Failed ACH Transaction Codes

Occasionally, a transaction may fail when an ACH gift or payment is attempted. These rejections occur with bank account transactions.  ACH gifts may decline or fail later.

Below is a list of common failed transaction codes and their descriptions for your convenience.

 

Code

Description

R01

Insufficient Funds - The available balance was not sufficient to cover the dollar value of the debit entry.

R02

Account Closed - The account is closed.

R03

No Account/Unable to Locate Account - The account number structure is valid and passes the validation process, but does not correspond to an individual or is not an open account.

R04

Invalid Account Number - The account number was not recognized by the account holder’s bank.

R05

Improper Debit to Consumer Account - The account holder has not authorized the debit, and the transaction was submitted as 'Corporate' instead of 'Personal'.

R07

Authorization Revoked by Customer - The account holder, who previously authorized the debit, has revoked that authorization.

R08

Payment Stopped - The account holder with a recurring debit transaction has stopped payment to this specific EFT debit.

R09

Uncollected Funds - The available balance was not sufficient to cover the dollar value of the debit entry.

R10

Customer Advises Not Authorized - The account holder has advised that the debit was unauthorized.

R13

Invalid Routing Number/Bank Not Qualified to Participate - The routing number is not recognized as a participating bank.

R16

Account Frozen - Funds are unavailable due to specific action by the bank or by legal action.

R20

Non Transaction Account - The EFT entry is destined for a non-transaction account (i.e., an account against which transactions are prohibited or limited).

R24

Duplicate Entry - The transaction has been flagged as a duplicate.

R26

Mandatory Field Error - Improper information in one of the mandatory fields.

R28

Routing Number Check Digit Error - The routing number is invalid.

R29

Corporate Customer Advises Not Authorized - The corporate account holder has advised that the debit was not authorized.

R99

Unspecified - The reason for the error is unspecified.

Note: R codes are exclusive to the US. Canadian customers will not experience these types of rejections.

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