Filing CTRs through the e-filing system can be redundant and time consuming. With the Automated CTR Uploads service, CU*Answers can file the CTRs created on the system electronically! Just save the CTR and set it to “ready to transmit” in CU*BASE. CU*Answers will batch it up with all the others and automatically send it to the Treasury. Click the link below to learn more about this service.

Prior to the 16.10 release, the SSA began using multiple Company IDs, and it was recommended that credit unions consider using Automated Funds Transfers (AFTs) to handle distributions. Beginning the 16.10 release a new cross-reference system will be implemented that will automatically funnel all incoming company IDs from the Social Security Administration and treat them as if they came from one, consistent company ID we’re referring to as the “Primary ID.” With the changes ma  More...

There are several configurations that control the member’s ability to set up and maintain Automated Funds Transfer (AFTs) online. Does your credit union's Personal Internet Branch configuration allow the maintenance of AFTs? Are AFTs configured to show in online banking? Does the member's PIB configuration allow maintenance of AFTs in online banking? For existing AFTs: Is the record locked to prevent changes in online banking? 1. Does your credit union's Personal Internet Bran  More...

Three reports can be used to monitor your AFTs. The Member Automatic Account Transaction Record (TAT1) report includes a detailed listing of automatic transfers that posted. The Member Automatic Account Transfer Notification Report (TAT2) show automatic transfers that did not post. The Member Automatic Account Notification Register (TAT3) lists transfers to 360 accounts that were “out of the ordinary” such as members who are making principal-only payments or additional payments. L  More...

Prior to the 16.10 release, the SSA began using multiple Company IDs, and it was recommended that credit unions consider using Automated Funds Transfers (AFTs) to handle distributions. Beginning with the 16.10 release a new cross-reference system will be implemented that will automatically funnel all incoming company IDs from the Social Security Administration and treat them as if they came from one, consistent company ID we’re referring to as the “Primary ID.” With the chang  More...

The Closed Account Report and the Closed Membership Report have two versions. LCLACE and LCLMBE are the daily reports that run at EOD. These reports show closed accounts and closed memberships for a single day. LCLAC and LCLMB are the reports that are run from the CU*BASE menu and via Report Automation, and these show closed accounts and closed memberships for a given month.

Starting with the 16.10 release, you can schedule recurring Automated Funds Transfers to and from accounts that are configured with the CU*BASE Account to Account (A2A) feature. You can also set up recurring outgoing AFTs to accounts set up with the “Off Trial Balance” (OTB) feature. Refer to the linked to Answer Book items for more information. This was implemented with the 16.10 release that was implemented to online clients on October 23, 2016.

Yes! The Call Report software is able to calculate more than one automation routine for the same NCUA account code. This is especially useful for the loan areas of the Call Report when you need to gather information from various codes (purpose, security, category, G/L) for the same NCUA category or if you have off-trial-balance (OTB) loans and in-house loans that fall into the same NCUA category. Each automation routine is set up separately then is automatically added together to provide the   More...

See the related AnswerBook item below.

Beginning with the 16.10 release you can schedule recurring AFTs with accounts that are not on CU*BASE. This includes accounts that are set up with the CU*BASE Account to Account (A2A) feature and the CU*BASE “Off Trial Balance” (OTB) feature. AFTs with these accounts are reported in separate reports. Use the TATA2A1 and TATA2A2 reports to monitor AFT transactions to and from A2A accounts. Use the TATOTB1 and TATOTB2 reports to monitor AFT transactions to OTB accounts. Learn more  More...

Starting with the 16.10 release, credit unions can begin allowing AFTs with accounts that are “off the books” including accounts set up with the CU*BASE Account to Account (A2A) and CU*BASE “Off Trial Balance” (OTB) feature. The screen used for delinquency handling is skipped when setting up an AFT in CU*BASE with one of these accounts. See a link to this skipped screen below. When members set up AFTs in online banking, they cannot set delinquency rules. For this reas  More...

The CTR did not populate because the system calculation can combine only those transactions that were posted at the same time. In this particular situation the member had seven deposits within a few minutes of each other where the total amount calculated under his Social Security number exceeded the credit union configured CTR flag amount over $10,000. None of the individual amounts he deposited, however, exceed the $10,000. The total excess of $10,000 calculated placed him on your BSA Monitor  More...

