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GN 02402.355: Coding Argentina Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Records (MBR)

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  • Effective Dates: 09/14/2016 - Present
  • Effective Dates: 01/10/2018 - Present
  • TN 53 (05-14)
  • TN 86 (01-18)
  • GN 02402.355 Coding Argentina Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Records (MBR)
  • This section describes how to code bank data for international direct deposit (IDD) of title II benefits to a financial institution (FI) in Argentina. The Social Security Administration (SSA) stores bank data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) in the same fields used for United States (U.S.) direct deposit. Special coding identifies the data as an Argentinian direct deposit and allows SSA to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in Argentina to the beneficiary's FI.
  • A. Background for coding Argentina bank data
  • NOTE: U.S. domestic (i.e., non-border) field offices (FOs) should not attempt to process an IDD request for this country. U.S. domestic FOs must forward all appropriate information to the Office of Earnings and International Operations, Division of International Operations (OEIO, DIO) for processing (For more information on forwarding IDD information, see GN 02402.205C, GN 01010.255, and GN 01702.310C).
  • This section describes how to code bank data for international direct deposit (IDD) of title II benefits to a financial institution (FI) in Argentina.
  • A. Where to obtain bank data
  • The Social Security Administration (SSA) stores bank data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) in the same fields used for United States (U.S.) direct deposit.
  • Special coding identifies the data as an Argentinian direct deposit and allows SSA to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in Argentina to the beneficiary's FI.
  • If you receive an IDD request in a U.S. domestic (i.e., non-border) field office (FO), forward all appropriate information to the Office of Earnings and International Operations, (OEIO, DIO) for processing.
  • For more detail on IDD requests and forwarding information, see
  • * GN 02402.201 Background and Policy for Direct Deposit Outside the U.S.
  • * GN 02402.205 Direct Deposit Enrollment Outside the U.S.
  • * GN 01010.255 Adjudication of Foreign Claims
  • * GN 01702.310C Routing of Claims for U.S. Benefits Involving Totalization
  • B. How we receive IDD bank data
  • We receive requests to input bank data by mail, phone, or fax in the following formats:
  • * a blank check,
  • * an SSA-1199 (International Direct Deposit Signup Form for Argentina) (see GN 02402.355G in this section), or
  • * any document that contains the required banking information.
  • * Blank check,
  • * SSA-1199 (International Direct Deposit Signup Form for Argentina) (see GN 02402.355G in this section), or
  • * Any document that contains the required banking information.
  • If upon receipt of the information, there are any discrepancies, follow instructions
  • * GN 00203.020, Identity of Claimants
  • * GN 02402.025, Direct Deposit Post Entitlement Interview
  • C. Multi-country contract
  • The processing FI in Argentina has prefix “66” at the beginning of the routing and transit number (RTN).
  • The first letter of the depositor account number (DAN) field has the letter “A” assigned for Argentina.
  • D. Description of IDD Bank Data for Argentina
  • NOTE: If upon receipt of the information, there are any discrepancies, follow instructions in GN 00203.020 and GN 02402.025.
  • IDD payments sent to Argentina must be in U.S. dollar accounts at local FIs.
  • B. Multi-country contract
  • The beneficiary must provide complete information to DIO or the Federal Benefit Unit (FBU) for input.
  • The processing FI in Argentina will have a prefix of “66” at the beginning of the routing and transit number (RTN). The first letter of the depositor account number (DAN) field has the letter “A” assigned for Argentina.
  • DIO faxes incomplete forms to the FBU that serves that territory.
  • C. Overview of IDD for Argentina
  • The FBU contacts the beneficiary or FI for the additional information.
  • IDD payments sent to Argentina must be in U.S. dollar accounts at local FIs. The beneficiary must provide complete information to the Embassy, Consulate or DIO for input. DIO will fax incomplete forms to the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that serves that territory. The FBU will contact the beneficiary or FI for additional information if needed.
  • E. Description of Argentinian direct deposit data
  • D. Description of Argentinian direct deposit data
  • The data for coding IDD for Argentina comes from banks determined by the FRBKC.
