NACHA Return Status Codes
Code |
Description |
Detail |
R01 |
Insufficient funds |
Available balance is not sufficient to cover the amount of the debit entry |
R02 |
Bank account closed |
Previously active amount has been closed by the customer of RDFI |
R03 |
No bank account/unable to locate account |
Account number does not correspond to the individual identified in the entry, or the account number designated is not an open account |
R04 |
Invalid bank account number |
Account number structure is not valid |
R06 |
Returned per ODFI request |
ODFI requested the RDFI to return the entry |
R07 |
Authorization revoked by customer |
Receiver has revoked authorization |
R08 |
Payment stopped |
Receiver of a recurring debit has stopped payment of an entry |
R09 |
Uncollected funds |
Collected funds are not sufficient for payment of the debit entry |
R10 |
Customer advises not authorized |
Receiver has advised RDFI that originator is not authorized to debit his bank account |
R11 |
Check truncation entry return |
To be used when returning a check truncation entry |
R12 |
Branch sold to another RDFI |
RDFI unable to post entry destined for a bank account maintained at a branch sold to another financial institution |
R13 |
RDFI not qualified to participate |
Financial institution does not receive commercial ACH entries |
R14 |
Representative payee deceased or unable to continue in that capacity |
The representative payee authorized to accept entries on behalf of a beneficiary is either deceased or unable to continue in that capacity |
R15 |
Beneficiary or bank account holder |
(Other than representative payee) deceased* - (1) the beneficiary entitled to payments is deceased or (2) the bank account holder other than a representative payee is deceased |
R16 |
Bank account frozen |
Funds in bank account are unavailable due to action by RDFI or legal order |
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 |
Code |
Description |
Detail |
R20 |
Non-payment bank account |
Entry destined for non-payment bank account defined by reg. |
R21 |
Invalid company ID number |
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 |
Transit routing number check digit error |
Check digit for the transit routing number is incorrect |
R29 |
Corporate customer advises not authorized |
RDFI has been notified by corporate receiver that debit entry of originator is not authorized |
R30 |
RDFI not participant in check truncation program |
Financial institution not participating in automated check safekeeping application |
R31 |
Permissible return entry (CCD and CTX only) |
RDFI has been notified by the ODFI that it agrees to accept a CCD or CTX return entry |
R32 |
RDFI non-settlement |
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 RDFI |
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) |