Risk Management Resources
The safety of the ACH Network for all participants is key. Nacha has numerous risk management resources available including fraud prevention and Nacha Rules compliance. You can filter the information by both resource type and audience.
Risk Management Resources

ACH Quality
Compliance
Fraud Prevention
RISK MANAGEMENT TOPICS – (Fraud Monitoring Phase 1)
These Rule amendments are related to monitoring for fraud.
March 20, 2026

ACH Quality
Compliance
Fraud Prevention
RISK MANAGEMENT TOPICS – (Fraud Monitoring Phase 2)
Phase 2 of Rule amendments related to monitoring for fraud.
June 19, 2026

ACH Quality
Compliance
Fraud Prevention
RISK MANAGEMENT TOPICS – Company Entry Descriptions
Rule amendments that standardize uses of the Company Entry Description.
March 20, 2026

ACH Quality
Compliance
Notes from the Field: AI is Trending and Nacha Rules Updates Should Be Top of Mind for 2025
April 22, 2025

ACH Quality
Compliance
Fraud Prevention
Risk Management Topic - April 1, 2025
An RDFI is required to advise the ODFI of the status of a Request for Return within ten (10) banking days of receipt of the ODFI’s request.
April 1, 2025

ACH Quality
Compliance
ACH Operations Bulletin #4-2024-Importance of Maintaining Up-to-Date Routing Transit Numbers
All parties involved in the origination of ACH payments should incorporate regular routing number updates as part of their ACH origination practices.
December 16, 2024

Account Validation
ACH Quality
Fraud Prevention
Micro-Entries
Micro-Entry practices/format for Originators for account validation.
March 17, 2023

ACH Quality
Third-Party Sender Roles and Responsibilities
The roles/responsibilities of Third-Party Senders in the ACH Network.
September 30, 2022