NACHA Standard Entry Class (SEC) Codes

NACHA requires that a transaction submitted to the Federal Reserve for processing must include something called a Standard Entry Class (SEC) Code to communicate exactly how the customer gave you authorization to debit/credit their bank account. There are only a few authorization methods allowed by NACHA, so this list of SEC Codes is very short. Below are some common Standard Entry Class (SEC) codes:

Consumer Applications

ARC - Accounts Receivable: This SEC code enables originators to convert checks received via U.S. mailbox location to Single-Entry ACH debits.

CIE - Customer Initiated: This code enables customer to initiate fund transfer, owed to a company, typically from a self-service banking terminal, for example, an automated teller machine, or bill payment service provider.

MTE - Machine Transfer Entry: Fund transfer through automated teller machines (ATM) supports ACH Network for clearing the transactions.

PBR - Consumer Cross Border Payment: Used for international household transactions. For example, foreign exchange conversion, origination and destination currency, country codes, etc.

POP – Point of Purchase: A check presented by the originator to a merchant for purchasing a goods or service, is presented as an ACH debit rather than a physical check.

PPD - Prearranged Payment and Deposit: This SEC code is used to credit or debit a consumer account. Generally used for payroll direct deposits and preauthorize bill payments.

POS - Point of Sale: Swapping of debit or credit card from a network, where a sales transaction occurs.

RCK - Re-presented Check: A physical check that is presented but returned due to insufficient fund in the account holder, this may represent as an ACH entry.

TEL - Telephone-Initiated: This SEC code enables a single entry debit transaction to a consumers account through an oral authorization made by a phone call.

WEB - Internet-Initiated Entry: This SEC code entry enables payment authorization is obtained from the customer via the Internet.

Corporate Applications

CBR - Corporate Cross-Border Payment: This SEC code entry is used for international business transaction. Basically these are used by giant corporate.

CCD - Corporate Credit or Debit: This SEC code entry is used for business-to-business transactions.

CTX - Corporate Trade Exchange: A fund transfer system used by corporate and government institution, to pay trading partners via the automated clearing house (ACH) system. This type of fund transfer allows payment to several parties with a single fund transfer.

ACH Transfer - ACH Payment Processing Software

ACH Transfer is same as like check transfers we know. ACH Transfer like check processing, we can transfer money to our account and credit to other accounts from different locations of the world. Mainly this ACH processing software helps us to transfer bulk number of credit and debit transactions in batches wise from ACH network. This ACH transfer includes all types of transactions like direct deposit, payroll payment, vendor payments, etc.

ACH Transfer is also called as Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). This Automated Clearing House (ACH) processing software is mainly used to transfer large amount of money and bulk number of transaction can be made, because its transfer in very simple and easy method. In this process the account holder of the bank initiate a fund transfer, and then sum of money is deducted from the originator of the transaction and transfer the fund to the destination account.

Both the government and the commercial sectors use ACH payments. Through the ACH Network, businesses, individuals, government organizations and financial institutions deposit, electronically pay, transfer, debit and conduct other financial transactions. The Electronic Payments Network is the only private sector ACH Operator in the United States. ACH Transfers may take longer period typically up to 3 days. But this is the most secured way to transfer funds.

ACH Processing Software Benefits:

1. Large Volume of Transactions
2. Easy and Affordable
3. It's a Pay Simple Method
4. Easy Processing of Checks

What is an ABA Routing Number?

An ABA (American Bankers Association) Routing Number is a 9 digits code used in the US. This number appears in the bottom of a Cheque, which identify the bank associated with the customer’s bank account. To identify the ABA routing number look at the left corner of the negotiable instrument such as Cheques, deposit slip etc.

The ABA routing number is used by the Federal Reserve Bank to transfer funds and by the ACH to process debit or credit payments and for other Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions. The ABA routing number is administrated under the sponsorship of the American Bankers Association, which was designed in 1910.

The ABA routing number appears twice on a Cheque i.e. in the fraction form and the MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) form. Both the forms give the same information but there is a slight difference i.e. MICR form is printed in magnetic ink and it’s readable by machines. Whereas the friction forms are used for manual processing.

Generally MICR form is served as a backup in Cheque processing to prevent it from fraud and other precautionary measures.

The 1st two digits of the 9 digits ABA number must be in the range of 00 through 12, 21 through 32, 61 through 72, or 80.

Rest of all digits is associated as follows:

• 00 is used by the Government of The United State.
• 01 through 12 are the "normal" routing numbers, and correspond to the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. For example, 0160-0959-3 is the routing number for Bank of America incoming wires in Boston, with the initial "01" indicating the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
• 21 through 32 were assigned only to thrift institutions (e.g. credit unions and savings banks) through 1985, but are no longer assigned .
• 61 through 72 are special purpose routing numbers designated for use by non-bank payment processors and clearinghouses and are termed Electronic Transaction Identifiers (ETIs), and correspond to the normal routing number, plus 60.
• 80 is used for traveler's cheques.

Sample of ABA Routing Number:

ACH Payment Authorization Form

Automated Clearing House(ACH) payments are similar to automated credit card billing payment that is withdrawal directly from the checking customers account. To make an ACH payment you need to authorize the concern management company to debit ONLY the amount mentioned in the singed ACH payment authorization form. This is a cost effective, easy and secured process to ensure that the payments are made on the due date. This process is helpful for you, if you forgot to make a monthly payment on time. On receipt of your ACH authorization form the concern business required minimum of 10 days to activate the ACH debit from your account.

One Time ACH Payment Authorization Form Spec. Copy.

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