requests for Refund (Check Reclamation) are generated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on behalf of FMS. See Gold Book - The Guide to Check Reclamation (Off-site Link) for instructions.