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2026 Electronic Check Collection Fee Schedule

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FedForward Deposit Fees and Deadlines1
(all Billing Codes in Service Area 1521)

Standard Image Cash Letter2

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY3

Standard Image Cash Letter
Deposit Deadline9:00 PM ET Su-Th1:00 AM ET M-F7:30 AM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$4.50$6.50$10.50
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 150000$0.00750060$0.01850120$0.057
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 250001$0.01750061$0.02850121$0.067
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 350002$0.02750062$0.03850122$0.077
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 450009$0.03750069$0.04850129$0.087
Substitute Check Endpoints50003$0.20050063$0.20050123$0.200

Premium Image Cash Letter4

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY5

Premium Image Cash Letter
Deposit Deadline9:00 PM ET Su-Th1:00 AM ET M-F7:30 AM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$30.00$30.00$30.00
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 150410$0.00350420$0.01450430$0.053
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 250411$0.01350421$0.02450431$0.063
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 350412$0.02350422$0.03450432$0.073
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 450419$0.03350429$0.04450439$0.083
Substitute Check Endpoints50413$0.20050423$0.20050433$0.200

Deferred Image Cash Letter

NEXT DAY AVAILABILITY6

Deferred Image Cash Letter
Deposit Deadline1:00 AM ET M-F7:30 AM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$4.50$4.50
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 151500$0.00751510$0.009
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 251501$0.01751511$0.019
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 351502$0.02751512$0.029
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 451509$0.03751519$0.039
Substitute Check Endpoints51503$0.20051513$0.200

Dollar–Culled Image Cash Letter

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY7 (Items of $1,000 or higher, except those that are drawn on Substitute Check endpoints)

Dollar-Culled Image Cash Letter — Same Day
Deposit Deadline9:00 PM ET Su-Th1:00 AM ET M-F7:30 AM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$4.50$6.50$8.50
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 152020$0.00952160$0.02052100$0.059
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 252021$0.01952161$0.03052101$0.069
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 352022$0.02952162$0.04052102$0.079
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 452029$0.03952169$0.05052109$0.089

NEXT DAY AVAILABILITY8 (Items of less than $1,000, plus those items $1,000 or higher that are drawn on Substitute Check endpoints)

Dollar-Culled Image Cash Letter — Next Day
Deposit Deadline9:00 PM ET Su-Th1:00 AM ET M-F7:30 AM ET M-F
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 152030$0.00952170$0.00952110$0.011
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 252031$0.01952171$0.01952111$0.021
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 352032$0.02952172$0.02952112$0.031
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 452039$0.03952179$0.03952119$0.041
Substitute Check Endpoints52033$0.20052173$0.20052113$0.200

Endpoint–Culled Image Cash Letter9

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY10

Endpoint–Culled Image Cash Letter — Same Day Availability
Deposit Deadline12:00 PM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$10.50
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Non-Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 151601$0.077
FedReceipt Endpoints — Non-Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 251602$0.087
FedReceipt Endpoints — Non-Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 351603$0.097
FedReceipt Endpoints — Non-Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 451604$0.107

NEXT DAY AVAILABILITY11

Endpoint–Culled Image Cash Letter — Next Day Availability
Deposit Deadline12:00 PM ET M-F
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 151611$0.016
FedReceipt Endpoints — Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 251612$0.026
FedReceipt Endpoints — Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 351613$0.036
FedReceipt Endpoints — Premium Delivery Routing Numbers — Tier 451614$0.046
Substitute Check Endpoints51619$0.200

Standard Daily Fee A Image Cash Letter12

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY13

Standard Daily Fee A Image Cash Letter — Same Day
Daily Fixed Fee — $225 (Billing Code 50403)
Deposit Deadline1:00 AM ET M-F7:30 AM ET M-F
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 150480$0.00351481$0.010
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 250481$0.01451482$0.021
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 350482$0.02451483$0.031
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 450489$0.03551484$0.042
Substitute Check Endpoints50483$0.20051486$0.200

Premium Daily Fee A Image Cash Letter14

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY15

Premium Daily Fee A Image Cash Letter — Same Day
Daily Fixed Fee — $800 (Billing Code 50390)
Deposit Deadline7:30 AM ET M-F12:00 PM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$25.00
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 151411$0.00251421$0.012
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 251412$0.01451422$0.024
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 351413$0.02251423$0.032
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 451414$0.03651424$0.046
Substitute Check Endpoints51416$0.20051426$0.200

Premium Daily Fee B Image Cash Letter16

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY17

Premium Daily Fee B Image Cash Letter — Same Day
Daily Fixed Fee — $1,600 (Billing Code 50380)
Deposit Deadline7:30 AM ET M-F12:00 PM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$25.00
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 151431$0.00251441$0.012
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 251432$0.01251442$0.022
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 351433$0.02051443$0.030
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 451434$0.03451444$0.044
Substitute Check Endpoints51436$0.20051446$0.200

