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The Federal Reserve Banks communicate frequently with customers regarding new services and operational changes; below you can find letters to customers by product and by district.

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Accounting Services

List of Accounting Services communications
Date Communication Title
Jan. 16, 2024 2023 year-end audit of Reserve Bank financial statements
Aug. 1, 2023 Effective September 1: Amendments to Operating Circular 1
Jun. 1, 2023 Effective June 1, 2023: Capital stock support to transition to National Accounting and Customer Support

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Central Bank

List of Central Bank communications
Date Communication Title
March 15, 2024 Announcement to BTFP Participants with no outstanding advances
Feb. 20, 2024 Federal Reserve Board Announced Ending of the Bank Term Funding Program

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Check Services

List of Check Services communications
Date Communication Title
Feb. 16, 2024 Effective March 18: Amendments to Operating Circular 3
Dec. 08, 2023 Changes coming for checks drawn on routing numbers that start with “1214” or “3214”
Nov. 02, 2023 Effective date for Check 21 Services file validation changes revised to February 16, 2024
Oct. 24, 2023 Don’t miss out - sign up to join a 2023 Check Adjustments webinar!
Oct. 11, 2023 Check 21 Services File Validation Changes – Friday, November 17, 2023 Production Activation
Oct. 10, 2023 Enhancements to FedImage® Retrieval Services, FedImage Explorer will go live on October 15, 2023
Oct. 3, 2023 Enhancements to FedImage® Archive API Gateway Interface will go live on October 8, 2023
Sep. 24, 2023 Mark Your Calendars: Year-End Check Services Freeze
Aug. 10, 2023 FedImage® Standard Retrievals Discontinuation
Aug. 10, 2023 Testing now available for enhancements to the FedImage® Retrieval Services, FedImage Explorer
Aug. 10, 2023 Testing now available for the FedImage® Gateway API Interface in support of enhancements to FedImage Archive Services
Jul. 13, 2023 Monitor for check fraud with FedPayments® Reporter Service for Check Services

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FedACH® Services

List of FedACH Services communications
Date Communication Title
Jan. 24, 2024 New FedDetect Anomaly Notification helps detect atypical FedACH® activity
Dec. 1, 2023 Effective January 2: Amendments to Operating Circular 4

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FedCash® Services

If you don't find the communication you are looking for, browse by district for more specific district customer communications.
List of FedCash Services communications
Date Communication Title
May 30, 2023 United States Currency Program Update
Apr. 12, 2023 United States Currency Program Packaging Update

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FedComplete® Packages

List of FedComplete Packages communications
Date Communication Title
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FedNow® Service

List of FedNow Service communications
Date Communication Title
Mar. 8, 2024 Effective April 22: Amendments to Operating Circular 8

General

List of general communications
Date Communication Title
Nov. 17, 2023 Announcing 2024 Federal Reserve Financial Services fees and payment system enhancements

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National Settlement Service

List of National Settlement Service communications
Date Communication Title
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Treasury Services

These communications are sent by the Federal Reserve Banks on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

List of Treasury Services communications
Date Communication Title
Mar. 20, 2024 Notice to Financial Institutions: Treasury Check Verification System (TCVS) Update
Jan. 16, 2024 Bureau of the Fiscal Service Announces Extension of Financial Agent Selection Process (FASP) for the Direct Express Program to February 26, 2024
Dec. 19, 2023 Bureau of the Fiscal Service Seeks Financial Agent Proposals to Support the Direct Express Program
Nov. 28, 2023 Notice to Financial Institutions Processing Federal Government U.S. Treasury Check Payments — Updated
Oct. 30, 2023 Notice to Financial Institutions Processing Federal Government Automated Clearing House and U.S. Treasury Check Payments
Oct. 3, 2023 Notice to Financial Institutions Processing Federal Government U.S. Treasury Check Payments
Sep. 27, 2023 Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payment Processing for the Department of Defense Payments
Aug. 22, 2023 Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Required to Access Pay.gov starting September 17 (UPDATED)

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