CA 16-2:
Interagency Guidance Regarding Deposit Reconciliation Practices
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20551
DIVISION OF CONSUMER
AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
May 18, 2016
TO THE OFFICERS AND MANAGERS IN CHARGE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS SECTIONS
Interagency Guidance Regarding Deposit Reconciliation Practices
Applicability to Community Banking Organizations:This guidance applies to all state member banks supervised by the Federal Reserve, including those with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or less.
The Federal Reserve Board (Board), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the “Agencies”) have issued the attached interagency guidance to explain the Agencies’ supervisory expectations regarding institutions’ account deposit reconciliation practices. Among other things, the guidance highlights the requirement in the Expedited Funds Availability Act, as implemented by Regulation CC, 12 CFR Part 229, that financial institutions make funds that have been deposited in a transaction account available for withdrawal within prescribed time limits, as well as the Federal Trade Commission Act’s prohibition against unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
If you have any questions concerning this guidance, please contact Dana Miller, Senior Supervisory Consumer Financial Services Analyst, at (202) 452-2751, or Amy Henderson, Managing Counsel, at (202) 452-3140. In addition, questions may be sent via the Board’s public website.[1]
signed by
Eric S. Belsky
Director
Division of Consumer
and Community Affairs