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Federal R eserve Bank
OF DALLAS

DALLAS. T EXA S 7 5 2 2 2

November 29, 1991

Notice 91-99

TO:

The Chief Operating Officer of
each financial institution in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District
SUBJECT
Fee and Availability Schedules for
Commercial Check, Return Check, and Payor Bank Services
DETAILS

On January 1, 1992, all Federal Reserve Banks will implement new fee
and availability schedules for check collection, return check, and payor bank
services. The information listed herein is expected to remain in effect
throughout 1992.
In the Eleventh District, there will be selected price increases in
check collection: the country per-item fee in Dallas, from 2.6 cents to 2.8
cents; the RCPC premium per-item fee in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, from
4.0 cents to 4.3 cents; the city per-item fee in El Paso, from 1.6 cents to
1.7 cents; the per-item fee for the other District component of federal items
in all offices, from 6.6 cents to 6.7 cents; the nonmachinable per-item fees
in all offices for all classes of items; the city fine sort cash letter fee in
Houston, from $1.00 to $1.50; and the encoding fee in all offices, from 4.0
cents to 5.0 cents.
Concerning return check services, fees for several individual
services will increase. Also, the reject reentry fee for payor bank services
will increase from 15 cents to 25 cents for 1992.
ATTACHMENTS
Attached are the 1992 deposit deadlines, availability information,
and fees for all check collection and return check services for local custom­
ers at each Eleventh District office, as well as fees for payor bank services.
Information concerning interterritory check collection and return check
services is available upon request.

For additional copies, bankers and others are encouraged to use one of the following toll-free numbers in contacting the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:
Dallas Office (800) 333-4460; El Paso Branch Intrastate (800) 592-1631, Interstate (800) 351-1012; Houston Branch Intrastate (800) 392-4162,
Interstate (800) 221-0363; San Antonio Branch Intrastate (800) 292-5810.

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

- 2 -

MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Robert Whitman, (214) 698-4357,
at the Dallas Office; Eloise Guinn* (915) 521-8201, at the El Paso Branch;
Luke Richards, (713) 652-1544, at the Houston Branch; or Herb Barbee, (512)
978-1402, at the San Antonio Branch.
For additional copies of this Bank’s notice and the fee and avail­
ability schedules, please contact the Public Affairs Department at (214)
651-6289.
Sincerely,

ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT
Dallas

El Paso
Houston

San Antonio

1992

SCHEDULE OF CHECK SERVICES, FEES, AND AVAILABILITY

Forward Check Collection Services
Return Check Services
Payor Bank Services

FORWARD CHECK COLLECTION SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
LOCAL DEPOSITORS
DALLAS
Product
Mixed

Sorting
Requirements
None

Availability Deadline
Cash
Per Item
Letter Fee Fee (cents)
1/
12:01 a.m.
$1.25
Calc. 2/ 3/ Calc. 4/
9:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m. (M-Sat)
10:00 p.m. (M-Th)

City Regular
Fine

1110/3110
Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

1.6
0.6

Immediate
Immediate

9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.

RCPC Regular

1111/3111
1119/3119

$1.00

2.2

Immediate

12:01 a.m.

5/
Endpoint

$3.00
$1.00
$2.50

4.3
2.6
0.8

Immediate
Immediate
Immediate

1:45 a.m.
3:30 a.m.
4:00 a.m.

1113/3113

$1.00

2.8

1 Day

Endpoint

$2.50

0.9

1 Day

Federal

Nonlocal

$1.25

High Dollar
Group Sort

5/

$9.00

Offsite 5/

1113/3113

Premium
Group
Fine 6/
Country
Regular
Fine

II

ll

5:00
10:00
6:45
11:00

p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.

(Sun & He
(M-Th)
(Sun & He
(M-Th)

Calc. 4/

2:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

7.5

Immediate

8:30 a.m. (Tue-Fr)

$2.50

0.9

Immediate

Nonmachineable City
RCPC
Country
Mixed/Fed None

$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

23.0
23.0
23.0
36.3

Encoding 7/

None

5.0

5/
None
None
None

5/
None
None
None

None

Canadian C/L Canadian R/T
E/Z Clear Bonds
U.S. Treasury Checks
Postal Money Orders

Calc. 3/

1
1
2
2

Day
Day
Day
Day

-

5/
Immediate
Immediate
Immediate

5/
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00

a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.

5/
5/
12:00 noon
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.

