CHAPTER – 7
The Clearing House
System
*Define Clearing House
Definition;
The Place where interbank transaction
settlement performed.
Oxford Dictionary of Business “Clearing house is a
centralized and computerized system for settling
indebtedness between members”
Prof. Sayers said “the interbank indebtedness
arising from the transfer of deposit from one
person to another is made by the bankers clearing
house”
Clearing house is a certain place where central bank acts as
a middleman to setting interbank all kinds of
transactions.
Features of Clearing House
1. Definite room
2. Location
3. Daily activities
4. Particular rules and regulations
5. Influence of central bank
6. Autonomy
7. Settlement of indebtedness
Advantages of Clearing House
[Link] settlement of transaction
[Link] policy
[Link] saving
[Link] of transaction
[Link] on the cash deposit of bank
[Link] in realizing economic condition
[Link] in transfer of money
*Clearing house system
There are 4 member banks of clearing house. Sonali, Rupali, Agrani and Janata.
Sonali bank ltd.
Credit statement
18/04/2011
Bank and branch name chaeque no. Amount (tk.) total amount
[Link] Rupali bank ltd.
a. Dumki branch M 008462 24812.00
b. Patuakhali branch M 103868 10000.00
34812
[Link] Janata bank ltd. (Barisal) S 468240 15000
3. The Agrani bank ltd. (barisal) C 680682 10000
B 08430 7500.00
17500
Total 67312.00
Net debit and credit statement of banks
Debit amount for each bank
Sonali Rupali Janata Agrani Total
Sonali ------- 34812 15000 17500 67312
Credit
Rupali 20000 -------- 22500 15000 57500
amount
for each Janata 22000 14000 --------- 20000 56000
bank Agrani 20000 8000 15000 --------- 43000
Total 62000 56812 52500 52500 223812
From the above matrix every bank makes clearing
statement by the following way;
The Sonali bank ltd.
Clearing statement
18/04/2011
Bank’s name Credit Debit Credit Debit Net balance
balance balance
1. Rupali bank ltd. 34812 20000 14812 -------
2. Janata bank ltd. 15000 22000 --------- 7000
3. Agrani bank ltd. 17500 20000 --------- 2500
Total 76312 62000 +14812 - 9500 + 5312
The Rupali bank ltd.
Clearing statament
18/04/2011
Bank’s name Credit Debit Balance Net
Credit Debit balance
1. Sonali bank ltd. 20000 34812 -------- 14812
2. Janata bank ltd. 22500 14000 8500 --------
3. Agrani bank ltd. 15000 8000 7000 ---------
Total 57500 56812 +15500 - 14812 + 688
The Janata bank ltd.
Clearing statament
18/04/2011
Bank’s name Credit Debit Balance Net
Credit Debit balance
1. Sonali bank ltd. 22000 15000 7000 ----------
2. Rupali bank ltd. 14000 22500 ------- 8500
3. Agrani bank ltd. 20000 15000 5000 ---------
Total 56000 52500 +12000 - 8500 + 3500
The Agrani bank ltd.
Clearing statement
18/04/2011
Bank’s name Credit Debit Balance Net
Credit Debit balance
1. Sonali bank ltd. 20000 17500 2500 ----------
2. Rupali bank ltd. 8000 15000 ------- 7000
3. Agrani bank ltd. 15000 20000 -------- 5000
Total 43000 52500 +2500 -12000 - 9500
Net clearing statement
18/04/2011
Bank’s name Credit Debit Balance
Credit Debit
1. Sonali bank ltd. 14812 9500 5312 ---------
2. Rupali bank ltd. 15500 14812 688 ---------
3. Janata bank ltd. 12000 8500 3500 ---------
4. Agrani bank ltd. 2500 12000 -------- 9500
Total 43812 43812 +9500 - 9500
END OF CHAPTER