Federal Reserve Outage History

The Federal Reserve's Fedwire Funds service experienced a brief degradation beginning at 10:32 PM UTC, as the Fed's status page listed the Fedwire Funds component in degraded state. The issue persisted for about an hour and a half before the service returned to full operation at 12:03 AM UTC. During this period, large-value transfer processing and settlement capability available through Fedwire Funds could have been affected, potentially causing delays for institutions relying on these settlements. The status updates indicate a transition from degraded performance to normal operation as the incident resolved.

Users relying on Federal Reserve services experienced a brief degradation affecting Access Solutions / FedLine Advantage and Services / FedACH. The disruption began at 8:32 PM UTC with FedLine Advantage entering a degraded state. By 9:17 PM UTC, FedLine Advantage had returned to normal while FedACH moved into a degraded state, and by 9:58 PM UTC FedACH was restored.

The Federal Reserve's FedACH service briefly degraded, with the FedACH component listed in a warning starting at 3:33 AM UTC and returning to normal by 3:47 AM UTC, lasting roughly fourteen minutes. The status page shows FedACH returning to an up state after the short disruption, indicating a rapid recovery. This appears to be a brief incident with limited lasting impact as reflected in the status history.

A brief degraded state affected Fedwire Securities within the Federal Reserve's Fedwire Services. Market participants relying on Fedwire Securities may have experienced momentary interruptions or slower settlement processing during the incident. The disruption began at 6:52 PM UTC and was resolved by 8:02 PM UTC, lasting a little over an hour. The Federal Reserve's status page indicated the component moved from normal operation to a brief degraded state before returning to normal after the final update.

An event briefly affected the Federal Reserve's Services / Check 21 component. The Check 21 component entered a degraded state at 11:12 AM UTC and was restored to full operation by 11:17 AM UTC. The window lasted roughly five minutes, during which Check 21-related processes may have experienced transient delays. The Federal Reserve's status page subsequently listed the component as back to normal, indicating a brief, localized disruption with a rapid recovery.

FedACH, the Federal Reserve's Automated Clearing House service, experienced a brief degradation. The status page shows FedACH entering a degraded state at 9:27 AM UTC and returning to normal by 9:37 AM UTC, with the service fully restored after roughly ten minutes. The incident was resolved quickly, as reflected in the official updates.

Federal Reserve Account Services experienced a brief degradation affecting the Services / Account Services component. The issue started at 2:32 AM UTC and was resolved by 3:02 AM UTC, lasting roughly 30 minutes, with the status page transitioning from up to a short-lived warn before returning to normal.

FedACH processing experienced a brief degradation that delayed ACH deposits and related transactions. Impact began at Mar 3, 2026 9:02 PM UTC and was resolved by Mar 4, 2026 1:57 AM UTC, lasting roughly five hours. Users across the United States reported deposits not posting or arriving later than expected, with several reports noting payments or deposits missing during the window. For example, a report at 10:42 PM UTC described an ACH deposit not being received, and other observations appeared around 10:14 PM UTC and 1:02 AM UTC.

FedACH, a core component of the Federal Reserve's payments network, experienced a disruption after moving from a warning to a full outage. The issue first appeared as a degraded state at 3:02 AM UTC, escalated to a complete outage at 3:47 PM UTC, and was reported as resolved by 6:43 PM UTC. The outage affected FedACH processing, disrupting electronic payments like payroll deposits, direct deposits, and merchant settlements across the United States.

Users across many states reported delays and missing payments, including payroll deposits, end of day funds, and other ACH transfers not posting as expected. Reports came from places such as Indiana, California, Florida, Virginia, Texas, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, indicating a broad nationwide impact on routine financial operations.

According to the status page, FedACH moved from up to warn at 3:02 AM UTC and from warn to down at 3:47 PM UTC, with service restored by 6:43 PM UTC. The pattern aligns with user reports of widespread ACH delays across the afternoon and into the evening, underscoring a nationwide disruption.

The Federal Reserve's Fedwire Funds service experienced a brief degradation, moving from normal operation to a degraded state at Feb 20, 2026 11:32 PM UTC and returning to normal by Feb 21, 2026 12:17 AM UTC. The outage lasted approximately 45 minutes and affected payments processing within Fedwire Funds. The Federal Reserve posted two official status updates during the incident, indicating a temporary disruption and subsequent recovery.