Place Stop Pay on ACH Distribution

These steps explain how to place a stop pay on a company ACH distribution so that the distribution does not hit the member's account. Once this stop pay is placed within the distribution, this transaction will be listed on your exceptions when it attempts to post to the member.

1. Launch Tool #989 Work With ACH Members/Companies.

2. Enter the member’s account number.

3. Click the forward arrow.

4. Select a previous ACH transaction from the desired company in the list.

5. Choose the Update option.

6. From the list, select the distribution with a sequence number of 99.

7. Choose the Change option.

8. In the Distribution type field on the ACH Distribution Maintenance screen, enter a distribution code of "08" (Payment Stopped).

   • This will stop the ACH from posting indefinitely.

   • If the ACH only needs to be stopped once, then the distribution type must be updated to its original status using the steps above.

9. Click Add/Update.

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