Atlanta Fed To Stop Processing Paper Checks

Published December 29, 2009, 7:39 p.m. EST

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Updated August 27, 2020, 12:18 a.m. EDT

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ATLANTA–The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said it will stop accepting paper checks for processing after 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Feb. 26.

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Plans call for moving all check-processing operations to Cleveland as part of a larger effort to consolidate all the Fed’s check processing operations in one
office.

The move will mean an end to any item being considered “non-local” under Regulation CC. Reg CC sets longer check availability schedules for non-local
items. After 12:01 a.m. Feb. 26, paper forward and return items that previously would have been processed in Atlanta should be delivered by mail or courier to the Cleveland office.

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