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November 21, 2023

Fed releases 2024 pricing schedule

Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve Board announced that the fee schedule for payment services provided by Federal Reserve Banks and used by depository institutions will go into effect Jan. 2, 2024. 

The Fed is required, by law, to establish these fees to recover the long-term costs of providing payments services over the long run. With these fees, the Reserve Banks expect to recover 103 percent of their priced services costs for 2024, including actual and imputed expenses and profits that would have been earned if it were a private business providing the services.

The Reserve Banks will maintain the previous year's fee schedule for the FedNow Service, inclusive of discounts. Other information on the FedNow Service, including pricing and implementation costs, is available in the Federal Register notice.

The Fed also approved $29.2 million for private-sector adjustment factors for Reserve Banks, otherwise known as an allowance for income taxes and other expenses, that would have been paid and the return on equity if Reserve Banks’ services were provided by a private business.

Review a detailed breakdown of the 2024 fee schedule.