ACH Code Card
ACH Code Card
Application Title
Accounts Receivable Check Back Office Conversion
Application Description
Converted checks received via the US mail or at a drop box location Converted checks received by merchant at the point-ofpurchase or at manned bill payment locations, and processed during back office operations Transfer of funds between business accounts or to consolidate funds from several accounts of the same business Credit entry initiated by an individual (usually through a bill payment service) used to pay some sort of obligation Payment or collection of obligations between separate businesses Notice initiated by an agency of the Federal government to advise an RDFI of the death of an individual (Includes addenda record with details) Entry submitted by Financial Institution to enroll member in direct deposit of Federal government benefit payment Transaction involving a financial agencys office that is not located in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States Converted checks received by merchant at the point-ofsale Entry initiated by individual at a merchant location using a merchant-issued card for payment of goods or services Recurring entry for direct deposit of payroll, pension, etc., or for direct payment of recurring bills such as utilities, loans, insurance, etc. Merchant collection of checks that had been returned as NSF or Uncollected Funds Single or recurring entry submitted pursuant to an oral authorization obtained solely via the telephone Entry submitted pursuant to an authorization obtained solely via the Internet or a wireless network Replacement entry for check that is lost or destroyed, or for check image that is unreadable or cannot be processed
Consumer / Business
Consumer accounts only Consumer accounts only
Debit / Credit
Single debit only Single debit only
CCD
Debit or credit
Credit only Debit or credit Credit only (Non dollar amount entry) Credit only (Non dollar amount entry) Debit or credit
ENR
IAT
POP POS
PPD
Prearranged Payment and Deposit Entry Represented Check Entry Telephone Authorized Entry Internet Authorized Entry Destroyed Check Entry
Debit or credit
Consumer accounts only Consumer accounts only Consumer accounts only Consumer or business accounts
Single debit only Debit only Debit only Single debit only
Reason / Description
Insufficient Funds Available balance is not sufficient to cover the dollar amount of the debit entry Account Closed A previously open account is now closed No Account / Unable to Locate The account number does not correspond to the individual identified in the entry or a valid account. Invalid Account Number The account number fails the check digit validation or may contain an incorrect number of digits Unauthorized Debit to Consumer Account using Corporate SEC Code A business (corporate) debit entry was transmitted to a members consumer account, and the member had not authorized the entry
Return Deadline
24 HOURS 24 HOURS 24 HOURS 24 HOURS 60 Days WRITTEN STATEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ACH DEBIT
Reason / Description
Returned per ODFIs Request The ODFI has requested that the RDFI return the entry Authorization Revoked Member who previously authorized an entry has revoked authorization with the Originator Payment Stopped - Member had previously requested a stop payment of a single or recurring entry Uncollected Funds Available balance is sufficient, but collected balance is not sufficient to cover the entry Member advises not authorized, notice not provided, improper source document, amount of entry not accurately obtained from source document, or part of an incomplete transaction Representative Payee Deceased Representative payee is deceased or unable to continue in that capacity, beneficiary is not deceased Beneficiary or Account Holder Deceased Account Frozen Access to account is restricted due to specific action taken by the RDFI or by legal action. Also applies to OFAC instructions to return. Non-Transaction Account Policies or regulations (such as Regulation D) prohibit or limit activity to the account indicated Corporate Entry Unauthorized RDFI has been notified by business account holder that a specific transaction is unauthorized Permissible Return Entry ODFI agrees to accept a return of an unauthorized corporate entry after the 24 hour deadline Source Document Presented for Payment Check used for an ARC, BOC or POP entry has also been presented for payment Stop Payment on Source Document Stop payment has been placed on a check used for an ARC entry Improper Source Document / Source Document Presented for Payment RDFI determines that the source document (share draft/check) used for an ARC, BOC or POP entry is not eligible for conversion or the share draft has already been paid as a normal check posting
Return Deadline
Not Applicable 60 Days WRITTEN STATEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ACH DEBIT 24 HOURS 24 HOURS 60 DAYS WRITTEN STATEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ACH DEBIT 24 HOURS 24 HOURS 24 HOURS 24 HOURS 24 HOURS Not Applicable 60 DAYS WRITTEN STATEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ACH DEBIT 60 DAYS 24 HOURS
ALL ALL ARC, POP, PPD, TEL, WEB, BOC ALL except CCD & CTX ALL except CCD & CTX ALL ALL CCD & CTX CCD & CTX ARC, POP, BOC
R38 R39
Code Explanation
Misrouted Return Return entry was sent by RDFI to an incorrect ODFI routing/transit number Duplicate Return ODFI has received more than one return entry for the same original entry Untimely Return Return entry did not meet the return deadline Field Errors One or more of the following fields contains incorrect information. Addenda Record Information Field Codes: 01 Incorrect DFI Account Number 02 Incorrect Original Entry Trace Number 03 Incorrect Dollar Amount 04 Incorrect Individual Identification Number 05 Incorrect Transaction Code 06 Incorrect Company Identification Number 07 Invalid Effective Entry Date
Code Explanation
Misrouted Dishonored Return ODFI misrouted the Dishonored Return entry to the wrong RDFI using an incorrect routing/transit number Untimely Dishonored Return ODFI did not submit the Dishonored Return entry within the 5 day deadline Timely Original Return RDFI certifies that the original return entry was submitted within the applicable deadline RDFI is correcting a previous return entry that was dishonored using Return Code R69 because it contained incomplete or incorrect information Original Return Not a Duplicate The original return entry was not a duplicate of an entry previously returned by the ODFI. This code may be used by the RDFI to contest an entry dishonored by the ODFI using Return Code R67 (Duplicate Return) No Errors Found The original return entry did not contain the errors indicated by the ODFI in the Dishonored Return Entry bearing Return Code R69 (Field Errors)
R76