Fed US Currency Program, $20 Straps

Published on: Apr 21, 2025

On Apr. 16, Fed reported sequencing gaps due to equipment updates.

  • Fed United States Currency Program (USCP) is modernizing its banknote production equipment, and as a result, serial number patterns in straps may be out of sequence.
  • Program Updates
  • Starting Jun. 24, 2025, FedNow participants will have access to new account activity threshold functionality, and can define value/velocity thresholds per customer segment
  • FedNow Service transaction limits have also increased from $500,000 to $1 million.
  • Financial institutions on the FedNow Service can use up to $1mn transaction limit to send higher-value credit transfers, in business, real estate and payroll account funding.
Regulators
Fed; FedWire
Entity Types
Bank; Depo
Reference
PR, 4/16/2025;
Functions
Compliance; Financial; Legal; Operations; Risk; Settlement
Countries
United States of America
Category
State
N/A
Products
Banking; Clearing; Payments
Rule Type
Final
Regions
Am
Rule Date
Apr 16, 2025
Effective Date
Jun 24, 2025
Rule ID
251293
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Apr 16, 2025
Report Section
US Banking