2017 Ach Rules And Regulation Update: Knowing The Impact Of The 2017 Rules

Significant Rules changes in 2016 will be covered and a complete description of the Rule changes going forward into 2017 and 2018. Same Day ACH is a drastic change to the ACH network and continues to be implemented in a 3-phase approach. Phase 1 was effective September of 2016, Phase 2 in September of 2017 and Phase 3 in March of 2018. What does this mean to a financial institution or even an Originating company and the impact(s) it may have on the processing of payments in a faster settlement environment. Third-Parties Senders will be required to comply with a registration process beginning in 2017. Attend this webinar for these changes and what they mean to the participants in the ACH network who are responsible for compliance with these Rules!

• Identify Same Day options for the ODFI
• Visualize the compliance language for the ACH Card
• List requirements for establishing monitoring processes for the ODFI
• Define Third-Party Responsibilities – and NEW Registration process
• Outline the details for the Unauthorized Return Fee Entry
• Learn best practices relating to the new Rules changes.

• 2017 Third-Party Sender Registration – new Rule with details
• Minor Rules Changes to language surrounding Same Day ACH
• Rules Enforcement Monitoring – Class 2 Rules Violations
• 2016 significant Changes and how they affect each participant
• Details on the Return thresholds and the Rules Enforcement process surrounding them
• Charges for unauthorized entries, what are the return reason codes to monitor
• Disclosure Requirements for POS Entries.

To remain in compliance with the Rules, the topics covered will include: The New (recently approved) Third-Party Sender Registration rule details, effective in 2017; minor Rules changes to language surrounding Same Day ACH, Rules Enforcement Monitoring, and more. Included will be the 2016 Significant Rules changes including unauthorized entry charges for ODFIs, changes to return thresholds for ODFI, and the NEW Same Day ACH requirement (which is a three-phase process Sept 2016 thru Mar 2018). This webinar will outline all details and what it means to you!

• Financial Institutions
• ACH Operations Departments
• Audit Departments (within financial institutions)
• Third-Party ACH Processers
• Companies who process electronic payments (ACH payments specifically)

Donna K Olheiser, AAP, is the vice president of Education Services and founder of Dynamic Mastership, LLC. Donna is an enthusiastic and energetic Certified Master Trainer with over 14 years’ training experience. She has designed and facilitated over 100 training sessions each year with her expertise being the rules for companies and financial institutions when processing specifically ACH electronic payments, then scheduling the training events to facilitate/deliver the material through a variety of venues (webinars, teleseminars, in-person workshops, including regional and national conferences). Donna has over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry which includes 9 years’ experience as the education service director at a Regional Payments Association (RPA), where she managed and facilitated the entire education program for nearly 800 financial institution members. Prior to that, Ms. Olheiser spent 14 years in various departments with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and also holds the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) designation (achieved in 2004).