Federal Reserve Action To Expand Fedwirer® Funds Service and National Settlement Service Operating Hours — 2025-11-17 [2025-19942]

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is announcing that the Federal Reserve Banks (Reserve Banks) will expand the operating hours for the Fedwirer Funds Service to 22 hours per day, 6 days per week, operating Sunday through Friday, including weekday holidays (22x6).[1] The Board is also announcing a corresponding expansion of the National Settlement Service's (NSS) operating hours to 21.5 hours per day, 6 days per week, operating Sunday through Friday, including weekday holidays, with NSS closing 30 minutes earlier than the Fedwire Funds Service. The Board expects the Reserve Banks to implement this expansion in 2028 or 2029 to ensure technological, operational, and industry readiness. The decision to expand operating hours is intended to support a wide range of payment activities, as well as the U.S. dollar's key role in global commerce and the international financial system.