List of Standard Entry Class Codes

A Standard Entry Class Code (SEC Code) identifies a specific payment application. The code incorporates type of payment (debit or credit), account nature (consumer or corporate), and record format used to carry format. Implicit in the code is how authorization is arranged (standing, oral, type of transaction, etc).

The list can be broken into three parts: Consumer codes, Corporate codes, and codes that can work on both types of accounts.

Consumer transactions are most commonly credits, such as payroll, retirement, dividend, and interest payments. There are also debit applications as well. These often include insurance premiums, mortgage payments, utility payments, and other similar payments. Transactions be be single or recurring. Below is the list of consumer codes with short description. See the full definition of each code for more information.

PBR	Cross-border debits and credits.
PPD	Prearranged payments and deposits, most often on a recurring basis (payroll, bill payments)
RCK	Single debits used to represent check that was processed and returned due to lack of funds
TEL	Single debits authorized via telephone.
WEB	Single or recurring debits authorized via Internet.

Corporate transactions are most commonly corporate trade payments, state and Federal tax payments, and financial electronic data interchange (EDI). See full definition of each code for more information.

CBR	Cross-border debits and credits.
CCD	Credits or debits where funds are distributed or consolidated between corporations.
CTX	Corporate Trade Exchange.

ARC	Single debits based on a check received through U.S. mail or dropbox.
BOC	Allows creation of single debits for a point-of-purchase check during back office conversion.
POP	Debit for in-person purchase of goods or services

There are other codes that do not represent transactions, but rather communicate specific information about a transaction party. These are mostly used by financial institutions or government agencies.

ACK/ATX	Used by an RDFI to acknowledge to Originator they have received a credit transaction using CCD or CTX formats.
COR	Notification of Change used by an RDFI or ODFI.
DNE	Used by Federal Government (especially Social Security Administration) to notify DFI's of benefit cessation due to recipient death.
ENR	Used by DFIs to send ACH enrollments to Federal Government agencies.