METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT OF CHECKS
First Claim
1. A method for processing a financial check transaction between a plurality of financial institutions, including at least first and second institutions, the method comprising steps of:
- providing electronic check data, relating to at least one check to be paid by the second institution, from the first institution to the second institution to effect an automatic check presentment; and
automatically performing an electronic settlement determination for the at least one check, based on the electronic check data and predetermined business rules.
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Abstract
A system is provided for settling cash letters containing check images that are exchanged by banks connected to an image exchange system (IEX). Settlement amounts are computed and sent to the Federal Reserve Banks'"'"' National Settlement Service (FRBNSS) for settlement based upon business rules. Further, a method is provided for processing a financial check transaction between a plurality of financial institutions, including at least first and second institutions, the method including providing electronic check data, relating to at least one check to be paid by the second institution, from the first institution to the second institution to effect an automatic check presentment; and automatically performing an electronic settlement determination for the at least one check, based on the electronic check data and predetermined business rules.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for processing a financial check transaction between a plurality of financial institutions, including at least first and second institutions, the method comprising steps of:
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providing electronic check data, relating to at least one check to be paid by the second institution, from the first institution to the second institution to effect an automatic check presentment; and
automatically performing an electronic settlement determination for the at least one check, based on the electronic check data and predetermined business rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A check settlement method for calculating a final net position between a first bank having a first DTA and a second bank having a second DTA, the method comprising:
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creating an ICL at the first bank;
validating the ICL at the first DTA;
transmitting the validated ICL to the second DTA;
transmitting high level data associated with the ICL to a main DTA of a main facility;
sending from the first DTA to the main DTA a delivered message including a timestamp;
retrieving an ILCT for the second bank from a database associated with the main DTA;
comparing the timestamp to the retrieved ILCT for the second bank; and
at the main facility, calculating a final net position between the first and second banks based on a result of the comparison and predefined business rules, wherein the calculating of the final net position is performed automatically. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for processing a financial check transaction, comprising:
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a plurality of financial institutions, including at least first and second institutions, the first and second institutions arranged to communicate electronically with each other to effect an automatic check presentment; and
a main facility arranged to automatically perform an electronic check settlement determination based on the presentment and predetermined business rules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program, embodied in a computer-readable medium, that when executed processes a financial check transaction between a plurality of financial institutions, including at least first and second institutions, comprising:
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code for providing electronic check data, relating to at least one check to be paid by the second institution, from the first institution to the second institution to effect an automatic check presentment; and
code for automatically performing an electronic settlement determination for the at least one check, based on the electronic check data and predetermined business rules. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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