  • The data for coding Argentinian IDD will come from banks that the FRBKC has determined can receive IDD payments. The FRBKC identified and listed the participating FIs on the International Treasury Services (ITS.gov) website as part of the ITS help file. If you do not have access to ITS.gov, to verify bank codes when processing direct deposit to Argentinian banks, refer to the listing located in GN 02402.355H in this section.
  • The bank data for Argentina reflected on the MBR consists of up to 27 characters including the country code of “A” for Argentina.
  • The IDD coding for Argentinian FIs consists of up to 26 characters including the country code of “A” for Argentina. The account number contains:
  • * a 9-digit RTN 6600BBBBX: where “66” is the country code field, position 3 and 4 are filler “0s”, BBBB = 4-digit bank code, and X = the check digit code; and
  • * a DAN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA: which consists of a country code of “A” for Argentina, followed by the account number (up to 16–digits in length).
  • F. Procedure for coding Argentina bank data
  • NOTE: Account type when enrolling in International Treasury Services (ITS.gov) can be defaulted to checking if there is no indication of whether the account is a checking or a savings account.
  • The FRBKC relies on SSA to provide the complete bank data to ensure correct posting of payments to a customer’s account.
  • E. Procedure for coding Argentinian routing and account numbers
  • If the information is incomplete, the FRBKC will reject the payment and return the funds to SSA.
  • The FRBKC relies on SSA to provide the complete bank data to ensure correct posting of payments to a customer’s account. If the information is incomplete, the FRBKC will reject the payment and return the funds to SSA. You can code bank data for Argentina through ITS.gov when establishing or changing IDD or use an SSA system (e.g., POS, MACADE). When using ITS.gov, bank data will post to the MBR within 4 business days.
  • You can code bank data for Argentina through ITS.gov when establishing or changing IDD or use an SSA system (e.g., POS, MACADE).
  • 1. Initial award processing
  • However, you must go to ITS.gov to enter the following:
  • * account number;
  • * account ownership;
  • * account type;
  • * bank code
  • * beneficiary address
  • * country;
  • * enrollment status;
  • * first and last name of the beneficiary; and
  • * payee indicator;
  • If you are working on an initial award, you must update ITS.gov using the bank account information prior to processing the award to ensure that the beneficiary will receive his or her payment. If the complete bank account information is not in ITS.gov when the payment processes, the payment will reject and return to SSA.
  • NOTE: When using ITS.gov, bank data posts to the MBR within 4 business days.
  • 2. Adding or updating bank data using SSA systems
  • 1. Obtain SWIFT-BIC code from the FI
  • If you use an SSA system (e.g., POS, MACADE) to add or update bank data to an MBR, do not input the bank account information into ITS.gov as the information will transfer to ITS.gov on the next business day.
  • The SWIFT code contains a minimum of 8 characters and a maximum of 11 characters:
  • * First four characters - bank code (only letters);
  • * Next two characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-two country code (only letters);
  • * Next two characters - location code (letters and digits) (passive participant have "1" in the second character); and
  • * Last three characters - branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) (letters and digits).
  • NOTE: If it is within 4 business days of the current operating month (COM) cut-off date, use the procedure outlined in the chart to code bank data to the MBR using an SSA system.
  • 2. Process initial award
  • If you are working on an initial award, you must update ITS.gov using the bank account information prior to processing the award to ensure the beneficiary will receive his or her payment.
  • If the complete bank account information is not in ITS.gov when the payment processes, the payment will reject and return to SSA.
  • 3. Add or update bank data using SSA systems
  • When you add or update IDD bank data using an SSA system (e.g. Post Entitlement Online System (POS), MACADE), you must:
  • * update on the same day ITS.gov;
  • * enter all POS direct deposit changes according to normal procedures;
  • Use procedures outlined in the following chart when processing within four business days of the current operational month (COM) cutoff date.
  • Step
  • Action
  • 1
  • Are you coding an initial claim?
  • If yes, go to step 3.
  • If yes, go to step 3.
  • If no, go to step 2.
  • If no, go to step 2.
  • 2
  • Is the beneficiary's address on the MBR in a foreign country (PCOC = 8)?
  • If yes, go to step 3.
  • If no, STOP.
  • REASON: The MBR will not accept the IDD information.
  • If yes, go to step 3.
