Clearing House Associations
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Voluntary associations, formed by financial institutions that establish an exchange for checks drawn on them. Typically, institutions participating in check clearing houses use the Federal Reserve's National Settlement Service for the checks exchanged each business day.
MWEFederal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
Classifications
Entity Type
Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- possessive
- Clearing House Associations's
- pluralpossessive
- Clearing House Associationses'