Webinar: The Green Book & Government Payments Explained
August 29, 2023 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Government payments are a category unto themselves.
The Green Book is the Fount of Knowledge for direct deposit government payments, returns, garnishment limitations, reclamations, and more. Learn more about this important resource and federal ACH payments.
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Use the US Treasury’s Green Book as a guide to processing federal government ACH entries
- Integrate the processes for returns for federal government ACH entries into your existing procedures
- Define “reclamation” and understand how the reclamation process applies to certain federal government benefit payments
- Explain to accountholders how your financial institution must handle post-death federal government benefit payments received via ACH
- Distinguish the types of federal government benefit payments subject to reclamation versus those that are not
WEBINAR DETAILS
The Green Book is an online government manual which provides guidance published by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to help financial institutions comply with federal regulations. This session will cover the first five chapters of the Green Book in detail, as well as provide an overview of the remaining chapters, highlighting important sections for financial institutions to refer to when handling government payments.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for ACH operations staff, ACH managers, and frontline staff working with accountholders who receive government payments.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Link to the Green Book online
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
Presenter: Kimberly Ellis, UMACHA
Kimberly Ellis is the Director of Education Services for UMACHA where she provides training and support for financial institutions in the areas of payments and risk management. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. She holds the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), and National Check Professional (NCP) Certification. She spent 17 years working in community banks in Southeast Iowa before joining UMACHA in 2020. She has experience working with deposit operations and compliance, risk management, and support for corporate ACH originators.