  • 3
  • To derive the 9-digit RTN for Argentina, code as follows:
  • * prefix of 66 (the multi-country prefix SSA and FRBKC designated to use for IDD to Argentina),
  • * 2 filler “00”s,
  • * 4-digit bank code based on FI name after verifying accuracy against either the ITS.gov help file, or the listing in GN 02402.355H in this section,
  • * 1-digit check code, (obtained through Title II Interactive Comps).
  • The RTN is 660000042 for all IDD to Argentina. It contains the:
  • * multi-country code prefix of “66” for Argentina IDD;
  • * U. S. check digit code of “2” at the end of the RTN for all IDD accounts in Argentina.
  • NOTE: The final digit is the U.S. check digit code and is subject to change. Obtain check digit code through the Title II Interactive Comps from the Main Menus 07/Sub Menu 16.
  • No need to obtain the check digit code from Title II Interactive Comps.
  • 4
  • Code the Type of Account as an “S” for savings or a “C” for checking. If no indicated account type, use a “C” for checking account.
  • Code the Type of Account as:
  • * “S” for savings; or
  • * “C” for checking.
  • If no indicated account type, use a “C” for checking account.
  • 5
  • To code the DAN for Argentina, code as follows:
  • * “A” designated for Argentina, and
  • * account number (up to 16–digits in length).
  • * 16-digit account number
  • NOTE: SSA sends IDD payments for Argentina only in U.S. dollar accounts.
  • F. Examples of coding Argentinian bank data
  • The customer provides us with a sign-up form for Argentina containing the following information:
  • * Bank Code: 1234, and
  • * Account Number: 5678901234567890.
  • 1. Derive the RTN
  • To derive the RTN, code as follows:
  • * prefix of “66” (the multi-country prefix for Argentina),
  • * 2-filler zeros “00”,
  • * 4-digit bank code “1234” after verifying accuracy against either the ITS.gov help file or the listing in GN 02402.355H in this section,
  • * 1-digit check code (i.e., 8) (obtained from the Title II interactive Comps from the Main Menus 07/Sub Menu 16),
  • * type of account as a “C” for checking or an “S” for savings. If there is no indicated account type, use a “C” for checking.
  • 2. Derive the DAN
  • To derive the DAN, code as follows:
  • * “A” (for Argentina),
  • * 16-digit account number 5678901234567890.
  • 6
  • The coder will obtain the following:
  • RTN: 660012348
  • You must take action on the same business day to enter all the information into ITS.gov listed in the introduction of GN 02402.355F in this section.
  • Checking
  • You must access ITS.gov or ask a co-worker to update the required information into ITS.gov.
  • DAN: A5678901234567890
  • REMINDER: When information is not available, FRBKC rejects the payment and returns it to our agency.
  • The coding in POS will reflect:
  • G. Examples Coding Argentina Direct Deposit
  • DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 660012348
  • The customer provides us with a signup form for Argentina containing the Account Number: 1234567890123456.
  • ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C
  • DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: A5678901234567890
  • CANCEL DIRECT DEPOSIT (Y):
  • DIRECT EXPRESS (Y):
  • The MBR will reflect the following information:
  • 1. Derive the RTN
  • RTN-660012348 DAN-A5678901234567890
  • The technician enters the information for the RTN.
  • * Code the prefix of “660000042” (the multi-country prefix for Argentina),
  • * Code the type of account as a “C” for checking or an “S” for savings. If there is no indicated account type, use a “C” for checking.
  • G. Exhibit of Form SSA-1199 (Argentina)
  • 2. Derive the DAN
  • International Direct Deposit Signup Form for Argentina
  • To derive the DAN, code as follows:
  • * Start with a country code of A designated for Argentina; and
  • * Code the 16-digit account number “1234567890123456”
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  • 3. The technician must obtain the following
  • * RTN: 660000042
  • * Checking
  • * DAN: A1234567890123456
  • a. POS coding reflects this information
  • * DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 681234564
  • * ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C
  • * DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: R1234567890123456
  • * CANCEL DIRECT DEPOSIT (Y):
  • * DIRECT EXPRESS (Y):
  • b. MBR reflects this information
  • * RTN-660000042
  • * DAN-CA1234567890123456
  • H. Argentina bank codes
  • Bank Codes for Argentina
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