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Federal Reserve Operating Circular No. 4 (Automated Clearing House Items)

Current version January 2026 · Effective Jan 5, 2026 · entry recorded 8 Oct 2026

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Versions ClearingPost holds (2)

  1. January 2026effective 5 Jan 2026current

    What changed: Version effective 5 January 2026, part of the Reserve Banks' operating circular modernization that also covered Operating Circulars 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8: simplified language, standardized terminology and commonly applicable terms consolidated into Operating Circular 5. Supersedes the version effective 28 October 2024.

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  2. October 2024effective 28 Oct 2024

    What changed: Version effective 28 October 2024. Superseded by the version effective 5 January 2026.

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