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Federal Reserve Bank
OF DALLAS

DALLAS, TEXAS 75222

January 10, 1985
Circular 86-3

TO:

The Chief Operations Officer of all
financial institutions in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District
SUBJECT

Expansion of customer assistance services to financial institutions
located in the Dallas Office territory
DETAILS
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is pleased to announce the
expansion of our Customer Assistance Division. Beginning January 13, 1986,
financial institutions located in the Dallas Office territory will be able to
call one telephone number to obtain assistance relating to certain services.
Institutions located in the El Paso, Houston and San Antonio territories
should continue to call operating departments directly at each Branch Office.
Representatives at the Dallas Office will serve as a central contact
point and will make sure questions and problems are handled and resolved.
Initially, only questions related to federal reconcilement, verifications of
reserve account balances for reserve account maintenance and missing cash
letters will
be handled by Customer Assistance.
All institutions,
regardless of where they are located in the Eleventh District, should contact
the number below for questions about reserve account balances.
Throughout 1986, the Customer Assistance area
accommodate questions relating to other Fed services.
questions at a central location, we will be able to serve
efficiently. You will be informed by circular as each new
to the Customer Assistance area.

will be expanded to
By handling these
you better and more
function is added

The Customer Assistance Division was created in January of
to originally serve financial institutions connected to the Bank's
network -- the on-line electronic access network to Federal Reserve
Reaction from those on the network to this service has been
Therefore, the Bank decided to expand customer assistance to include
services on a step by step basis.

last year
RESPONSE
services.
positive.
other Fed

For additional copies of any circular please contact the Public Affairs Department at (214) 651-6289. Banks,and others are
encouraged to use the following incoming WATS numbers in contacting this Bank (800) 442-7140 (intrastate) and (800)
527-9200 (interstate).

This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)

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BEGINNING JANUARY 13 FOR QUESTIONS RELATING TO:
Federal reconcilement
Verification of reserve account balances for reserve account maintenance
Missing cash letters or cash letters that fail to arrive by 2:00 p.m.
CALL THIS NUMBER:
(214) 698-4246
Sincerely yours,