ACH Return Codes

Returned ACH payments will always come with an ACH return code indicating why a customer’s payment was rejected. The most common reasons are insufficient funds, closed accounts, or invalid account information.

The table below lists all of the possible ACH return codes.

Return Code
Message

R02

Account closed A previously open account is now closed

R03

No account or unable to locate account The account number does not correspond to the individual identified in the entry or a valid account.

R04

Invalid account number The account number fails the check digit validation or may contain an incorrect number of digits

R05

Uncollected funds Available balance is sufficient, but the collected balance is not sufficient to cover the entry

R06

Returned per ODFI’s request The ODFI has requested that the RDFI return the entry

R07

Authorization revoked by customer Member who previously authorized an entry has revoked authorization with the Originator

R08

Payment stopped or stop payment on item Member had previously requested a stop payment of a single or recurring entry

R09

Uncollected funds Available balance is sufficient, but collected balance is not sufficient to cover the entry

R10

Customer advises not authorized Member advises not authorized, notice not provided, improper source document, or amount of entry not accurately obtained from source document

R11

Check truncation entry return To be used when returning a check truncation entry

R12

Branch sold to another DFI RDFI unable to post entry destined for a bank account maintained at a branch sold to another financial institution

R13

Invalid ACH routing number Financial institution does not receive commercial ACH entries

R14

Representment payee deceased or unable to continue in that capacity Representative payee is deceased or unable to continue in that capacity, beneficiary is not deceased

R15

Beneficiary of account holder deceased Beneficiary or Account Holder Deceased

R16

Account frozen Access to account is restricted due to specific action taken by the RDFI or by legal action

R17

File record edit criteria Fields rejected by RDFI processing (identified in return addenda)

R18

Improper effective entry date Entries have been presented prior to the first available processing window for the effective date.

R19

Amount field error Improper formatting of the amount field

R20

Nontransaction account Policies or regulations (such as Regulation D) prohibit or limit activity to the account indicated

R21

Invalid company identification The company ID information not valid (normally CIE entries)

R22

Invalid individual ID number Individual id used by receiver is incorrect (CIE entries)

R23

Credit entry refused by receiver Receiver returned entry because minimum or exact amount not remitted, bank account is subject to litigation, or payment represents an overpayment, originator is not known to receiver or receiver has not authorized this credit entry to this bank account

R24

Duplicate entry RDFI has received a duplicate entry

R25

Addenda error Improper formatting of the addenda record information

R26

Mandatory field error Improper information in one of the mandatory fields

R27

Trace number error Original entry trace number is not valid for return entry; or addenda trace numbers do not correspond with entry detail record

R28

Routing number or check digit error Check digit for the transit routing number is incorrect

R29

Corporate customer advises not authorized RDFI has been notified by business account holder that a specific transaction is unauthorized

R30

RDFI not participant in check truncation program Financial institution not participating in automated check safekeeping application

R31

Permissible return entry RDFI has been notified by business account holder that a specific transaction is unauthorized

R32

RDFI nonsettlement RDFI is not able to settle the entry

R33

Return of XCK entry RDFI determines at its sole discretion to return an XCK entry; an XCK return entry may be initiated by midnight of the sixtieth day following the settlement date if the XCK entry

R34

Limited participation DFI RDFI participation has been limited by a federal or state supervisor

R35

Return of improper debit entry ACH debit not permitted for use with the CIE standard entry class code (except for reversals)

R36

Return of improper credit entry

R37

Source Document Presented for Payment Check used for an ARC, BOC or POP entry has also been presented for payment

R38

Stop payment on source document Stop payment has been placed on a check used for an ARC entry

R40

Return of ENR entry by federal government agency (ENR only)

R41

Invalid transaction code (ENR only)

R42

Routing number or check digit error (ENR only)

R43

Invalid DFI account number (ENR only)

R44

Invalid individual ID number (ENR only)

R45

Invalid individual name/company name (ENR only)

R46

Invalid representative payee indicator (ENR only)

R47

Duplicate enrollment

R50

State law affecting RCK acceptance

R51

Item is ineligible, notice not provided, signature not genuine

R52

Stop payment on item

R61

Misrouted return Return entry was sent by RDFI to an incorrect ODFI routing/transit number

R62

Incorrect trace number

R63

Incorrect dollar amount

R64

Incorrect individual identification

R65

Incorrect transaction code

R66

Incorrect company identification

R67

Duplicate return ODFI has received more than one return entry for the same original entry

R68

Untimely return Return entry did not meet the return deadline

R69

Multiple errors

R70

Permissible return entry not accepted

R71

Misrouted dishonored return

R72

Untimely dishonored return

R73

Timely original return

R74

Corrected return

R80

Cross-border payment coding error

R81

Nonparticipant in cross-border program

R82

Invalid foreign receiving DFI identification

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