Written Statement of Unauthorized Debit Copy (WSUD)

Written Statement of Unauthorized Debit Copy (WSUD) – Used by the originating depository financial institution (ODFI) to request the written statement of unauthorized debit from the receiving depository financial institution (RDFI).

If you need to send a WSUD, submit an exception request to the Federal Reserve Banks.

Information about Written Statement of Unauthorized Debit Copy (WSUD) Federal Reserve Banks’ case reporting time frames and actions.
If Then the Federal Reserve Banks will
The Requestor is a Full-Service Participant* and the Responder is a Full-Service Participant or a Partial Service Participant* of the Exception Resolution Service Send a same day acknowledgement to the Requestor if received by 8:00 p.m. ET

*Refer to the General Notes section for the definitions of the Exception Resolution Service Participant roles.

Required Fields

Information about Written Statement of Unauthorized Debit Copy (WSUD) required field names
Field Name Field Description
Case Type The investigation type that is being sent - WSUD.
Requestor ABA The nine-digit routing number of the institution that is submitting the exception request to the Federal Reserve Banks.
Responder ABA The nine-digit routing number of the institution that will receive the exception request from the Federal Reserve Banks.
Contact Name The name of an individual who could be contacted regarding the submission of the exception request.
Telephone Number / Extension The telephone number of the Requestor; to be used if there was a question regarding the exception request.
Reference Number The reference number assigned to the exception as it is known by the Requestor of the message.
Settlement Date The date the entry was settled by the Federal Reserve Banks.
Effective Entry Date The date provided by the Originator and used by the ACH Operator to determine the Settlement Date.
Originating DFI The nine-digit routing number of the institution that originated the ACH entry.
Receiving DFI The nine-digit routing number of the institution that received the ACH entry.
Trace Number The trace number assigned to the item, by the originator of the entry, involved in the exception request.
Entry Amount The amount of the item that is the subject of the exception request.
Account Number The account number from the ACH entry.
Transaction Code The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) transaction code.
Transaction Type Identifies the transaction type as a debit or credit entry.
Originator ID The Originator’s ID from the batch header.
Originator Name The Originator’s name from the batch header.
Sec Code The NACHA Standard Entry Class (SEC) code.

Optional ACH Transaction History Entry Lookup *

To ensure accuracy of the exception case for an item processed by FedACH within two calendar years of the ACH entry date, the Requestor may perform an entry lookup to populate transaction information. The entry search criteria is below.

*The feature applies to cases created within the FedACH application and does not apply to cases submitted in a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file

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