CLEARINGHOUSE

clearinghouse. 1. A place where banks exchange checks and drafts and settle their daily balances; an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items. See UCC § 4-104(a)(4). [Cases: Banks and Banking 318–323. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 647–649.] 2. A stock-and-commodity exchange where the daily transactions of the brokers are cleared. 3. Any […]