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2004 Archive - ACH Industry News, Articles, and Papers

Here you'll find the 2004 archive of news, articles, papers, and press releases relative to ACH and the financial industry. Due to the dated nature of this information, some external links may be broken. We apologize for this inconvenience but have intentionally left these items as a documentation of previous news items. Some Documents May Utilize
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Date Industry News, Articles, and Papers Source
12/6/04 Federal Reserve Studies Confirm Electronic Payments Exceed Check Payments
Surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve confirm that in 2003 electronic payment transactions in the United States exceeded check payments for the first time....
Federal Reserve Bank
12/17/04 NACHA Accredits 553 Payments Professionals
Five hundred fifty-three payments industry professionals received accreditation or were re-accredited in 2004 by NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association under the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) Program, bringing the current number of AAPs nationwide to an all-time high of 2,554....
NACHA
10/28/04 Consumer Brochures Regarding Checks
The Federal Reserve Board announced the publication of two new consumer guides that provide practical information on the changes resulting from technological advances in check processing...
Federal Reserve Bank
10/25/04 3rd Quarter 2004 ACH Network Transactions
Two summaries of ACH volume statistics for the 3rd quarter...
NACHA
9/22/04 New Brochure on Internet Scam Known as "Phishing" Now Available. Protect Yourself & Your Customers.
Internet Pirates Are Trying to Steal Your Personal Financial Information. Here's the Good News: You Have the Power to Stop Them...
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
9/20/04 Check 21 FAQ
Frequently asked questions and the answers regarding the Check 21 Act...
Federal Reserve Board
9/8/04 In Time of Emergency, Financial Life Goes On
What you are reading now was composed in a 12-foot-by-25-foot hotel room in Kissimmee, where my wife, Georgina, and I sought refuge as Hurricane Frances bore down on our hometown of Vero Beach...
Humberto Cruz - Sun Sentinel
7/9/04 2nd Quarter 2004 ACH Network Transactions
Two summaries of ACH volume statistics for the 2nd quarter...
NACHA
6/7/04 Check 21 Resource Document
The Check 21 Act facilitates significant change in the way checks are processed in the United States. All banks will be affected by...
NACHA
5/21/04 Payments Institute 2004 Scholarship Winner
Alabama ACH Association Announces Winner of The Payments Institute 2004 Scholarship...
ALACHA
5/21/04 2003 ACH Network Transactions
One summary and one breakout of ACH statistics for the 2003...
NACHA
5/20/04 1st Quarter 2004 ACH Network Transactions
Two summaries of ACH volume statistics for the 1st quarter...
NACHA
5/19/04 Federal Reserve Banks Launch Check 21 Product Suite
The Federal Reserve Banks today introduced FedForwardSM, FedReturnSM and FedReceiptSM services, a comprehensive offering of check processing solutions designed to...
Federal Reserve Banks
3/1/04 NACHA Rule Making Process
Rules and Operations Committee, Rules Work Groups, Recent Amendments to Rules, and Operations Bulletins...
NACHA
3/1/04 Electronic Billing Information Delivery Service (EBIDS) Pilot
This pilot is being sponsored by NACHA's Council for Electronic Billing and Payment (CEBP), which has issued a Call for Participants to its membership to fulfill specified roles in the pilot...
NACHA
3/1/04 Deposited and Returned Truncated Check Pilot
NACHA's Electronic Check Council (ECC) initiated a one-year pilot to test truncation of unpaid deposit items. The pilot was extended in August 2003 to run through October 31, 2004...
NACHA
3/1/04 Latest on USA PATRIOT Act
From the US Treasury Department, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...
US Treasury Dept.
3/1/04 USA PATRIOT Act Customer ID'ing Requirements
From the US Treasury Department, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...
US Treasury Dept.
3/1/04 The ACH Network and OFAC Compliance
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") administers economicsanctions and embargo programs that require assets and transactions involving interests of target countries, target country nationals, and other specifically identified companies and individuals be frozen...
NACHA
3/1/04 ACH Network Volume Grows by 13% in 3rd Quarter 2003
Powerpoint presentation of volume increases...
NACHA
2/11/04 FFIEC Examination Guidelines - Including Privacy and Information Security
Handbooks and catalogues from FFIEC...
FFIEC
2/1/04 Recommendations of the Next Generation ACH Task Force
For the last ten years, the annual growth rate of the Network has exceeded 15 percent and indications are that for the next five years, growth rates will continue...
NACHA
1/27/04 4th Quarter 2003 ACH Statistics
Two summaries of ACH volume statistics for the 4th quarter...
NACHA
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