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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has issued the following press release: Consumer guides published regarding Check 21 and check-processing technology. The full text of the press release can be found at:

http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/other/2004/20041028/

This press release references the following new publications:

The "Consumer Guide to Check 21 and Substitute Checks" describes how consumers may be affected by the new law and provides information on how to resolve problems associated with the receipt of substitute checks.

A second consumer guide, "What You Should Know about Your Checks," discusses more broadly how check payments have changed, including the increased use of electronic check conversion, a process separate from Check 21. In the check conversion process, a consumer authorizes the use of information from their paper check to make an electronic payment at the point of sale or when paying a bill by mail.

These publications are also available from the Federal Reserve Board's Publications Fulfillment, Mail Stop 127, Washington, DC 20551, 202-452-3244.

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