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federal Reserve bank OF D A L L A S Dallas, Texas, July 1,1957 To the Member Banks in the Territory Assigned to the Houston Branch: Enclosed is a copy of the revised time schedule relating to the col lection of cash items by our Houston Branch. This time schedule be comes effective July 2, 1957 and supersedes the Houston Branch time schedule th a t became effective March 28, 1955. The principal revision in the enclosed schedule is the change in deferment for items drawn on outlying Houston banks, which hereto fore have been subject to deferred credit of two business days after receipt. These items will now be available for credit one business day after receipt by our Houston Branch when received in cash letters con taining only items of one day availability. A list of the outlying Houston banks, checks on which will be sub ject to the deferment of one business day after receipt, is shown on the reverse side of the enclosed time schedule. Additional banks may be added to this list from time to tim e; and, in such case, announcement will be made by circular letter. Checks on other Houston banks, which are collectible through the Houston Clearing House, will be acceptable for immediate credit Mon day through Friday. This time schedule should be inserted in the ring binder previously furnished your bank, in place of the Houston Branch time schedule, pages 3 and 4 of Bulletin No. 8A, effective March 28, 1955. Additional copies of this schedule may be obtained from our Houston Branch upon request. Please acknowledge receipt of the time schedule by signing and returning the enclosed postal card. Yours very truly, Watrous H. Irons President This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) — 3— BULLETIN No. 8A HOUSTON BRANCH TIME SCHEDULE Effective July 2, 1957 12. The following schedule shows when credit will be available for items received and accepted as cash items at the Houston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Houston — Items collectible through Houston Clearing House. (Closing hour 10:00 a.m.) Immediate Credit (Monday through Friday) 1 Business Day After Receipt * * Government paper checks drawn on the Treasurer of the United States. Government card checks drawn on the Treasurer of the United States, including those payable through Federal Reserve banks. Postal money orders. (Closing hour 1 :00 p.m.) Drafts on Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and its branches; subject to inspection and verification of signatures at the head office or branch on which they are drawn. Cashier’s checks and expense checks of all Federal Reserve banks and branches. Federal Reserve Exchange drafts. (Closing hour 2:00 p.m.) Houston — Items on outlying banks, as listed on page 4. ♦Dallas Nashville Atlanta New Orleans Birmingham El Paso Oklahoma City ♦San Antonio Kansas City St. Louis Memphis Fort W orth — Limited to bank drafts drawn on certain F ort W orth mem ber banks which are payable to our order and are drawn by member and nonmember clearing banks located in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District. (Closing hour 12:00 noon ■— Saturday 11:00 a.m.; items of $500 or more, when listed in separate letters containing only such items, will be received Monday through Friday up to 2:30 p.m.) 2 Business Days After Receipt * Items payable in all other places shown in the Federal Reserve Par List. (Closing hour 12 :00 noon — Saturday 11:00 a.m.; items of $500 or more, when listed in separate letters containing only such items, will be received Monday through Friday up to 2 :30 p.m.) * * * * ♦Except items drawn on banks located in outlying sections of Dallas or San Antonio or in contiguous cities. Such items should be listed with other items subject to' deferred credit of two business days and, if forwarded direct, should not be listed with items of immediate availability. A list of such banks is shown on page 4. ♦♦Deferred credit for a member or nonmember clearing bank’s own draft on its commer cial bank correspondent will be based on actual collection time. ♦♦♦Credit for items payable in other Federal Reserve bank and branch cities, when received in separate letters, will be deferred on a calendar day basis when the items are in transit to banks in those cities on a Sunday or a holiday; except that this provision shall not apply with respect to items payable in San Francisco and Los Angeles, credit for which will be deferred only on a business day basis. —4— BULLETIN No. 8A ITEMS COLLECTIBLE ON A DEFERRED BASIS 13. Items drawn on the following banks located in outlying sections of the head office or branch city indicated or in contiguous cities are subject to deferred credit of either one or two business days after receipt, as indicated. Name of Bank Location HOUSTON BRANCH TERRITORY (One business day after receipt) Almeda State B a n k ...................................................................Houston, Texas American National B a n k ..................................................... Houston, Texas Commercial State B a n k ............................................................ Houston, Texas East End State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas Fannin State B a n k ...................................................................Houston, Texas First State Bank of Green’s B a y o u ........................................Houston, Texas Gulfgate State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas Harrisburg National B a n k ..................................................... Houston, Texas Heights State B a n k ...................................................................Houston, Texas Highland Village State B a n k .............................................. Houston, Texas Industrial State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas Lockwood National B a n k ..................................................... Houston, Texas Long Point National B a n k ..................................................... Houston, Texas MacGregor Park National B an k .............................................. Houston, Texas Montrose National B a n k ..................................................... Houston, Texas North Side State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas Oak Forest State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas Port City State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas Reagan State B a n k .................................................................. Houston, Texas River Oaks State B a n k ............................................................ Houston, Texas Spring Branch State B a n k ..................................................... Houston, Texas University State B a n k ............................................................Houston, Texas DALLAS TERRITORY (Two business days after receipt) Grove State B a n k ......................................................................... Dallas, Texas Hillcrest State B a n k ...................................................................Dallas, Texas Preston State B a n k .................................................................. Dallas, Texas SAN ANTONIO BRANCH TERRITORY (Two business days after receipt) Broadway National Bank of Alamo Heights Harlandale State B a n k ............................ Highland Park State Bank . . . . Jefferson State B a n k ............................ Kelly Field National Bank . . . . National Bank of Fort Sam Houston . Northside State B a n k ............................ Union State B a n k ................................... San San San San San San San San Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas Antonio, Texas