1/ Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Local mixed item fees are: CITY 1.7; RCPC 2.3; COUNTRY 2.9 cents.
Rejects are 5.2 cents each and noncommercial items are calculated as city items.
3/ Non-local Eleventh District item fees are: CITY 3.8; RCPC 4.6.
The fee for all out-of-district items is 6.7 cents.
4/ Contact Dallas Office for availability information for various deadlines.
5/ Contact Dallas Office for specific details.
6/ The deadline is 5:00 a.m. for fine sort letters to RCPC group sort banks.
7/ Price for encoding only. Processing is an additional charge.
EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

FORWARD CHECK COLLECTION SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
LOCAL DEPOSITORS
EL PASO
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Cash
Letter Fee

Per Item
Availability Dead!ine
Fee (cents)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1]_

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/ 3/ Calc. 4/

City Regular
Fine

1120/3120
Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

1.7
0.6

Immediate
Immediate

9:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m.

RCPC Regular

1122/3122
1123/3123
1163/3163
Endpoint

$1.00

3.0

Immediate

2:00 a.m.

$3.00

0.8

Immediate

3:00 a.m.

Federal

Nonlocal

$1.25

Calc. 3/

Calc. 4/

12:00 noon

High Dollar
Group Sort

5/

$13.50

15.0

Immediate

9:15 a.m. (Tue-Fr)

Nonmachineable City
RCPC
Mixed/Fed None

$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

23.0
23.0
36.3

1 Day
1 Day
2 Day

9:15 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
9:15 a.m.

Encoding 6/

None

None

5.0

Canadian C/L

Canadian R/T

5/

E/Z Clear Bonds

Fine

2:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
12:00 noon

-

5/

5/

5/

5/

None

None

Immediate

12:00 noon

U.S. Treasury Checks

None

None

Immediate

3:00 p.m.

Postal Money Orders

None

None

Immediate

3:00 p.m.

\ / Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Local mixed item fees are: CITY 1.8; RCPC 3.1 cents.
Rejects are 5.2 cents each and noncommercial items arecalculated as city items.
3/ Non-local Eleventh District item fees are: CITY 3.8; RCPC 4.6; COUNTRY 5.9 cents.
The fee for all out-of-district items is 6.7 cents.
4/ Contact El Paso Office for availability information for various deadlines.
5/ Contact El Paso Office for specific details.
6/ Price for encoding only. Processing is an additional charge.
EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

FORWARD CHECK COLLECTION SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
LOCAL DEPOSITORS
HOUSTON
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Cash
Letter Fee

Availability
Per Item
Fee (cents)

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/ 3/ Calc. 4/

City Regular
Group
Fine

1130/3130
5/
Endpoint

$1.00
$1.00
$1.50

1.6
1.5
0.4

Immediate
Immediate
Immediate

9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.

RCPC Regular
Premium
Group
Fine

1131/3131
5/
Endpoint

$1.00
$3.00
$1.00
$2.50

2.2
4.3
1.9
0.8

Immediate
Immediate
Immediate
Immediate

12:01
2:30
2:00
4:00

Federal

Nonlocal

$1.25

Calc. 4/

12:00 noon
8:00 p.m.

High Dollar
Group Sort

5/

$9.00

7.5

Nonmachineable City
RCPC
Mixed/Fed None

$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

23.0
23.0
36.3

Encoding 6/

None

None

5.0

Canadian C/L

Canadian R/T

5/

5/

5/

5/

E/Z Clear Bonds

None

None

Immediate

12:00 noon

U.S. Treasury Checks

None

None

Immediate

3:00 p.m.

Postal Money Orders

None

None

Immediate

3:00 p.m.

1!

II

Calc. 3/

Dead!ine
1/
12:01
9:00
12:00
8:00

a.m.
a.m.
noon
p.m.

a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.

Immediate

9:00 a.m. (Tue-Fr)

1 Day
1 Day
2 Day

9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

-

9:00 p.m.

\ / Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Local mixed item fees are: CITY 1.7; RCPC 2.3 cents.
Rejects are 5.2 cents each and noncommercial items arecalculated as city items.
3/ Non-local Eleventh District item fees are: CITY 3.8; RCPC 4.6; COUNTRY 5.9 cents.
The fee for all out-of-district items is 6.7 cents.
4/ Contact Houston Office for availability information for various deadlines.
5/ Contact Houston Office for specific details.
6/ Price for encoding only. Processing is an additional charge.

EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

FORWARD CHECK COLLECTION SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
LOCAL DEPOSITORS
SAN ANTONIO
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Cash
Letter Fee

Per Item
Availability Deadline
Fee (cents)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1j_

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/ 3/ Calc. 4/

City Regular
Fine

1140/3140
Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

1.6
0.6

Immediate
Immediate

9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.

RCPC Regular
Premium
Fine

1149/3149
Endpoint

$1.00
$3.00
$2.50

2.2
4.3
0.8

Immediate
Immedi ate
Immediate

2:00 a.m.
2:45 a.m.
4:00 a.m.

Federal

Nonlocal

$1.25

Calc. 4/

12:00 noon
7:30 p.m.

