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ACH Payments up 8.3 Percent in 1st Quarter 2008

ACH Network volume increased by 8.3 percent in the 1st quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter a year ago, rising to a total of 3,706,595,919 payments. The dollar value of these payments was $7.5 trillion, an increase of 6.6 percent over the 1st quarter figures for 2007.
 

Commercial ACH volume accounted for 92.2 percent of transactions, or 3,417,117,503 payments.  Federal government ACH volume was 289,478,416, which include a significant portion of the tax filing and refund season.
 

The largest growth rate occurred in Point-of-Purchase (POP) transactions, increasing 48.7 percent from the 1st quarter of 2007.  The largest numerical growth occurred in Internet-initiated entries (WEB), increasing by 83.8 million payments over the 1st quarter of 2007.

NACHA Operating Guidelines – Company Name Identification Rule Amendment

 On June 20, 2008, the NACHA Operating Rules will be amended to incorporate clarifications to the definition of the Company Name Field within the Company/Batch Header Record. This Supplement #3-2008 provides updated NACHA Operating Guidelines related to these changes, adding new language to help clarify the proper use of this field. Examples of origination scenarios and the proper use of the Company Name Field in those cases are provided to assist Originators and ODFIs in properly identifying Originators of ACH payments.


Formal Rules Interpretation – Proper Use of SEC Codes and Aggregation of Transactions

On March 20, 2008, NACHA’s Board of Directors approved a delay in the implementation date of the Formal Rules Interpretat ...

On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, the NACHA Voting Membership approved three ballots on amendments to the NACHA Operating Rules.  The amendments are Category C (Minor Impact) Issues – Ballot #2-08 (June 20, 2008 Implementation), Ballot #3-08 (September 19, 2008 Implementation) and Ballot #4-08 (March 20, 2009 Implementation).  

All three ballots were approved with identical votes of 100 percent of the weighted votes cast (9,171 votes approving), and 100 percent of members voting (39 members approving).  The ballots were not vetoed by either of the membership classes.