Not a dummy at all!
Massachusetts, like California, pulls savings account under the Reg CC tentflaps, and bankers here have to make funds in regulator savings and MMDA accounts available just as they would if the funds were in a transaction account. CD accounts aren't affected.
But, a collateral hold on all or a portion of an account balance isn't affected by Reg CC. It takes precedence, as would a hold on funds in response to an IRS levy or other legal attachment of the funds.
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John S. Burnett
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