High Dollar
Group Sort

5/

$9.00

7.5

Nonmachineable City
RCPC
Mixed/Fed None

$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

23.0
23.0
36.3

Encoding 6/

None

None

5.0

Canadian C/L

Canadian R/T

5/

E/Z Clear Bonds

II

II

Calc. 3/

12:01
9:30
12:00
7:30

a.m.
a.m.
noon
p.m.

Immedi ate

9:00 a.m. (Tue-Fr)

1 Day
1 Day
2 Day

9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.

-

5/

5/

5/

5/

None

None

Immediate

12:00 noon

U.S. Treasury Checks

None

None

Immediate

3:00 p.m.

Postal Money Orders

None

None

Immediate

3:00 p.m.

1/ Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Local mixed items fees are: CITY 1.7; RCPC 2.3 cents.
Rejects are 5.2 cents each and noncommercial items are calculated as city items.
3/ Non-local Eleventh District item fees are: CITY 3.8;RCPC 4.6; COUNTRY 5.9 cents.
The fee for all out-of-district items is 6.7 cents.
4/ Contact San Antonio Office for availability information forvarious deadlines.
5/ Contact San Antonio Office for specific details.
6/ Price for encoding only. Processing is an additional charge.

EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

RETURN CHECK
SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
DALLAS
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Return
Letter Fee

Availability
Per Item
Fee (cents)

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/

2 Day 3/

City
RCPC
Country
Federal
Qualified Returns

$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

80.0
80.0
80.0
95.0

Immediate
Immediate
1 Day
Calculated

Mixed

$1.25

Calc. 4/

Raw Returns
(Unqualified)
Mixed
Sorted

None

1
1
2
2

Day
Day
Day
Day

3/
at —
at —
at —
at —

Deadline
1/
8:00 p.m. (Sun-Th)
12:01
12:01
12:01
12:01

a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.

As Follows
12:01 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.

City Regular
Fine

1110/3110
Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

13.0
0.7

Immediate
Immediate

9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.

RCPC Regular

1111/3111
1119/3119

$1.00

16.0

Immediate

12:01 a.m.

Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

29.0
0.9

Immediate
Immediate

1:45 a.m.
4:00 a.m.

1113/3113

$1.00

19.0

1 Day

Endpoint

$2.50

0.9

1 Day

Nonlocal

$1.25

56.0

Premium
Fine
Country
Regular
Fine
Federal

II

II

Calculated

5:00
10:00
6:45
11:00

p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.

(Sun & H(
(M-Th)
(Sun & He
(M-Th)

2:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

Same Day Notification Service for a 1Large Return
0n-line wire notice
Telephone call to Fed
Physical check to Fed 5/

$1. 75
$4. 25
$5. 25

12:00 noon
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Mixed raw return per item fees are: LOCAL 80.0; FEDERAL 95.0; REJECTS 85.0 cents.
3/ Contact the Return Check Division if you prefer calculated availability.
4/ Qualified mixed return item fees are: CITY 14.0; RCPC 17.0; COUNTRY 20.0;
FEDERAL 57.0; REJECTS 30.0 cents.
5/ Special separate return letter required.

y

NOTE: Any institution that participates in the Intermingle Return Item Program may
send its qualified return items to us in a forward presentment cash letter. It
will be charged the forward check collection fee for returns to a participant
and the qualified return item fee for returns to a non-participant.
EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

RETURN CHECK
SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
EL PASO
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Return
Letter Fee

Availability
Per Item
Fee (cents)

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/

2 Day 3/

8:00 p.m. (Sun-Th)

Sorted

City
RCPC
Federal

$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

80.0
80.0
95.0

Immediate
Immediate
Calculated

2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 4/

3/
1 Day at —
1 Day at —
2 Day at —

As Follows
2:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
12:00 noon

City Regular
Fine

1120/3120
Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

13.0
0.7

Immediate
Immediate

9:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m.

RCPC Regular

1122/3122
1123/3123
1163/3163
Endpoint

$1.00

16.0

Immediate

2:00 a.m.

$3.00

0.9

Immediate

3:00 a.m.

Nonlocal

$1.25

56.0

Calculated

12:00 noon

Deadline
1/

Raw Returns
(Unqualified)

Qualified
Returns

Fine
Federal

Same Day Notification
Service for a Large Return

Each

On-1ine wire notice
Telephone call to Fed
Physical check to Fed 5/

$1 .75
$4 .25
$5 .25

12:00 noon
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

1/ Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Mixed raw return per item fees are: LOCAL 80.0; FEDERAL 95.0; REJECTS 85.0 cents.
3/ Contact the Return Check Division if you prefer calculated availability.
4/ Qualified mixed return item fees are: CITY 14.0; RCPC 17.0; FEDERAL 57.0;
REJECTS 30.0 cents.
5/ Special separate return letter required.
EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

RETURN CHECK
SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
HOUSTON
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Return
Letter Fee

Availability
Per Item
Fee (cents)

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/

2 Day 3/

Sorted

City
RCPC
Federal

$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

80.0
80.0
95.0

Immediate
Immediate
Calculated

None

$1.25

Calc. 4/

Deadline
1/

Raw Returns
(Unqualified)
8:00 p.m. (Sun-Th)
12:01 a.m.
12:01 a.m.
12:01 a.m.

