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Education and Training News
July 22, 2010 NACHA Phishing Alert (7/22/2010) Email Claiming to be from NACHA NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association has received reports that individuals and/or companies have received a fraudulent email that has the appearance of having been sent from NACHA. See here for details.
July 20, 2010 NEACH RDC 2010 Summit Discount! Members of NEACH are eligible to receive a $50 discount on registration to the RDC Summit 2010 in Orlando, Florida. RDC Summit 2010 is the one and only forum dedicated to the trends, issues and innovation that embody the Remote Deposit Capture and Payments industry.
July 1, 2010 Originator Watch List Now Available NACHA's Originator Watch List is now available for access by all financial institutions and the ACH Operators. The Originator Watch List, a component of NACHA's strategic risk-management framework for the ACH Network, identifies Originators and Third-Party Senders that meet certain specified risk criteria. Designed to augment existing assessment and decision-making measures, ODFIs are encouraged to consider this information as a part of their underwriting and risk-management procedures.
June 30, 2010 NACHA 2010 ACH Rules Supplement #1 Since the publication of the 2010 edition of the ACH Rules, NACHA's Voting Membership has approved two amendments to the NACHA Operating Rules. The Rule changes for both Rules Simplification and Mobile ACH Payments will become effective on January 1, 2011. Details of these changes enclosed.
May 12, 2010 May 2010 marks Direct Deposit/Direct Payment Month May 2010 marks Direct Deposit/Direct Payment Month. This month is an opportunity to highlight and promote the positive aspects of Direct Deposit and Direct Payment to individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and anyone who wants a simple, safe, smart way to move money.
January 20, 2010 NACHA Risk Management News: Winter 2010 Edition Look here for the latest issue of NACHA Risk Management News (Volume 6, Issue 1).
December 30, 2009 NACHA Government Relations Digest The 2009 Year End edition of the NACHA Government Relations Digest.
December 16, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: My company needs to send more remittance information that what is permitted by the IAT format. How can I do this?
December 9, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: I have heard that IAT will be available for more countries starting in early 2010. Can you explain this?
December 2, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: If my payroll needs to be sent as IAT, could my employees' funds availability be affected?
November 27, 2009 Agencies Extend Compliance Date for Final Rule to Implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the release of a joint final rule to extend the compliance date for their joint regulation implementing certain provisions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act by six months to June 1, 2010.
November 25, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: Does IAT change the requirements my FI needs to perform for AML and BSA reviews?
November 18, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: Do IAT entries have to be screened prior to posting?
November 12, 2009 NACHA FRAUDULENT EMAIL ALERT This urgent alert was just received from NACHA. Please read immediately.
November 12, 2009 Regulation E: Final Rule and Official NACHA Commentary, Overdrafts Today the Federal Reserve Board announced final rules that prohibit financial institutions from charging consumers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machine (ATM) and one-time debit card transactions, unless a consumer consents, or opts in, to the overdraft service for those types of transactions. Look here for information on the final rule, a summary, and model disclosure language.
November 11, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: Now that IAT is available, can I send international payments to any country in the world?
November 11, 2009 Unlawful Internet Gambling Deadline Extension Based on the number of calls NACHA continues to receive, there remains much uncertainty among financial institutions around compliance with UIGEA and Regulation GG. Look here for more information regarding UIGEA and Regulation GG.
November 4, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: If an Originator is creating an IAT entry (including Remittance Addenda and Foreign Correspondent Bank Addenda if necessary) and discovers that it does not have complete names and/or addresses for mandatory fields, can the fields be populated with "Bank Customer" in the customer's name field and "Not Avail" in the address field? If the Originator does not populate mandatory fields with correct information, what will happen?
October 28, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: What type of due diligence is the Corporate Originator expected to do to determine if they need to originate IAT transactions?
September 16, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: Are there any Transaction Codes that IAT should not be used for?
September 9, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: Should the content of the "Number of Addenda Records" field be changed for an IAT return or NOC?
September 2, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: If there is a debit block service on an account and we receive an inbound IAT debit that is not in violation of an OFAC sanctions program, can we return the IAT debit?
August 26, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: Is there any field in the IAT format to indicate if an entry is a consumer or business transaction?
August 19, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: As an RDFI, what should we do if we receive an inbound IAT debit transaction that is a hit on the SDN list?
August 17, 2009 NEACH Mobile Banking Survey Report Results of a survey of more than 300 New England financial institutions highlight differences among banks and credit unions in their approach to mobile banking services for their customers / members as well as areas of both similarity and differences among commercial banks, cooperative banks, and savings institutions.
August 12, 2009 NACHA IAT Question of the Week Question: What specific language needs to be included in a financial institution's OFAC policy, as it relates to IAT?
August 5, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: We are an FI and we think we are ready for IAT, but who do we contact to set up testing?
July 28, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: Can the RDFI rely on the ACH Operator to NOT send through an IAT from a sanctioned country or in violation of an OFAC sanction?
July 22, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: Who adds the IAT addenda record for foreign correspondent bank information to the IAT transaction and what is the maximum number of optional addenda records?
July 22, 2009 ODFI Risk Alert: Keylogging Attacks Fraudsters may be looking at your customers for a way into ACH. Click to read the full risk report.
July 21, 2009 Calling All Photo Enthusiasts: NEACH 2010 Membership Calendar Due to Popular Demand, The NEACH Membership Calendar is Back for 2010! At the request of our members, NEACH is planning another New England photo calendar for 2010. Your impressive photos truly made our 2009 calendar unique and we are sure 2010 will be even better! Submit your photos now.
July 15, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: Is 9/18/09 the first day that IAT transactions will be accepted within the ACH Network or is 9/18/09 the first day IAT transactions will settle within the Network? If our client has an IAT transaction which is effective 9/18, can they initiate the transaction (with an IAT SEC and Format) on 9/17 with an effective date of 9/18?
July 8, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: Does the IAT require any new statement language?
July 1, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: As a corporate originator what type of due diligence do I need to do with my employees to determine if they are sending their funds out of the country and we should be coding their payroll as an IAT?
June 24, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: Is NACHA going to revise the sample ODFI-Originator agreement to include IAT?
June 17, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: If my payroll needs to be sent as IAT, could my employees' availability be affected?
June 10, 2009 NACHA's IAT Question of the Week Question: For inbound IAT transactions, which FI is identified in the 4th addenda record?