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Combatting AI Impersonation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is striving to protect individuals against AI impersonation. Read the article here.

Nacha Enhances the Risk Management Portal

You've asked, and Nacha has listened. The Risk Management Portal has recently been updated with a handful of enhancements. Read about these enhancements here.

Fraud Mitigation and Online Authentication Series Cont.

The Federal Reserve is continuing their Online Authentication series, and this article highlights authentication practices that can help mitigate fraud losses. Read the article here.

Excessive Credit Card Late Fees Are Being Banned

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recently released a news release about the typical fee of credit card late fees being lowered. Read the article here.

Rule 9 Updated

Effective March 1, 2024 there were some revisions to Rule 9 under the ECCHO Rules. You can see those revision in this reference guide here.

Payments Education

Payments Risk Foundations Certificate

Have you thought about learning about risk? Whether you are thinking about sitting for the APRP (Accredited Payments Risk Professional) exam this year, or want to start widening your understanding about payments, our Payments Risk Foundations Certificate is a great place to start! After all, risk exists in payments. Learn the fundamentals of risk payments and see if this is the payments journey right for you.

April In-Person Events

  • April 9th: Payments University; Rochester, NY
  • April 10th: AAP/ APRP In-Person Alliance Meeting; Rochester, NY
  • April 10th: Payments Risk Management Symposium; Rochester, NY


  • April Virtual Events

  • April 3rd: How to Talk to Your Banker
  • April 5th: Fraud Mitigation Series: Hello, Tax Season. Goodbye, Tax Fraud!
  • April 16th: The Politics of Payments
  • April 18th: ACH Rules Update for 2024
  • April 25th: Understanding Emerging Payments Fraud & Risk Management
  • April 30th: Corporate Virtual Round Table
  • TCHPA Resources:

    2024 ACH Audit Resources are Ready!
    At the end of every year our diligent compliance team reviews all of our ACH Compliance documents to make sure they are up to date with any of the new ACH Rules and refreshed for our members to use for ACH audits and Risk Assessments. The 2024 items are now available in our Payments Store!

    Merger & Acquisition Workbooks
    As we look at our financial services environment, you'll notice mergers and acquisitions happening in the financial institution landscape. To assist our members who are experiencing this reality, we've created four different resources: Our Merger and Acquisition Workbooks for ACH, Card, Check , and Wire. These workbooks were designed to help you ruminate over different operational considerations for these different payment rails as the financial institutions join forces.



    We Get Questions...


    The following is provided for informational purposes only and doesn't constitute legal advice.

    Q and A

    Instant Payments

    Q)  I'm trying to socialize the adoption of an instant payment offering at my institution. What resources should I be looking at before having my next conversation with the decision makers at my financial institution?
    A)  We understand that having access to resources about any new payment offering is important, so our RTP® team has created a few different reference materials that are great for this specific circumstance.

    The document Introduction to the RTP® System is a five part document that was developed to help all Participants and Third-Party Service Providers gain an initial understanding of the Network and it's features.

    The RTP® Readiness Checklist is, in effect, an implementation checklist, and provides helpful guidance on the steps you need to know to be able to implement the RTP® Network.

    If you're stuck in understanding the differences between the two different funding models these documents go more in depth of the prefunding model and non-funding models with Funding Agents. The RTP Use Cases webpage spells out specific use cases that you may be able to relate to at your financial institution.

    For those with more to an eye towards compliance and particulars, head over to the RTP Document Library, where you'll be able to find more information on our Pricing Guide, different agreements, the RTP Audit and so much more.

    Member Support

    TCHPA Fact Sheet

    Remember, when you need support from The Clearing House Payments Authority (TCHPA), you can reach our Member Services staff directly by calling 800-875-2242 and choosing option 5, or by emailing education.services@theclearinghouse.org.

    Professionals in every trade have an association they rely on for industry expertise, support and resources. We're the Association for Payments People.

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