| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Federal Reserve Float | Banking | 1: Checkbook money that for a period of time appears on the books of both the payor and payee due to the lag in the collection Process. Federal Reserve float often arises during the Federal Reserve's check collection process. In order to promote an efficient payments mechanism with certainty as to the date funds become available, the Federal Reserve has employed the policy of crediting the reserve accounts of depository institutions depositing checks according to an availability schedule before the Federal Reserve is able to obtain payment from others. (references) | |
| 2: Float is checkbook money that appears on the books of both the check writer (the payor) and the check receiver (the payee) while a check is being processed. Federal Reserve float is float present during the Federal Reserve's check collection process. To promote efficiency in the payments system and provide certainty about the date that deposited funds will become available to the receiving depository institutions (and the payee), the Federal Reserve credits the reserve accounts of banks that deposit checks according to a fixed schedule. However, processing certain checks and collecting funds from the banks on which these checks are written may take more time than the schedule allows. Therefore, the accounts of some banks may be credited before the Federal Reserve is able to collect payment from other banks, resulting in Federal Reserve float. (references) | |||
| 3: Checkbook money that, for a period of time, appears on the books of both the payor and payee due to the lag in the collection process. Federal Reserve float often arises during the Federal Reserve's check collection process. In order to promote an efficient payments mechanism with certainty as to the date funds become available, the Federal Reserve has employed the policy of crediting the reserve accounts of depository institutions depositing checks (the payee) according to an availability schedule before the Federal Reserve is able to obtain payment from the payor. (references) | |||
| Federal Reserve Float | Finance | The effect of float on the U. S. banking system as a whole, i. e. where the overall timing of credits to and claims from banks, arising out of the Federal Reserve's check clearing function, leaves the system either liquid or illiquid. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
