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| Volume (in thousands) |
| |
|
|
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Custody Services
|
|
|
|
| |
Cash Services
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Currency notes paid into circulation |
4,317,704 |
4,626,649 |
4,739,673 |
| |
|
Food stamp coupons processed |
748,535 |
654,068 |
483,942 |
| |
Securities Services |
|
|
|
| |
|
Other Treasury original issues |
125 |
105 |
76 |
| |
|
Book-entry securities processed |
829 |
751 |
673 |
Payments Services |
|
|
|
| |
Check Services |
|
|
|
| |
|
Commercial checks collected |
2,188,856 |
2,313,792 |
2,312,860 |
| |
|
Government checks processed |
61,741 |
54,466 |
52,103 |
| |
|
Return items processed |
32,767 |
35,251 |
34,591 |
| |
Electronic Payments Services |
|
|
|
| |
|
Wire transfers processed |
22,113 |
24,058 |
26,622 |
| |
|
Automated clearinghouse
transactions processed |
404,974 |
428,564 |
499,527 |
| |
Discounts & Advances |
|
|
|
| |
|
Total discounts & transactions* |
461 |
478 |
463 |
| |
|
Number of financial
institutions accommodated* |
83 |
86 |
77 |
*Whole numbers (not in thousands)
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