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February 16, 2021
Many dentists have yet to experience the benefits of receiving insurance claim payments by ACH, but there are encouraging signs, a new report found.
“Although the majority of dental payments are made via a paper check, the industry is seeing an uptick in the number of electronic dental payments…
Healthcare
December 29, 2020
Updated December 30, 2020
The IRS and the U.S. Treasury have confirmed that 113 million economic impact payments (EIPs) by ACH are being processed this week, with an effective date of Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Under the Nacha Rules, RDFIs must make funds available by 9:00 a.m. (RDFI local time…
ACH, ACH Network, ACH Operations, Advocacy, Direct Deposit, Direct Payment via ACH
November 18, 2020
[Podcast] The ACH Network is Not Just Payroll and B2B Transactions. It’s Branching Into New Segments, Too
Many are familiar with the ACH Network, which last year electronically moved 24.7 billion payments valued at nearly $56 trillion between accounts at different financial institutions for payments including large B2B transactions or payroll direct deposit.
Others may recognize the ACH Network as…
ACH Network, Healthcare
November 9, 2020
Nacha’s Government Relations team has been closely monitoring U.S. election results over the past week. For a summary, read the RFA Election Analysis, prepared for Nacha by Rich, Feuer & Anderson.
Government Relations News, Government Relations Policy Updates
October 9, 2020
In a recent interview with PaymentsJournal, Nacha’s Jane Larimer discusses how the ACH Network delivered stimulus payments on time.
As part of the CARES Act, by the end of August, the government had distributed $270 billion in funds in stimulus payments. However…
ACH, ACH Network, Advocacy, Direct Deposit, Direct Payment via ACH
October 2, 2020
Nacha has approved eight new amendments to the Nacha Operating Rules governing the use of ACH payments. Many of the changes reflect a long-term strategy to modernize the ACH system, both through infrastructure improvements such as Same Day ACH; and making ACH payments easier to use for the country’…
ACH, ACH Network, NACHA Operating Rules, Risk & Compliance, Risk Management
September 15, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic raged across the country, the U.S. government turned to Direct Deposit to deliver hundreds of millions of stimulus payments to Americans, not once, but twice.
The IRS reported that under the CARES Act, 122.5 million EIPs were made by Direct Deposit. When a…
ACH, ACH Network, ACH Operations, Advocacy, Direct Deposit, Direct Payment via ACH, Faster Payments, Legislative and Regulatory
August 19, 2020
Federal Reserve Explores Digital Currencies
On Aug. 13, 2020, The Federal Reserve issued a press release highlighting the research and experimentation the central bank system has been conducting to enhance its understanding of digital currencies and their use by central banks. Additionally, as an…
Government Relations News
August 19, 2020
Despite Concerns Over Mail Delivery, Overwhelming Majority of Federal Government Payments Continue to be Made On Time
More than 97% of Recipients of Social Security and Veterans Benefits Rely on Direct Deposit
HERNDON, Va., August 19, 2020 – In recent days, significant concerns have been raised over the delivery of payments from the Social Security Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration…
ACH, ACH Network, Advocacy, Direct Deposit, Government Relations News
August 4, 2020
SBA Inspector General Reports ‘Widespread’ Fraud in Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
On July 28, 2020 the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a memo reporting findings of "widespread potential fraud" in the agency’s flagship Economic Injury…
Government Relations News