Qualified
Returns
Mixed

1
1
2
2

Day
Day
Day
Day

As Follows
3/
at — 12:01 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
at —
at -- 12:00 noon
at —
8:00 p.m.

City Regular
Fine

1130/3130
Endpoint

$1.00
$1.50

13.0
0.4

Immediate
Immediate

9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.

RCPC Regular
Premium
Fine

1131/3131
Endpoint

$1.00
$1.00
$2.50

16.0
29.0
0.9

Immediate
Immediate
Immediate

12:01 a.m.
2:30 a.m.
4:00 a.m.

Federal

Nonlocal

$1.25

56.0

Calculated

12:00 noon
8:00 p.m.

II

ll

Same Day Notification
Service for a Large Return

Each

0n-line wire notice
Telephone call to Fed
Physical check to Fed 5/

$1 .75
$4 .25
$5 .25

12:00 noon
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

\ / Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Mixed raw return item fees are: LOCAL 80.0; FEDERAL 95.0; REJECTS 85.0 cents.
3/ Contact the Return Check Division if you prefer calculated availability.
4/ Qualified mixed return item fees are: CITY 14.0; RCPC 17.0; FEDERAL 57.0;
REJECTS 30.0 cents.
5/ Special separate return letter required.
EFFECTIVE: 1/1/92

RETURN CHECK
SERVICE AND FEE SCHEDULE
SAN ANTONIO
Product

Sorting
Requirements

Return
Letter Fee

Per Item
Availability
Fee (cents)

Deadline
1/

Mixed

None

$1.25

Calc. 2/

2 Day 3/

8:00 p.m. (Sun-Th)

Sorted

City
RCPC
Federal

$1.00
$1.00
$1.25

80.0
80.0
95.0

Immediate
Immediate
Calculated

2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m.

None

$1.25

Calc. 4/

Raw Returns
(Unqualified)

Qualified
Returns
Mixed

1
1
2
2

Day
Day
Day
Day

3/

As Follows
12:01 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
12:00 noon
7:30 p.m.

—
—
—
—

City Regular
Fine

1140/3140
Endpoint

$1.00
$2.50

13.0
0.7

Immediate
Immediate

9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.

RCPC Regular
Premium
Fine

1149/3149
Endpoint

$1.00
$1.00
$2.50

16.0
29.0
0.9

Immediate
Immediate
Immediate

2:00 a.m.
2:45 a.m.
4:00 a.m.

Federal

Nonlocal

$1.25

56.0

Calculated

12:00 noon
7:30 p.m.

II

II

Same Day Notification
Service for a Large Return

Each

On-line wire notice
Telephone call to Fed
Physical check to Fed 5/

$1 .75
$4 .25
$5 .25

12:00 noon
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.

\ / Deadline times are Monday through Friday except where noted.
2/ Mixed raw return per item fees are: LOCAL 80.0; FEDERAL 95.0; REJECTS 85.0 cents.
3/ Contact the Return Check Division if you prefer calculated availability.
4/ Qualified mixed returns item fees are: CITY 14.0; RCPC 17.0; FEDERAL 57.0;
REJECTS 30.0 cents.
5/ Special separate return letter required.
EFFECTIVE:

1/1/92

ELEVENTH DISTRICT
PAYOR BANK SERVICE PRICES

MICR CAPTURE SERVICES
MICR Capture

Extended MICR

Truncatioi
$ 7.00

Minimum Daily Fee

$ 7.00

$ 7.00

Per Item Fee:
electronic transmission
magnetic tape

$
$

$

Magnetic Tape surcharge

$10.00

.003
.003

.005
NA

$

NA

.014
NA
NA

Return Item Origination:
FAX notification
FEDLINE notification

NA
NA

$ 1.50
$ 1.00

$ 1.50
$ 1.00

Item or Information Retrieval

NA

$ 1.25

$ 1.25

Fine Sort Capture per item

$

.012

$

.012

$

.012

Reject Reentry per item

$

.25

$

.25

$

.25

Microfilming per item

$

.005

$

.005

Included

ACCOUNT TOTAL AND OUTSORT SERVICES
Account Total
Minimum Daily Fee

$20.00

Per Account Fee

Outsort
$50.00

$.20

NA

Fine Sort Capture per item

$

.012

$

.012

Reject Reentry per item

$

.25

$

.25

Telephone Notification (30 accounts)

$15.00

NA

For additional information on Payor Bank Services, please call Eric Lendl
at (214) 651-6626.