Fedwire^® Services Hours and Testing Opportunities

To facilitate the day-to-day payment operations of financial institutions nationwide, we offer you the following resources for Fedwire Services. If you have specific questions about this information, please contact your Wholesale Operations Site.

Fedwire Services Operating Hours and Extension Guidelines

The Fedwire Services Operating Hours and Extension Guidelines set out the hours of operation and the process for requesting an extension to those hours. If you have specific questions about this information, please contact your Wholesale Operations Site.

Fedwire Services Testing Opportunities

The Federal Reserve Banks recognize that widely available and reliable testing is an essential component of Fedwire Services. To meet this need, we operate the Depository Institution Testing (DIT) environment on a daily basis Monday through Saturday. In addition, on selected Saturdays, the production environment is available for customer testing.

The FedLine Direct^® Message Environment and Configuration Change Matrix identifies the appropriate steps, lead times, and schedules to test changes you wish to make to your FedLine Direct environment.  

The following types of test are available:

Depository Institution Testing (DIT) Environment

• 1Q 20
• 2Q 20
• 3Q 20
• 4Q 20
• 1Q 19
• 2Q 19
• 3Q 19
• 4Q 19
• Weekday Testing Schedule
• Saturday DIT Schedule
• Disruptive Testing
• DIT Hours of Operation
• After Hours Testing
• Securities Holdings
• End-of-Day Reports

Production Environment

• 2019 Saturday Production Schedule
• 2020 Saturday Production Schedule

Schedule a Test

Application Test

• Fedwire Application Test Request Form (Off-site) and Instructions
  • FedLine Direct^®
  • FedPayments^® Manager (FPM) via FedLine Advantage^®
  • Cover Payments
  • Statements
• If you would like to perform connectivity testing only, and do not require application traffic, please complete the FedLine Direct Message Connectivity Test or Repoint Request Form (PDF).

Contingency Test

If you wish to check the Fedwire contingency testing eligiblity, please provide the RTN number information you wish to have checked and click the search button.

*indicates required information

All 2019 Fedwire contingency tests sign up periods have been completed.

RTN Information

Your RTN is eligible for Fedwire contingency testing. Go to Fedwire Services Contingency Test Schedule to sign up for testing.

The Federal Reserve Bank of is your Wholesale Operation Site.

RTN is not eligible for Fedwire contingency testing.

RTN Number *

Contingency Post Test Survey

We encourage participating organizations to provide feedback on their testing experience at the conclusion of these tests. The survey will help the Federal Reserve Banks to ensure that we continue to provide the highest level of support during these tests.

• Contingency Post Test Survey Form (Off-site)

For more information about the Fedwire Funds Service, Fedwire Securities Service, or the National Settlement Service visit the service offerings pages or contact your account executive. If you have specific questions about the testing opportunities, please contact your Wholesale Testing Unit.

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