SSA - POMS: GN 02402.366 - Coding South Korea Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)

A. Background for coding South Korea bank data

This section describes how to code bank data for international direct deposit (IDD) of Title II benefits to a financial institution (FI) in South Korea. We store IDD bank data on the MBR in the same fields used for U.S. direct deposit.

Special coding identifies the bank data as a South Korean direct deposit. This allows us to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in South Korea to the beneficiary's local 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), Division of International Operations (DIO) to process.

For detailed instructions on IDD requests and forwarding information, see

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GN 02402.201 Background and Policy for Direct Deposit Outside the U.S.
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GN 02402.205 Direct Deposit Enrollment Outside the U.S.
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GN 01010.255 Adjudication of Foreign Claims
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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:

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Blank check;
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SSA-1199-OP39 International Direct Deposit Signup Form for South Korea; or
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Any document that contains required banking information.

If you receive information with discrepancies, see the following instructions:

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GN 00203.020 Identity of Claimants
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GN 02402.025 Direct Deposit Post Entitlement Interview

C. Multi-country contract

The processing FI for South Korea has a prefix of "68" at the beginning of the Routing Transit Number (RTN). The first letter of the Depositor Account Number (DAN) field has the letter “B” assigned for South Korea.

D. Overview of IDD for South Korea

IDD payments sent to South Korea must be in South Korean Won (KRW) accounts at local FIs. 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 South Korea. The FBU contacts the beneficiary or FI for additional information.

E. Description of South Korea IDD bank data

The data for coding IDD for South Korea comes from banks determined by the FRBKC. The bank data reflected on the MBR consists of up to 26 characters including the country code of “B” for South Korea.

F. Procedure for coding South Korea bank data

The FRBKC relies on us 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 our agency.

You may establish or change IDD bank data for Madagascar using an SSA system (e.g. Modernized Claims System (MCS), Manual Adjustment Credit and Award Data Entry (MACADE)).

You must then go to ITS.gov to enter the following data:

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first and last name of the beneficiary
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payee indicator
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enrollment status
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country
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account type
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account ownership
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account number
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Society for Worldwide Internet Financial Telecommunication-Business Identifier Code (SWIFT-BIC)
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beneficiary address; (no P.O. box address allowed)
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beneficiary phone number

1. Obtain SWIFT-BIC code from the FI

The SWIFT code contains a minimum of 8 characters, and a maximum of 11 characters:

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first four characters - bank code (alpha only);
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next two characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha 2 country code (alpha only);
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next two characters - location code (alpha and numeric) (passive participants have "1" in the second character); and
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last three characters - branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) (alpha and numeric).

2. Process initial award

You must obtain the Korean Resident Registration Number for South Korean citizens. You must update ITS.gov with the bank account information prior to processing an initial 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 our agency.

NOTE: If there is dire need or hardship involved, advise the beneficiary of the option of initiating payment via a paper check. Inform the beneficiary that the bank may charge for cashing the check. If the beneficiary chooses the option of paper check, the FBU documents and enters the initial claim.

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:

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update ITS.gov on the same day;
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enter all POS direct deposit changes according to normal procedures;

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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 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 U.S. dollar account in South Korea? If yes, STOP. REASON: Beneficiaries in South Korea can only receive IDD payments in South Korean Won (KRW) accounts. If no, go to step 4.
4	The RTN is 680000006 South Korea. It contains the: – Multi-country prefix of “68” for South Korea IDD; – U.S. check digit code of “6” at the end of the RTN for all IDD accounts in South Korea. No need to obtain the check digit code from Title II Interactive Comps.
5	Code the account type: – “S” for savings, or – “C” for checking. If the beneficiary does not indicate an account type, use a “C” for checking account.
6	To code the DAN for South Korea, code as follows: • Start with a country code of “B” designated for South Korea, • Up to 14 digits of the account number.
7	You must take action on the same business day to enter into ITS.gov all the information listed in GN 02402.366F. You must access ITS.gov or ask a co-worker to update the required information into ITS.gov. REMINDER: When information is not available, FRBKC rejects the payment and returns it to our agency.

G. Example of coding South Korea direct deposit

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

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SWIFT code: 000000
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Account Number 12345789123456

1. Derive the RTN

The technician enters the information for the RTN.

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Code the RTN of 680000006
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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

The technician codes the DAN.

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Start with the country code of "B" designated for South Korea; and
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Code the account number “12345789123456.”

3. Obtain the following information

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RTN: 680000006
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Checking
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DAN: B12345789123456

a. POS reflects the following information

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DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 680000006

ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C
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DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: B12345789123456
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CANCEL DIRECT DEPOSIT (Y):
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DIRECT EXPRESS (Y):

b. The MBR reflects the following information

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RTN- 680000006
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DAN- CB1234578912345678

H. References

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GN 00203.020 Identity of Claimants
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GN 01010.255 Adjudication of Foreign Claims
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GN 01702.310C Routing of Claims for U.S. Benefits Involving Totalization
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GN 02402.025 Direct Deposit Post Entitlement Interview
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GN 02402.201 Background and Policy for Direct Deposit Outside the U.S.
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GN 02402.205 Direct Deposit Enrollment Outside the U.S.
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ITS.gov International Treasury Services (U.S. Treasury system)

Social Security

Program Operations Manual System (POMS)

GN 02402.366 Coding South Korea Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)