Premium Daily Fee C Image Cash Letter18

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY19

Premium Daily Fee C Image Cash Letter — Same Day
Daily Fixed Fee — $3,150 (Billing Code 50350)
Deposit Deadline7:30 AM ET M-F12:00 PM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$25.00
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 150361$0.00250371$0.012
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 250362$0.01050372$0.020
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 350363$0.01850373$0.028
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 450364$0.03250374$0.042
Substitute Check Endpoints50369$0.20050379$0.200

Retail Payments Premium Receiver Deposit Discounts20

Retail Payments Premium Receiver Deposit Discounts
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedForward Level 1 Discount52999($0.001)
FedForward Level 2 Discount52998($0.001)
FedForward Level 3 Discount52997($0.003)

Separately Sorted Treasury / Postal Money Order / Savings Bond Image Cash Letters21

Separately Sorted Treasury / Postal Money Order / Savings Bond Image Cash Letters
Product/TierPer Item Fee
Postal Money OrderNo Charge
Treasury ItemsNo Charge
Savings BondsNo Charge

FedReturn Deposit Fees and Deadlines22
(all Billing Codes in Service Area 3021)

Standard Image Cash Letter

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY23

Standard Image Cash Letter — Same Day
Deposit Deadline4:00 PM ET M-F9:00 PM ET Su-Th1:00 AM ET M-F12:30 PM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee$4.50$4.50$6.50$6.50
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 152111$0.1252000$0.1752060$0.4752100$0.17
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 252112$0.1852001$0.2352061$0.5352101$0.23
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 352113$0.5952002$0.6452062$0.9452102$0.64
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 452114$0.7952009$0.8452069$1.1452109$0.84
PDF Endpoints52115$1.0052006$1.0552066$1.3552106$1.05
Substitute Check Endpoints52116$1.5052003$1.5052063$1.5052103$1.50

Premium Daily Fee A Image Cash Letter

SAME DAY AVAILABILITY24

FedReturn Premium Daily Fee A Image Cash Letter
Daily Fixed Fee — $400 (Billing Code 53110)
Deposit Deadline4:00 PM ET M-F1:00 AM ET M-F12:30 PM ET M-F
Cash Letter Fee25$25.00
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item FeeBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 153201$0.0253001$0.0753101$0.09
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 253202$0.0753002$0.1253102$0.14
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 353203$0.4953003$0.5453103$0.56
FedReceipt Endpoints — Tier 453204$0.6953004$0.7453104$0.76
PDF Endpoints53205$0.9053005$0.9553105$0.97
Substitute Check Endpoints53206$1.5053006$1.5053106$1.50

Retail Payments Premium Receiver Deposit Discount26

Retail Payments Premium Receiver Deposit Discounts
Product/TierBilling CodePer Item Fee
FedReturn52999($0.045)

FedReceipt Services and Fees

FedReceipt Daily27

Table listing the fees for FedReceipt Daily Services
Product/TierFixed FeePer Item FeeBilling Code (all in Service Area 1505)
FedReceipt Daily — Forward$1.00$0.000519650
FedReceipt Daily — Return$1.00$0.000519655

Other Fees

Table listing the fees for FedReceipt Other Fees
Product/TierFixed FeePer Item FeeBilling Code (all in Service Area 1505)
Accelerated Forward Delivery28,29$5.00$0.00919665
Accelerated Forward Delivery Discounts — Retail Payments Premium Receivers30
380,001 — 760,000 items per month
($0.004)19675
Over 760,000 items per month31
($0.008)19676
Accelerated Forward Delivery Discounts — Non-Retail Payments Premium Receivers
Over 2,125,000 items per month
($0.004)19685
Accelerated Returns Delivery32,33,34
Premium Accelerated Returns Delivery (4:00 PM — 6:00 PM ET)
Level 1
$25.00$0.05019571
Level 2
$5.00$0.08019581
Standard Accelerated Returns Delivery (7:00 PM — 1:00 AM ET)35,36,37
Level 1
$25.00$0.02019570
Level 2
$5.00$0.05019580
Premium Delivery38,39
8:00 AM ET target
$0.04819668
10:00 AM target
$0.02919666
12:00 PM target
$0.02119654
Supplemental MICR40$0.00319667
Electronic Reject Repair
Basic$0.30019659
Premium$0.40019660

Presentment Point Services41

Table listing the fees for Presentment Point Services
Product/TierFixed FeePer Item FeeBilling Code (all in Service Area 1505)
Primary Presentment Point-Basic42$8.00$1.50019620
Primary Presentment Point-Enhanced43$17.00$2.50019623
SDS Settlement and Adjustment Services — Basic44$1.50$0.00919661
SDS Settlement and Adjustment Services — Premium45$1.50$0.01219662

