Gold Book

The Gold Book is the Check Reclamation Guide. Check reclamation is a recovery procedure used by the Fiscal Service to obtain refunds (reclamations) from a financial institution for paid U.S. Treasury checks.

All U.S. Treasury checks, regardless of the payment type, are subject to check reclamation procedures.

Last modified 07/16/21

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Notice of Direct Debit (U.S. Treasury Check Reclamation)
The Request for Refund (Check Reclamation) has been renamed the Notice of Direct Debit (U.S. Treasury Check Reclamation). The Request for Refund (Check Reclamation) was sent to financial institutions for reclamations initiated prior to October 19, 2011.
Section 3: Information Requests
This section consists of the following topics:
- How to Request Duplicate Reclamations
- Requesting Other Types of Information
Section 4: Protests
This section consists of the following topics:
- General Information
- How to Protest a Check Reclamation
Section 5: Overpayments
Section 6: Offsets
The information in this section applies only to reclamations initiated prior to October 19, 2011 listed on the Request for Refund (Check Reclamation).
Section 7: Legal Basis
This section cites the laws and regulations governing the check reclamation process.
Section 8: Contacts
Who to contact if you need help.
Section 9: Glossary
Glossary of terms.
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Last modified 07/16/21