ACH Return Codes

Return Reason Codes for RDFIs


R01 - Insufficient Funds - Available balance is not sufficient to cover the dollar value of the debit entry.

R02 - Account Closed - Previously active account has been closed by customer or RDFI.

R03 - No Account/Unable to Locate Account - Account number structure is valid and passes editing process, but does not correspond to individual or is not an open account.

R04 - Invalid Account Number - Account number structure not valid; entry may fail check digit validation or may contain an incorrect number of digits.

R05 - Improper Debit to Consumer Account - A CCD, CTX, or CBR debit entry was transmitted to a Consumer Account of the Receiver and was not authorized by the Receiver.

R06 - Returned per ODFI's Request - ODFI has requested RDFI to return the ACH entry (optional to RDFI - ODFI indemnifies RDFI).

R07 - Authorization Revoked by Customer - Consumer, who previously authorized ACH payment, has revoked authorization from Originator (must be returned no later than 60 days from settlement date and customer must sign affidavit).

R08 - Payment Stopped - Receiver of a recurring debit transaction has stopped payment to a specific ACH debit. RDFI should verify the Receiver's intent when a request for stop payment is made to insure this is not intended to be a revocation of authorization.

R09 - Uncollected Funds - Sufficient book or ledger balance exists to satisfy dollar value of the transaction, but the dollar value of transaction is in process of collection (i.e., uncollected checks) or cash reserve balance below dollar value of the debit entry.

R10 - Customer Advises Not Authorized - Consumer has advised RDFI that Originator of transaction is not authorized to debit account (must be returned no later than 60 days from settlement date of original entry and customer must sign affidavit).

R11 - Customer Advises Entry Not in Accordance with the Terms of the Authorization.

R12 - Branch Sold to Another DFI - Financial institution receives entry destined for an account at a branch that has been sold to another financial institution.

R13 - RDFI Not Qualifed to Participate

R14 - Account-holder Deceased [Representative Payee Deceased or Unable to Continue in that Capacity] - Account-holder is deceased (used in the event of death of a Representative Payee. guardian, or trustee).

R15 - Beneficiary Deceased [Beneficiary or Account Holder (Other Than a Representative Payee) Deceased] - Beneficiary entitled to payments is deceased.

R16 - Account Frozen - Funds unavailable due to specific action by the RDFI or by legal action.

R17 - File Record Edit Criteria - Fields not edited by the ACH Operator are edited by the RDFI; field(s) causing processing error must be identified in the addenda record of return.

R18 - Improper Effective Entry Date

R19 - Amount Field Error

R20 - Non Transaction Account - ACH entry is destined for a non-transaction account (i.e., an account against which transactions are prohibited or limited).

R21 - Invalid Company Identification - number used in the Company ID field in error.

R22 - Invalid Individual ID Number - in CIE entry the Individual ID Number is used by the Receiver to identify the account; Receiver has indicated to RDFI that number Originator identified is not correct.

R23 - Credit Entry Refused by Receiver - Receiver refuses credit entry because of one of the following conditions: (1) minimum amount required by Receiver has not been remitted, (2) exact amount required has not been remitted, (3) account subject to litigation and Receiver will not accept transaction, (4) acceptance of transaction results in overpayment, (5) Originator is not known by Receiver, or (6) Receiver has not authorized the credit entry.

R24 - Duplicate Entry - RDFI has received what appears to be a duplicate entry (i.e., trace number, date, dollar amount and/or other data matches another transaction).

R25 - Addenda Error

R26 - Mandatory Field Error

R27 - Trace Number Error

R28 - Routing Number Check Digit Error

R29 - Corporate Customer Advises Not Authorized - RDFI has been notified by Receiver (non-consumer) that entry was not authorized.

R30 - RDFI Not Participant in Check Truncation Program

R31 - Permissible Return Entry (CCD and CTX only) - RDFI has been notified by ODFI that ODFI agrees to accept a return entry beyond normal return deadline.

R32 - RDFI Non-Settlement

R33 - Return of XCK Entry - RDFI, at its discretion, returns an XCK entry (code only used for XCK returns) XCK entries may be returned up to 60 days after settlement date.

R34 - Limited Participation DFI

R35 - Return of Improper Debit Entry

R36 - Reserved

R37 - Source Doc Presented for Payment - The source document to which an ACH entry relates has been presented for payment.

