(a) When funds are considered deposited. For the purposes of this subpart
(1) Funds deposited at a staffed facility, ATM, or contractual branch are considered deposited when they are received at the staffed facility, ATM, or contractual branch;
(2) Funds mailed to the depositary bank are considered deposited on the day they are received by the depositary bank;
(3) Funds deposited to a night depository, lock box, or similar facility are considered deposited on the day on which the deposit is removed from such facility and is available for processing by the depositary bank;
(4) Funds deposited at an ATM that is not on, or within 50 feet of, the premises of the depositary bank are considered deposited on the day the funds are removed from the ATM, if funds normally are removed from the ATM not more than two times each week; and
(5) Funds may be considered deposited on the next banking day, in the case of funds that are deposited
(i) On a day that is not a banking day for the depositary bank; or
(ii) After a cut-off hour set by the depositary bank for the receipt of deposits of 2:00 p.m. or later, or, for the receipt of deposits at ATMs, contractual branches, or off-premise facilities, of 12:00 noon or later. Different cut-off hours later than these times may be established for the receipt of different types of deposits, or receipt of deposits at different locations.
(b) Availability at start of business day. Except as otherwise provided in §229.12(d), if any provision of this subpart requires that funds be made available for withdrawal on any business day, the funds shall be available for withdrawal by the later of:
(1) 9:00 a.m. (local time of the depositary bank); or
(2) The time the depositary bank's teller facilities (including ATMs) are available for customer account withdrawals.
(c) Effect on policies of depositary bank. This part does not
(1) Prohibit a depositary bank from making funds available to a customer for withdrawal in a shorter period of time than the time required by this subpart;
(2) Affect a depositary bank's right
(i) To accept or reject a check for deposit;
(ii) To revoke any settlement made by the depositary bank with respect to a check accepted by the bank for deposit, to charge back the customer's account for the amount of a check based on the return of the check or receipt of a notice of nonpayment of the check, or to claim a refund of such credit; and
(iii) To charge back funds made available to its customer for an electronic payment for which the bank has not received payment in actually and finally collected funds;
(3) Require a depositary bank to open or otherwise to make its facilities available for customer transactions on a given business day; or
(4) Supersede any policy of a depositary bank that limits the amount of cash a customer may withdraw from its account on any one day, if that policy—
(i) Is not dependent on the time the funds have been deposited in the account, as long as the funds have been on deposit for the time period specified in §§229.10, 229.12, or 229.13; and
(ii) In the case of withdrawals made in person to an employee of the depositary bank
(A) Is applied without discrimination to all customers of the bank; and
(B) Is related to security, operating, or bonding requirements of the depositary bank.
(d) Use of calculated availability. A depositary bank may provide availability to its nonconsumer accounts based on a sample of checks that represents the average composition of the customer's deposits, if the terms for availability based on the sample are equivalent to or more prompt than the availability requirements of this subpart.
(e) Holds on other funds.
(1) A depositary bank that receives a check for deposit in an account may not place a hold on any funds of the customer at the bank, where
(i) The amount of funds that are held exceeds the amount of the check; or
(ii) The funds are not made available for withdrawal within the times specified in §§229.10, 229.12, and 229.13.
(2) A depositary bank that cashes a check for a customer over the counter, other than a check drawn on the depositary bank, may not place a hold on funds in an account of the customer at the bank, if
(i) The amount of funds that are held exceeds the amount of the check; or
(ii) The funds are not made available for withdrawal within the times specified in §§229.10, 229.12, and 229.13.
(f) Employee training and compliance. Each bank shall establish procedures to ensure that the bank complies with the requirements of this subpart, and shall provide each employee who performs duties subject to the requirements of this subpart with a statement of the procedures applicable to that employee.
(g) Effect of merger transaction
(1) In general. For purposes of this subpart, except for the purposes of the new accounts exception of §229.13(a), and when funds are considered deposited under §229.19(a), two or more banks that have engaged in a merger transaction may be considered to be separate banks for a period of one year following the consummation of the merger transaction.
(2) Merger transactions on or after July 1, 1998, and before March 1, 2000. If banks have consummated a merger transaction on or after July 1, 1998, and before March 1, 2000, the merged banks may be considered separate banks until March 1, 2001.