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TN 252 (01-24)

GN 02402.378 Coding Lebanon Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR)

A. Background for coding Lebanon 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 Lebanon. 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 Lebanon direct deposit. This allows us to route benefit payments through the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRBKC) and the processor bank in Lebanon 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-OP52 International Direct Deposit Signup Form for Lebanon or

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    Any document containing 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 Lebanon 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 “C” assigned for Lebanon.

D. Overview of IDD for Lebanon

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 Lebanon. The FBU contacts the beneficiary or FI for additional information.

E. Description of Lebanon IDD bank data

The data for coding IDD for Lebanon comes from the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) provided to the beneficiary by his or her FI. The full length of the IBAN for Lebanon consists of 28 characters. However, the bank data on the MBR consists of 27 characters including Lebanon’s country code of C.

F. Procedure for coding Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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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    account ownership

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    account type

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    account number

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    beneficiary address - (no P.O. Box address allowed)

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    beneficiary phone number

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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

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    IBAN

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    Society for Worldwide Internet Financial Telecommunication-Business Identifier Code (SWIFT-BIC)

1. Obtain the SWIFT-BIC code from the FI

The SWIFT code consists of the following 8 to 11 alphanumeric characters:

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    First four characters - bank code (only letters);

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    Next two characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-two country code (only letters);

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    Next two characters - location code (letters and digits) (passive participant have "1" in the second character); and

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    Last three characters - branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) (letters and digits).

2. Process initial award

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.

3. Add or update bank data using SSA systems

When you add or update IDD bank data using 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 an USD account in Lebanon? If no, STOP.

REASON: Beneficiaries in Lebanon can only receive IDD payments in USD accounts.

If yes, go to step 4

4

To derive the nine-digit RTN for Lebanon, code as follows:

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    Code the prefix of 68, (the multi-country prefix SSA and FRBKC designated to use for IDD to Lebanon).

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    Code two filler zeros “00”

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    Code the four-digit Bank code.

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    Code the one-digit check code (obtain through Title II Interactive Comps)

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.

5

Code the account type:

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    · “S” for savings, or

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    · “C” for checking.

If the beneficiary does not indicate an account type, use a “C” for checking account.

6

Code the Depositor Account Number (DAN) for Lebanon as follows:

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    Start with a country code of C designated for Lebanon

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    Code 16 digits of the 20-digit Customer Account Number.

7

You must take action on the same business day to enter into ITS.gov all the information listed in GN 02402.378F.

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 Lebanon direct deposit

The customer provides us with a signup form for Mauritius containing the account number: LB62099900000001001901229114

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    The first two characters of a Lebanon IBAN are “LB,” that represents the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code.

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    The third and fourth characters of the IBAN are the IBAN check digits. The technicians should never code the IBAN ISO country code or the check digit to the MBR.

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    The fifth through eighth characters of the IBAN represent the four-digit bank code.

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    The last 20 digits of the IBAN represent the 20-digit account number.

1. Derive the RTN

The technicians enters the information for the RTN

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    Code the prefix of 68

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    Code two filler zeros “00”

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    Code the four-digit bank code, “0999”

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    Code the one-digit check code (i.e., 7) (obtained from the Title II interactive Comps from the Main Menus 07/Sub Menu 16); and

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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 a country code of C designated for Lebanon; and

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    Code the first 16 digits of the 20-digit Account Number “0000000100190122.”

3. Obtain the following information

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    RTN: 680009997

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    Checking

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    DAN: C0000000100190122

a. POS reflects the direct deposit information

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    DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING TRANSIT NUMBER: 680009997 ACCOUNT TYPE (C/S): C

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    DEPOSITOR ACCOUNT NUMBER: C0000000100190122

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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-680009997

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    DAN- CC0000000100190122

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)

To Link to this section - Use this URL:
http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202402378
GN 02402.378 - Coding Lebanon Bank Data on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) - 01/16/2024
Batch run: 05/06/2025
Rev:01/16/2024