R38 - STOP PAY (ARC) - STOP PAY (ARC)

R39 - IMPROPER SOURCE DOCUMENT

R40 - Non-Participant in ENR Program (ENR only) [Return of ENR Entry by Federal Government Agency (ENR only)]

R41 - Invalid Transaction Code (ENR only)

R42 - Routing Number/Check Digit Error (ENR only)

R43 - Invalid DFI Account Number (ENR only)

R44 - Invalid Individual ID Number (ENR only)[Invalid Individual ID Number/Identification Number (ENR only)]

R45 - Invalid Individual Name (ENR only) [Invalid Individual Name/Company Name (ENR only)]

R46 - Invalid Representative Payee Indicator (ENR only)

R47 - Duplicate Enrollment (ENR only)

R48 - Reserved

R49 - Reserved

R50 - State Law Affecting RCK Acceptance - RDFI is in one of the states that have not accepted the Uniform Commercial Code and hasn't revised its consumer agreements to allow for electronic presentment, OR the RDFI is in a state that requires all canceled checks to be returned in the consumer statement.

R51 - Item Ineligible, No Notice, No Signature, Item Altered

R52 - Stop Payment - RDFI determines that a stop payment has been placed on the item to which the RCK entry relates. RDFI has 60 days following settlement to return.

R53 - Paper backup missing or not in agreement - In addition to an RCK entry, the item to which the RCK entry relates has also been presented for payment.

R54 - Reserved

R55 - Reserved

R56 - Reserved

R57 - Reserved

R58 - Reserved

R59 - Reserved


Dishonored Return Codes for ODFIs


R60 - Reserved

R61 - Misrouted Return - RDFI of the original entry has placed the incorrect transit/routing number in the Receiving DFI Identification field.

R62 - Incorrect Trace Number - Trace Number found in positions 07-21 in the addenda record of the Return is different from the trace number of the original entry.

R63 - Incorrect Dollar Amount - Dollar amount in the Entry Detail Record of the Return is different from the dollar amount of the original entry.

R64 - Incorrect Invidual Identification - Individual ID number reflected in the Entry Detail Record of the Return is different from the Individual ID number used in the original entry.

R65 - Incorrect Transaction Code - Transaction Code in the Entry Detail Record of the Return is not the return equivalent of the Transaction Code in the original entry. (All entries must be returned as received: i.e., credit as credit, debit as debit, demand as demand, savings as savings.)

R66 - Incorrect Company Identification - Company ID number used in the Company/Batch Header Record of the Return is different from the ID number used in the original entry.

R67 - Duplicate Return - ODFI has received more than one return for the same entry.

R68 - Untimely Return - Return was not sent within the time frame established by the rules.

R69 - Multiple Errors - Two or more fields are incorrect (i.e. original entry trace number, amount, individual ID number, company ID and/or Transaction Code).

R70 - Permissible Return Entry Not Accepted

R71 - Misrouted Dishonored Return

R72 - Untimely Dishonored Return

R73 - Timely Original Return

R74 - Corrected Return

R80 - CROSS BORDER CODING ERROR

R81 - NON-PARTICIPANT IN CROSS-BORDER PROGRAM

R82 - INVALID FOREIGN RECEIVING DFI INDENTIFICATION

R83 - FOREIGN RECEIVING DFI UNABLE TO SETTLE

R98 - Indicates a returned PAC (pre-authorized check); t

R99 - Indicates a returned PAC (pre-authorized check); R

RCC - Other


ICL Return Codes


L04 - Refer to Maker ICL

L06 - Fraudulent ICL

L07 - ICL Hold

L08 - ICL Other

L09 - Unauthorized ICL

L88 - Non-Negotiable Item

L99 - Other


Correction Codes


C01 - Corrected Account

C02 - Corrected Routing

C03 - Corrected Routing and Account

C04 - Corrected Name

C05 - Corrected Tran Code

C06 - Corrected Account and Tran Code

C07 - Corrected Routing, Account, and Tran Code

C08 - Corrected Foreign Routing

C09 - Corrected Individual ID Number

C10 - Corrected Company Name

C11 - Corrected Company ID

C12 - Corrected Company Name and Company ID

C13 - Addenda Format Error

C61 - Misrouted Notification Of Change

C62 - Incorrect Trace Number

C63 - Incorrect Company Identification Number

C64 - Incorrect Individual Identification Number

C65 - Incorrectly formatted Corrected Data

C66 - Incorrect Discretionary Data

C67 - Routing Number not from Original Entry Detail Record

C68 - DFI Account Number not from Original Entry Detail Record

C69 - Incorrect Transaction Code