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Honolulu, where Bell wants to buy a condominium. Since
this is strictly a domestic transfer, the appropriate system for
his banker to use is Fedwire. Both First Pacic Bank, where
Bell has $1 million on deposit, and Honolulu Bank and Trust,
which will be paying the escrow company, are members of
the Fedwire system. See Figure15.4.
Bell could get a cashier’s check from First Pacic, but he
decides he wants the money there more quickly, so he makes
a request for a transfer of funds from First Pacic. His rst
step is to ll out a funds transfer request at the Las Vegas ...