The Two Routes of Check Clearance Include the _____________ Settlement

question 64

Multiple Choice

The two routes of check clearance include the _____________ settlement, in which the transaction takes place entirely within a single Federal Reserve district, and the _____________ settlement, in which there are relationships between banks of two Federal Reserve districts.

• A) interdistrict, intradistrict
• B) intradistrict, interdistrict
• C) Fed wire, District wire
• D) District wire, Fed wire

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