FedPayments Reporter Service Fees

Premier Reports

Table listing the fees for the FedPayments Reporter Service Premier Reports
ProductPer Report FeeBilling Code (all in Service Area 1505)
Advanced Notice Return Report (without images)46$5.0019801
Advanced Notice Return Report (with images)$8.0019802
Advanced Notice Payor Report for Financial Institutions (without images)$5.0019804
Advanced Notice Payor Report for Financial Institutions (with images)$8.0019805
Table listing the fees for the Monthly Package
Monthly Package Fee (a single fee based on total number of reports)47Monthly FeeBilling Code (all in Service Area 1505)
Standard Reports
For 1 to 70 reports
$40.0019811
For 71 to 140 reports
$80.0019812
For 141 to 230 reports
$120.0019813
For 231 to 460 reports
$200.0019814
For 461 to 690 reports
$270.0019815
For 691 to 920 reports
$330.0019816
For 921 to 1,150 reports
$380.0019817
For 1,151 to 1,725 reports
$500.0019818
For 1,726 to 2,300 reports
$630.0019819
For 2,301 to 3,450 reports
$880.0019820
For 3,451 to 4,600 reports
$1,130.0019821
More than 4,600 reports
$1,380.0019822

Quality Improvement Initiatives

Table listing the fees for Quality Improvement Initiatives
Product/TierPer Case/Item FeeBilling Code
Check Adjustments — Deposit Quality Issues48$0.5052980 (SA 1521)
Check Adjustments — Incorrect/Incomplete Case Opening49$2.5052981 (SA 1521)
Return Deposit Exceptions — Items Qualified to the Federal Reserve as BOFD$15.0052205 (SA 3021)

Other Fees

Check 21 Participation Fee50

Table listing any other fees not delineated above
Product/TierMonthly FeeBilling Code (all in Service Area 1505)
Check 21 Participation Fee — Tier 1$1,100.0019896
Check 21 Participation Fee — Tier 2$500.0019897
Check 21 Participation Fee — Tier 3$250.0019898
Check 21 Participation Fee — Tier 4$100.0019899

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Table listing any other fees not delineated above
Product/TierFeeBilling Code
Advanced Notice — Returns51$5.00/call19801(SA 1505)

Footnotes

Effective January 1, 2026

  1. Deposits that miss a given deadline will be processed at the next published deadline for that product type, with the corresponding fees and availability, unless explicitly noted below. ↩︎
  2. Cash letters that miss the last deposit deadline for this product, but are deposited by 12:00 PM ET M-F, will be treated as Endpoint-Culled Image Cash Letter deposits, with the corresponding fees and availability. ↩︎
  3. Same Day availability means that the depositor receives credit at the next available posting time within the same business day. Next Day availability means that the depositor receives credit at the first posting time of the following business day. The posting times are defined in The Federal Reserve Policy on Payment System Risk (PSR policy) (PDF). Items drawn on routing numbers that start with 1214 or 3214 and deposited at the 7:30 AM ET deadline for the Standard Image Cash Letter (ICL), Premium ICL, Dollar-Culled ICL, and Standard Daily Fee A ICL deposit options will receive Next Day availability. ↩︎
  4. See footnote 2 ↩︎
  5. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  6. See Footnote 3 ↩︎
  7. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  8. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  9. All items in Endpoint-Culled Image Cash Letter deposits will be reviewed, and items drawn on Premium Delivery endpoints, Substitute Check endpoints, and endpoints whose routing number starts with 1214 or 3214 will be placed in a Next Day availability cash letter, while items drawn on all other endpoints will be placed in a Same Day availability cash letter. Depositors will pay one $10.50 Cash Letter Fee per cash letter deposited into this product. ↩︎
  10. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  11. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  12. See footnote 2 ↩︎
  13. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  14. Premium Daily Fee A, B & C cash letters deposited at the 12:00 PM ET deadline will be charged a $25 fixed fee per cash letter, in addition to the Daily Fixed Fee. Also, any items in a Premium Daily Fee A, B or C cash letter deposited at the 12:00 PM ET deadline that are drawn on Premium Delivery endpoints, Substitute Check endpoints, or endpoints whose routing number starts with 1214 or 3214 will be culled out and placed in a Next Day availability cash letter, and will be assessed the appropriate Endpoint-Culled Image Cash Letter item fees and availability. ↩︎
  15. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  16. See footnote 14 ↩︎
  17. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  18. See footnote 14 ↩︎
  19. See footnote 3 ↩︎
  20. Retail Payments Premium Receivers (RPPRs) are those customers who have all of their active routing numbers set up to receive both forward and return checks electronically (including PDF), and who also meet the qualifications for FedACH Premium Receiver status. Discounts apply to electronically deposited forward items, except those in separately sorted image cash letters consisting of Treasury items, Postal Money Orders, or eligible Savings Bonds.

