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We want to set our in-office deposit cut-off time as the closing time at each of our branches. The earliest a branch closes is 3:00 p.m., and the latest a branch closes is 5:30 p.m. Can we disclose our in office cut-off time as 5:30 p.m., which is the latest that any of our offices close? The Regulation CC commentary states that if a bank does not have a cut-off time prior to its closing time, the bank need not disclose a cut-off time. Under this language, do we even need to disclose our various cut-off times, or do we have to disclose each office’s individual cut-off time? – IBA Compliance Connection

We want to set our in-office deposit cut-off time as the closing time at each of our branches. The earliest a branch closes is 3:00 p.m., and the latest a branch closes is 5:30 p.m. Can we disclose our in office cut-off time as 5:30 p.m., which is the latest that any of our offices close? The Regulation CC commentary states that if a bank does not have a cut-off time prior to its closing time, the bank need not disclose a cut-off time. Under this language, do we even need to disclose our various cut-off times, or do we have to disclose each office’s individual cut-off time?

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We believe that you should disclose the earliest cut-off time, which in this case would be 3 p.m. You are correct that the Official Commentary to Regulation CC states that “if a bank does not have a cut-off time prior to its closing time, the bank need not disclose a cut-off time.” However the Commentary also states that “if some locations have different cut-off times the bank must note this in the disclosure and state the earliest time that might apply.”

We believe a proper interpretation of these statements is that when a bank has a uniform cut-off time for all of its branches that also is the closing time for all of its branches, then the bank does not need to disclose a cut-off time. However, when each branch has a different closing time — and your closing times serve as your cut-off times — the bank should disclose its earliest cut-off time under Regulation CC.

For resources related to our guidance, please see:

  • Regulation CC, Official Interpretations, 12 CFR 229.16(b), Comment 6 (“The business day cut-off time used by the bank must be disclosed and if some locations have different cut-off times the bank must note this in the disclosure and state the earliest time that might apply. A bank need not list all of the different cut-off times that might apply. If a bank does not have a cut-off time prior to its closing time, the bank need not disclose a cut-off time.”)