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TN 234 (05-23)

GN 02402.390 Coding Bangladesh Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)

This section describes how to code bank data for international direct deposit (IDD) of Title II benefits to a financial institution (FI) in Bangladesh. The Social Security Administration (SSA) stores IDD bank data on the MBR in the same fields used for United States (U.S.) direct deposit. Special coding identifies the data as a Bangladesh direct deposit and allows us to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in Bangladesh to the beneficiary's local FI.

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 detail on IDD requests and forwarding information, see to GN 02402.201, GN 02402.205, GN 01010.255, and GN 01702.310C.

A. How we receive IDD bank data

We receive requests to input bank data by mail, phone, or fax in the following formats:

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    Blank check;

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    SSA-1199-OP59 International Direct Deposit Signup Form for Bangladesh or

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    Any document containing required banking information.

NOTE: If upon receipt of the information, there are any discrepancies, follow instructions in GN 00203.020 and GN 02402.025.

B. Multi-country contract

The processing FI in Bangladesh will have a prefix of 68 at the beginning of the Routing Transit Number (RTN).

C. Overview of IDD for Bangladesh

The beneficiary must provide complete information to DIO or the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) for input. DIO will fax incomplete forms to the FBU that serves Bangladesh. The FBU contacts the beneficiary or FI for additional information.

D. Description of Bangladesh IDD bank data

The data for coding IDD for Bangladesh comes from banks determined by the FRBKC. The bank data on the MBR consists of 27 characters including Bangladesh country code of “O”.

E. Procedure for coding Bangladesh bank data

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 rejects the payment and returns the funds to SSA. When establishing or changing IDD bank data for Bangladesh, you can use an SSA system (i.e., Modernized Claims System (MCS), Manual Adjustment Credit and Award Data Entry (MACADE), etc.). However, you must go to ITS.gov to enter the following information:

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    account ownership;

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    account number

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    account type;

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    Bangladesh Electronic Funds Transfer Network (BEFTN) online account number (13-17n)

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    bank name (enter in the bank contact info field)

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    bank address (enter in the bank contact info field)

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    9-digit bank code;

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    beneficiary address

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    nationality/citizenship;

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    country;

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    enrollment status;

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    first and last name of the beneficiary;

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    payee indicator;

    NOTE: Beneficiary ID field should contain either; Bangladesh Tax ID that must match bank's records, or U.S. Passport Number.

1. Initial award processing

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 receives payment. If the complete bank account information is not in ITS.gov when the payment processes, the payment rejects and returns to SSA.

2. Adding or updating bank data using SSA systems

You must update ITS.gov on the same day if you use an SSA system to add or update bank data on the MBR (i.e. Post Entitlement Online System (POS), MACADE,). Enter all POS direct deposit changes according to normal procedures. When coding IDD bank data in an SSA system for Bangladesh within four business days of the current operational month (COM) cutoff date, use the procedure outlined in the following chart:

STEP

ACTION

1

 

Are you coding an initial claim?

If yes, go to step 3.

If no, go to step 2.

2

Is the beneficiary's address on the MBR in a foreign country (PCOC = 8)? If no, STOP.

REASON: The MBR does not accept the IDD information unless the address is in a foreign country.

If yes, go to step 3.

3

Is the beneficiary's account a BDT in Bangladesh? If no, STOP.

REASON: Beneficiaries in Bangladesh can only receive IDD

payments in BDT accounts.

If yes, go to step 4

4

The RTN is 680000093 for all IDD to Bangladesh. SSA and FRBKC have designated 68 as the multi-country prefix for Bangladesh IDD. The “3” at the end of the RTN represents the U.S. check digit code for all IDD accounts in Bangladesh. Therefore, there is no need to obtain the check digit code from Title II Interactive Comps.

5

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.

6

To code the Depositor Account Number (DAN) for Bangladesh, code as follows:

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    Start with a country code of “O” designated for Bangladesh

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    Code up to 16 characters of the Customer Account Number.

NOTE: The full Customer Account Number can contain up to 20 characters, see step 7.

7

You must take action on the same business day to enter the full Customer Account Number and full SWIFT into ITS.gov along with the information listed in the introduction of GN 02402.390E in this section.

If you do not have access to ITS.gov, ask a co-worker who has access to update the required information into ITS.gov. FRBKC will need all of this information in order to process the IDD payment. When this information is not available, FRBKC will reject the payment and return it to SSA.

F. Example - Coding Bangladesh Direct Deposit

The customer provides us with a signup form for Bangladesh containing the following information:

Account Number: 12345678901234567890

1. Derive the RTN

Enter the RTN information.

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    Code an RTN of 680000093

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    Code the type of account as a “C” for Checking or an “S” for Savings. If no account type indicated, use a “C” for Checking.

2. Derive the DAN

Enter the DAN information.

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    Start with a country code of “O” designated for Bangladesh; and

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    Code 16 digits of the Customer Account Number “1234567890123456”

The technician will obtain the following:

RTN: 680000093

Checking

DAN: O1234567890123456

The coding in POS will reflect:

DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 680000093

ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C

DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: O1234567890123456

CANCEL DIRECT DEPOSIT (Y):

DIRECT EXPRESS (Y):

The MBR will reflect the following information:

RTN- 680000093 DAN- CO1234567890123456

To Link to this section - Use this URL:
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202402390
GN 02402.390 - Coding Bangladesh Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) - 05/17/2023
Batch run: 05/17/2023
Rev:05/17/2023