ACH transactions

[Florian Diesch]

Graham Todd <grahamtodd2 at googlemail.com> writes:

> On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:24:51 -0700
> David Miller <justdave at bugzilla.org> wrote:
>
>> Michael wrote on 7/23/09 4:27 PM:
>> > Does anyone know how to stop a merchant from processing a hand
>> > written check as an ACH transaction?  This "service" provided by my
>> > bank is a real PITA.  
>> 
>> Way off-topic for this list, but the short answer is, you can't.
>> 
>> http://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/truncation/faqs2.htm#ques18
>
> /rant coming
>
> Ah, that explains it - its a foreign matter and the advice given does
> not relate to the law in *my* country.  Of course, *my* country might
> have similar statutes that apply, but the advice given was totally about
> the law in the USA. 

For me that seems to be appropriate for a US related question.

> If we're going to have discussion about such wide ranging topics, could
> we remember please that a good number of us *ARE NOT* US citizens and
> are totally disinterested in matters parochial enough to not affect us,
> such as Check 21 and ACH transactions?

It's all about random chit-chat here.


> /end of rant
>
> BTW what are ACH transactions?

I guess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Clearing_House



   Florian
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