All of the Federal Reserve's wire and ACH systems go down
"A Federal Reserve operational error resulted in disruption of service in several business lines," said Jim Strader from the Richmond Fed. UPDATED 3:20 PM EST: This article has been updated to reflect that all Federal Reserve Bank Services with the exception of Account Services are now back online. Nearly all of the services available through the Federal Reserve's online portal went down for more than an hour today. According to the Federal Reserve Bank Services website, the bank is currently experiencing a disruption in its Check 21, Check Adjustments, FedLine Advantage, FedLine Command,....
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