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Regulation CC Solution (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks)

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:48:30 GMT

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DEFINITION of ‘Regulation CC‘ One of the banking regulations set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation CC implements the Expedited Funds Availability Act of 1987. This act sets certain standards for endorsements on checks that are paid by banks and other depository institutions.

In 1987, Congress passed the Expedited Funds Availability Act (PDF) (EFAA), to address concerns about the lengths of holds banks were then placing on checks deposited by their customers. The EFAA establishes maximum permissible hold periods for checks and other deposits. The Board’s Regulation CC (12 CFR part 229) implements the funds-availability and disclosure provisions of the EFAA in Subpart B of the regulation.

The EFAA also gave the Board the authority to regulate the nation’s check-clearing system more generally. Pursuant to this authority, the Board adopted rules to speed the return of unpaid checks. These rules reduce the risk to depositary banks of having to make funds from check deposits available for withdrawal before learning whether the checks have been returned unpaid. In the 1990s, the Board adopted a same-day settlement rule, which decreased the competitive disparity between Reserve Banks and private-sector banks when presenting checks for payment. The check-return rules and same-day settlement rules are set forth in Subpart C of Regulation CC.

In 2003, Congress passed the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (PDF) (Check 21), which was designed to enhance payment system efficiency by reducing legal impediments to processing checks electronically. Check 21 facilitated processing checks electronically by creating a new type of paper instrument, called a substitute check, which is the legal equivalent of the original check for all purposes. Check 21 creates substitute-check warranties, an indemnity, and consumer expedited-recredit procedures. Check 21 is implemented in subpart D of Regulation CC.

Check 21 has enabled banks to send checks electronically (rather than in paper form) to banks with which they have agreements to do so, and to send substitute checks to banks with which they do not. As a result, the nation’s interbank check-collection processes have become almost entirely electronic, and the electronic methods have enabled banks to offer new customer services.

In response to the growth in electronic processing, the Reserve Banks reduced the number of their paper check-processing offices from 45 in 2003 to a single office in 2010. The consolidation resulted in all checks being considered “local checks” under Regulation CC.

Reg CC Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks

Expedited Funds Availability Act
Consumer Affairs Letter CA 11-7 on Funds Availability and Payment of Interest
Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions about Check 21
Report to the Congress on the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act of 2003 (PDF)

Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act Report for 2017 Available

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:48:30 GMT

The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA) requires that regulations prescribed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System be reviewed by the agencies at least once every 10 years.

The purpose of this review is to identify, with input from the public, outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome regulations and consider how to reduce regulatory burden on insured depository institutions while, at the same time, ensuring their safety and soundness and the safety and soundness of the financial system. The first EGRPRA review was completed in 2007, with the submission of the required Report to Congress in July of that year.

The second EGRPRA review, which began in 2014, is now complete. The agencies submitted their second EGRPRA Report to Congress on March 21, 2017.

The National Credit Union Administration conducted a review of its regulations at the same time and in a manner consistent with the EGRPRA review. The results of its review are included in the Report to Congress. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is required to review its significant regulations and publish a report of its review five years after the regulations take effect, in a process separate from EGRPRA.

The 2017 EGRPRA Report to Congress is available here: https://www.ffiec.gov/pdf/2017_FFIEC_EGRPRA_Joint-Report_to_Congress.pdf

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CDD Requirements for Bank Secrecy Act

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:48:29 GMT

Its effective date is 06/11/2016 and date of the final CDD rule is May 11, 2018

https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/FAQs_for_CDD_Final_Rule_(7_15_16).pdf