Reports are categorized in CU*Spy according to the type of report, not the output queue to which they were printed. If a particular on-demand report also happens to be set up for Monthly Automation via the Report Scheduler, even if it is scheduled to print to the MONTHxx OUTQ it will still go to the same category in CU*Spy as always, not to the End of Month tab. Hint: When you are checking your automated reports to make sure they all ran, rather than try to remember where they normally get place  More...

If you need to allow an employee to perform upload and/or download tasks (FinCEN, AIRES, ALM, uploading G/L entries to post, etc.), you must first complete the iShield Security Access Request form(s) and have it signed by your credit union’s designated Security Officer. Once our Client Services team receives your signed form and verifies it, a request will be submitted to our System i administrators, and you will be notified when the new permissions have been granted. This process typicall  More...

Do not use these instructions if you are performing one of the standard uploads such as to DMPIMPORT, FCBUSINESS, FCPERSON, IMPEMAIL, etc. Instead, look for your appropriate .FDFX companion file in C:\cubase\cubase\resources Instructions below are relevant for projects where you are working to upload data to a custom table destination that meets the following criteria: The table already exists in CBX The table has been used before (has at least 1 row of data in it). For the purpose of the exampl  More...

Regardless of whether a member is enrolled in eStatements, the member will receive a paper copy of their tax documents in the mail, provided they earned enough dividends (or paid enough interest) through the tax year to qualify for a tax form. The presentation of tax documents in the My Documents section of It's Me 247 is an additional convenience that makes the forms readily available online, often earlier than they are provided by via mail. If you are not currently offering this feat  More...

You can review this authority via Tool #1355 Download/Upload Authorized Users Inquiry . Data from this inquiry is updated at the end of each day. You can also find the monthly report CU*BASE produces on the first of each month, LSECAUDITM, which contains all staff with Upload/Download authority and what files they have access to. You can retrieve this report from CU*Spy.

Verify that all credit union branches have been set up correctly using Tool #202 Chart of Accounts/Budget Groups Maintenence. If by chance this branch has no data in the address fields, this will prevent the CTR from auto-filling.

This occurs when a large amount is entered in the cash in field, a substantially smaller amount amount is deposited, and the rest of the transaction is processed as a cash out transaction totalling more than $10,000. Even though the cash did not affect the account, the activity is still recorded and warrants review.

The correct way to fill out the CTR form is for it to show the primary member and then the teller chooses on whose behalf the transaction was being made. Then add the joint owner as the person conducting business on behalf of another.

Using CBX to Comply with New Rules for Tracking Beneficial Ownership FinCEN has issued new rules under the Bank Secrecy Act that require financial institutions to identify and verify the identity of the beneficial owners of all legal entity members (corporations, etc.). Under the final rule, credit unions are required to have written procedures to identify and verify beneficial owners of legal entity members who open new accounts on or after May 11, 2018. In addition to identifying and collecti  More...

IMPORTANT NOTE: When It’s Me 247 was updated in 2021, the “See” option shown on here was made unavailable. There are two major points to consider when thinking about allowing members to see information beyond the account to which they are actually logged in. Both extend beyond online banking to consider a financial institution’s role and responsibility in protecting member private data via all access channels, from the teller line to a back office employee answering   More...

You can unlock a CTR that was locked today by going to the CTR form (via Tool #991 Work with CTR Forms ) and changing the Type of filing status on the top left corner drop down box from amended to initial report. After this is done, you should be able to edit the CTR form again. If the CTR was locked on a prior day, you will need to contact the AuditLink Team to have it unlocked.

The report you are looking for in CU*Spy is the LTLAU2: Teller Closing Transaction Audit Report. You can also access the teller audit via Tool #33 Teller Drawer Control/Inquiry. Select the 2-digit employee ID and choose a vault. On the second screen use the Audit button to display the Teller Audit / Change Fund Analysis screen, where you will see every transaction this teller has performed. In addition, you can enter in prior dates. The reference document My Favorite CU*BASE Reports is also   More...

The Social Security Administration uses several company IDs for its ACH transactions. Previously two recommendations were made to handle the changing Company IDs, namely to create records for all possible Company IDs with duplicate distribution records or to transfer the distributions with the Automated Funds Transfers (AFT) system. With the 16.10 release a process was implemented that will no longer require either of these complicated solutions. Going forward only one Company ID will need to   More...