• FedACH^® Feature: The FedACH Risk^® RDFI Alert Service can help your institution identify whether any of its health care clients are receiving electronic Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments. Simply set RDFI Alert batch criteria for the Company Entry Description field of “HCCLAIMPMT” for your institution’s Routing Transit Number (RTN), give the criteria set a meaningful name and assign email addresses of those at your institution who should receive the notifications about these transactions. These contacts will receive a notification every time your RTN receives a transaction with a Company Entry Description field containing “HCCLAIMPMT.”

  Please reference the FedACH RDFI Alert Service page and review the Help with Health Care (PDF) guide for more information.

• On May 13, 2013, the Federal Reserve Banks announced (PDF) the Next Generation Virtual Private Network (VPN) Solution initiative will soon launch. The VPN device is one of the key components to how organizations access critical payment and information services from the Federal Reserve Banks. An End User Authorization Contact (EUAC) at your organization will be notified in advance of your replacement date.
  
  For more information on the Next Generation VPN Solution initiative, visit our online resource center. Please contact the Customer Contact Center (CCC) with any questions or comments about this replacement initiative. 
• On April 24, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board announced that the redesigned $100 note will begin circulating on October 8, 2013. The official press release is available on federalreserve.gov (Off-site Link).
• Reminder - As announced (PDF), the Federal Reserve Banks will be making changes to the requirements and edits associated with the Paid Item (PAID) investigation type (ITYP). These changes will not become effective until sometime during the second half of 2013. An updated Computer Interface Protocol Specifications (CIPS) document reflecting these changes is posted in the Support Center of FedLine^® Home. Requests to submit and receive test files can be made through Check Customer Support at (877) FRB-CHKS or (877) 372-2457.
• New FedReceipt^® RTNs for FedForward^® and FedReturn^® Services deposits will be published the week of June 3, 2013. These lists will reflect changes to the FedReceipt RTN lists that have occurred between May 1 and May 31, 2013. For more information, please visit the Check 21-Enabled Services Endpoint Tier Listings, where you can review the April 30, 2013 Summary of Changes to FedReceipt Routing Numbers (XLS).

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