2018 NACHA Operating Rules: An Update on Changes Ahead

Same Day ACH has been one of the largest changes to the ACH network and Phase 3 is the last part being implemented in March of 2018. How does Phase 3 affect a financial institution or even an Originating company when processing ACH payments in a faster settlement environment. In the fall of 2017, Third-Parties Senders were required to comply with a registration process and that period to complete the registration requirement will end in March of 2018. 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.

• How the 2017 TPS Registration – compliance requirements for the ODFI
• Funds availability requirements for Same Day ACH credits for the last and final phase of Same Day ACH implementation
• Reg CC (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks) changes that are effective in 2018

Discussion on RFC’s with deadlines for comments being Jan 26 and Feb 23, 2018: NACHA requests comments on proposed rules to expand Same Day ACH.

To remain in compliance with the Rules, the topics covered will include: Details of the funds availability requirement for the last and final phase of Same Day ACH (March 2018); Responsibility of the ODFI and the TPS Registration process which ends in March of 2018. Discussion on other regulatory changes, such as the major changes to Regulation CC (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks) which was amended by the Federal Reserve Bank, Board of Governors on May 31, 2017 and will become effective on July 1, 2018. Also details on two recent Request For Comment (RFC) from NACHA requesting comments on proposed Rules changes to Same Day ACH, plus a Request For Information (RFI) on expanding the ACH Network, in the near future and what this means to you.

• ACH Operations staff
• Compliance Officers (Auditors)
• ACH Managers
• Electronic Payments Professionals
• AAP’s – keeping up with changes in ACH Rules and wanting to earn AAP Continuing Education Credits
• Anyone who wishes to enhance their knowledge of the new rules

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).