    Level 1: All RPPRs are eligible for the Level 1 discount on items in Tiers 1 – 4.

    Level 2: RPPRs depositing more than 1 million forward items electronically in a month are also eligible for the Level 2 discount on items in Tiers 1 – 4.

    Level 3: RPPRs that are Level 2 ACH Premium Receivers and deposit more than 1.5 million forward items electronically in a month are also eligible for the Level 3 discount on items in Tiers 2-4. ↩︎
  21. Separately sorted image cash letters consisting of Treasury items, Postal Money Orders, or eligible Savings Bonds may be deposited at no charge at all FedForward deadlines. ↩︎
  22. Deposits that miss a given deadline will be processed at the next published deadline for that product type, with the corresponding fees and availability. ↩︎
  23. Same Day availability means that the depositor receives credit at the next available posting time within the same business day. The posting times are defined in The Federal Reserve Policy on Payment System Risk (PSR policy) (Off-site, PDF). Please note that deposits made at the 4:00 PM ET deadline will post at the first posting time of the following business day. ↩︎
  24. See footnote 23 ↩︎
  25. Premium Daily Fee A cash letters deposited at the 12:30 PM ET deadline will be charged a $25 fixed fee per cash letter, in addition to the Daily Fixed Fee. ↩︎
  26. Retail Payments Premium Receivers (RPPRs) are those customers who have all of their active routing numbers set up to receive both forward and return checks electronically (including PDF), and who also meet the qualifications for FedACH Premium Receiver status. Discount applies to electronically deposited return items. ↩︎
  27. Fixed fee is per day per receipt endpoint. ↩︎
  28. See footnote 27 ↩︎
  29. Fees are in addition to FedReceipt Daily fees. Accelerated Returns Delivery services (Premium and Standard) are not available for items delivered via PDF. ↩︎
  30. Retail Payments Premium Receivers (RPPRs) are those customers who have all of their active routing numbers set up to receive both forward and return checks electronically (including PDF), and who also meet the qualifications for FedACH Premium Receiver status. ↩︎
  31. Volume at this level qualifies for a waterfall discount which applies to all Accelerated Forward Delivery items. ↩︎
  32. See footnote 27 ↩︎
  33. See footnote 29 ↩︎
  34. Choice of pricing level for the Accelerated Returns Delivery services (Premium and Standard) is at the discretion of each customer who subscribes to these services. ↩︎
  35. See footnote 27 ↩︎
  36. See footnote 29 ↩︎
  37. See footnote 34 ↩︎
  38. See footnote 29 ↩︎
  39. Every effort will be made to deliver items by the target delivery time; however, the Reserve Banks have the right to deliver items by your cutoff hour, which can be no earlier than 2:00 PM local time. The 8:00 AM delivery target is expressed in Eastern time, while the 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM targets are local time. ↩︎
  40. See footnote 29 ↩︎
  41. Fees apply to FedReceipt customers only. ↩︎
  42. Fee structure is fixed fee per presentment point RTN, plus package fee per presentment. ↩︎
  43. See footnote 41 ↩︎
  44. Fixed fee is per package per day. ↩︎
  45. See footnote 44 ↩︎
  46. The Advanced Notice Return Report (without images) may also be accessed via an API call with associated per call fees. See FedLine Developer for additional information. ↩︎
  47. Reports included in Monthly Package Fees: Advanced Notice Payor Reports for Corporates (with & without images). None of the Premier Reports are included in the Monthly Package Fee calculation. ↩︎
  48. This fee is charged to the depositing bank when an adjustment case is opened with the Reserve Banks for an item that was either incorrectly encoded (encoding error) or deposited more than once by the same financial institution (duplicate payment). ↩︎
  49. This fee is charged to a financial institution that provides incorrect or incomplete information when opening an adjustment case with the Reserve Banks. The fee is only applicable to adjustment cases that would have resolved automatically had the case been submitted correctly (investigation types ENC, PAID, NCH, DISP, SOR and LNE). ↩︎
  50. This fee is charged to financial institutions that have received any Check 21 electronic or substitute check volume (forward or return) from the Reserve Banks during the month. The fee is applied at the parent financial institution level, as defined in the Reserve Banks’ Global Customer Directory (GCD). Each financial institution’s tier assignment is determined by the criteria described in the FedForward Standard Endpoint Tier Listing. ↩︎
  51. Use of the Advanced Notice – Returns API is also subject to FedPayments Reporter Service pricing. ↩︎

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