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Bulletin No. 111

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO
79 WEST MONROE STREET

SUSPENSION OF SERVICE CHARGE
FOR COLLECTION OF CHECKS
CHICAGO,

June 14, 1918.

TO THE MEMBER BANKS OF DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN:
We are pleased to announce that the present service charge of one cent per item for tbe collection of checks will be suspended on June 15, 1918. We will then receive for collection, without
charge, checks drawn on any banking institution in the United States, shown on the Federal Reserve
par list.
The following pages set forth the conditions governing the operation of the check collection
system, also the revised time schedule.
Through the medium of the par facilities now avilable, checks on about eighteen thousand
banks can be collected without cost and with the service charge removed we trust that member
banks will avail themselves of the advantages offered and send us as large a volume of items as
possible.
Respectfully,


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JAMES 8. McDOUGAL.

Governor.

CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE CHECK COLLECTION SYSTEM
ITEMS WHICH WILL BE RECEIVED

We will receive from member banks, without charge, checks and drafts drawn on banks shown
in the par list published by the Federal Reserve Board.
Par lists of member and non-member banks on which items will be received will be furnished
semi-annually. A supplement will be issued monthly showing changes which have occured since
the publication of the complete list.
UNIFORM

IN STRUCTIONS

To facilitate the handling of a large volume of items, it is understood that all checks and drafts
handled by the Federal Reserve Bank as cash items are received under the following conditions:
1. All items of $10.00 or under are not to be protested.
2. All other items are to be protested except those stamped on the face "N. P.," followed by
the A. B. A. transit number of a bank endorser in the following form:
(N. P . 2-30)
3. Advice to be telegraphed of dishonor of all items of $500.00 or over.
4. Cash letters must indicate the BA K on which CHICAGO items are drawn and the
TOWN on which items on banks OUTSIDE of CHICAGO are drawn.
Items bearing other instructions should be accompanied by collection letters plainly marked
"Special Items," and will be received only for credit when paid.
ENDORSEMENT OF ITEMS

All items forwarded to the Federal Reserve Bank should be endorsed to the order of Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago, or to any Bank or Banker, all prior endorsements guaranteed, show the
date, and on each side of the endorsement the American Bankers' Association transit number in
prominent type.
RESTRICTIONS AS TO ENDORSEMENTS

To insure direct routing, this bank reserves the right to return any item drawn on a bank located
outside of this district when such item bears the endorsement of a bank located outside of this
district.
WHEN

PROCEEDS OF ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE

Immediate credit entry at par, subject to final payment, will be made for all out of town checks
received by this bank by 2 :00 o'clock P .M., except Saturday, when the hour will be 12:00 o'clock Noon.
Checks drawn on Chicago banks will be immediately available if received prior to 10:00 o'clock
A. M., except Saturday, when the hour will be 9:00 o'clock A. M. The proceeds of items on banks
outside of Chicago, will not, however, be available for withdrawal nor count as reserve until the
lapse of time indicated in the attached schedule.
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For the convenience of member banks, the schedule is arranged in five divisions:
1. Points on which checks are immediately available for reserve.
2. Points on which checks are available in one day.
3. Points on which checks are available in two days.
4. Points on which checks are available in four days.
5. Points on which checks are avilable in eight days.
Checks must be sorted into.the five divisions, and each division listed on a separate sheet. This
will enable you to determine the ·day upon which the funds will be available as reserve in this bank.


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STATEMENTS SHOWING AMOUNT OF UNCOLLECTED FUNDS

A transcript of account showing the gross balance, the amount of uncollected funds and the
actual reserve balance will be sent to each member bank on every day upon which there is a transaction in thP- account or a change in the amount of uncollected funds.
METHOD OF HANDLING THE ITEMS

Checks drawn on member banks of this district will be forwarded direct to the paying banks
but will not be charged to their accounts until we have received return remittances or advice of
payment, thus giving member banks time to provide funds to cover.
Remittances for cash letters must be made in Chicago exchange in order that the funds may be
immediately available.
.
Items drawn on non-member banks will be sent to such member banks as desire to receive
them or may be sent by arrangement direct to non-member banks.
Unpaid items not subject to protest must be returned on day of receipt. Protested items must
be returned not later than the_day after receipt. Unpaid items must not be held for any purpose
whatsoever except for immediate protest.
DIRECT ROUTING

When time can be saved and the volume of items warrants, arrangements may be made with
this bank for direct routing between member banks of this district and other Federal Reserve
Banks.
HOW MEMBER BANKS MAY MAINTAIN BALANCES

Member banks may maintain their balances with us:
(a) By depositing Chicago exchange.
(b) By depositing out of town items, the proceeds of which will be available as reserve in
accordance with the time schedule.
(c) By shipment to us at our expense of properly sorted lawful money or Federal Reserve
Notes when unable to supply checks or Chicago exchange in sufficient volume to offset
the items sent to them.
(d) By rediscounting.
Member banks are required by the Federal Reserve Act to provide funds to cover at par all
checks received from a Federal Reserve Bank.
COLLECTIBLE AT PAR THROUGH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO

Member banks are entitled to place the words, "Collectible at par through the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago" on their own checks and the checks used by their depositors. Your attention is
called to the desirability of availing yourselves of this privilege.
DISTRICT NUMBER ON CHECKS

To facilitate the sorting of checks by member banks and by Federal Reserve Banks, it is requested that you have clearly imprinted on all your checks and drafts the figure 7, preferably in a
large skeleton figure in the center of the check.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH MEMBER BANKS MAY USE SYSTEM

Every member bank sending items to us, will be understood to have agreed to the terms and
conditions set forth in this bulletin and to have thereby specifically agreed that in receiving such
items the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will act only as the collecting agent of the sending bank;
will assume no responsibility other than due diligence and care in forwarding such items promptly;
and will be authorized to send such items for payment direct to the bank on which drawn or to
another agent for collection at discretion.


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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO
SCHEDULE SHOWING WHEN THE
PROCEEDS OF ITEMS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE ON RECEIPT

Chicago
(If received prior to 10:00 A. M.)
(Saturday 9 A. M.)
ONE BUSINESS DAY AFTER RECEIPT

Cleveland, Ohio
Detroit, Michigan

Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri

TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT

Illinois (except
Chicago)
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan (except
Detroit)
Wisconsin

Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Boston, Mass.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colo.
Louisville, Ky.
Minneapolis, Minn.

New Orleans, La.
New York City
Omaha, Neb.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Richmond, Va.
St. Paul, 1inn.

FOUR BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT

Portland, Oregon


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Salt Lake City

San Francisco

Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado (except Denver)
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia (except Atlanta)
Kansas (except Kansas City)
Kentucky (except Louisville)
Louisiana (except New Orleans)
Maine
Maryland (except Baltimore)
Massachusetts (except Boston)
Minnesota (except Minneapolis and
St. Paul)
Mississippi
Missouri (except Kansas City and
St. Louis)

Seattle

Spokane

Nebraska (except Omaha)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
ew York (except New York City)
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio (except Cincinnati and
Cleveland)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania (except Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas (except Dallas)
Vermont
Virginia (except Richmond)
West Virginia

EIGHT DAYS AFTER RECEIPT

Arizona
California (except San Francisco)
Idaho
Montana.
Nevada
New Mexico

Oregon (except Portland)
Utah (except Salt Lake City)
Washington (except Seattle and
Spokane)
Wyoming