The reason the M/R code is not writing out with the teller's branch number is because it is being done through Phone Operator. Phone Op is actually posting to the member branch regardless of this configuration. The transaction is a bit different than teller because it’s built with a TRANS record with a direct connection to the offset GL rather than a teller audit key with an EOD GL interface for misc receipts. The trans record posts the member branch to both the member and teller bra  More...

Code 38 - Refer to maker is assigned by the financial institution receiving the original check. Refer to maker should only be used in extraordinary situations where the other three specific reasons (NSF, account closed, or endorsement missing) do not fit the reason the check is being returned. Some financial institutions tend to abuse the refer to maker reason by applying it to every check they return no matter the reason. In addition to the three reasons mentioned above, refer to maker  More...

Due to the growth of our network, during 2017 we will be changing the naming convention we use for CU*BASE devices (printers and workstations). We're expanding the number of characters in each device name so that more devices can easily be added as we continue to grow in the future. This new, 7-digit format will include: The CU ID The Branch Location The Device Type The Sequence Number What Your Credit Union Needs To Do CU*Answers will be working with your credit union to prepare for   More...

For things like expanded balance and transaction $ amounts, Query will automatically adapt to larger amounts, and you generally won’t need to do anything. (The only exception is if you send the output to a vendor, they’ll need to be made aware of the larger amounts. Or perhaps if your report is completely full side to side and you need to remove a column in order for everything to still fit across a printed page.) As far as dates, if a date was formerly 3 separate fields for year  More...

You can use a third party tool to work your asset and liability projects and the associated income and expenses. Just remember that you can only upload the income and expense figures into your budget. The upload tool does not support uploading resulting balances for asset and liability G/Ls.

The CU*BASE Budget tools are not intended to project your entire balance sheet. While some software products do that, that was never our intent. Our purpose in modeling select assets and liabilities is to create a projection to be used to calculate the income and expense for the budget. It results in a few simple things: You can create reports to present how you see member balances growing in the future. You can create reports to present the actual member balance in comparison to your project  More...

Yes. There is a technique for reviewing and manually adjusting branch allocation calculations for projected asset and liability balances. See the Budgeting with CU*BASE booklet for instructions. We’re also still looking at how we could automate some functions such as anticipating the closing of a branch and reallocating those expenses and income to other branches mid-year. NOTE: The classical budgeting tools also contain a “Close a branch” function which zeros out monthly   More...

The fields are related to Process Codes, in that they are derived from the code attached to the message received from the plastics processor (vendor, or switch). The Type you see in the initial Type column of the Activity screen relates directly to the Transaction Description when you view additional transaction details. Transaction types may not apply to all vendors. Examples of these labels are as follows: DEP (Deposit Transactions) ATM/DEP A deposit made at an ATM. ATM/DEP - including a $  More...

One method is to use the the Begin +/- and End +/- fields (Toool #640 Print Financial Reports) to define a period for the report that is specific number of months before (-) or after (+) the Current Period Begin defined. Therefore with the Current Period Begin of January 2017, as shown in the screenshot below, the first column defined is reporting a period of January 2018 (plus 12 months from the Current Period Begin ) to December 2018 (plus 23 months from the Current Period Begin ). And the sec  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 CU*BASE The table has been used before (has at least 1 row of data in it). For the purpose of the ex  More...

The following old special Comment codes are no longer valid now that your credit data is being reported using the Metro 2 format: BU BV BW BX BY CA CB Instead, use the Consumer Information Indicator field on the loan account to report bankruptcy. This can be changed using Tool #20 Update Account Information on the loan account (click the Credit Reporting Info button to display the the Credit Bureau Reporting Information screen). NOTE: You only need to report bankrtupcy once. If the bankrup  More...

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 a phone call. (1) How does a credit union generally recommend or facilitate a member giving access to their private informatio  More...

**Please note that the implementation of this change was previously scheduled to occur on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. We identified the need for adjusments before deployment, and the implementation was rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2021** On February 9 th 2021, CU*BASE will begin using only phone numbers that are stored in the MASTPH file when generating card activation information to send to vendors on initial card orders. The numbers in MASTPH are determined by the label/flag applied i  More...

Note: this procedure also works with Carswell printers. (1) Turn the printer off. (2) Hold the FEED button while turning the printer back on. (3) Continue to hold the FEED button until the error light starts flashing. (4) Clear the paper by pressing the FEED button. If successful, a receipt printer settings page will print. Your printer's memory is now cleared. If this is not successful, please contact the Network Services Help Desk for assistance.

Log in to the Help Desk Portal Navigate to helpdesk.cuanswers.com – Select Help Desk Enter your Email and Password . Click Submit . You are taken to the Help Desk Portal Home page: Log Out When you are finished using the Customer Portal, click the Log Out link on the top right hand portion of the screen. My Account The My Account link is located at the top right hand portion of the Customer Portal Screen. It will enable you to edit your Account Details. Naviating the Help Desk Port  More...

To see the member's username, go into Member Inquiry or Phone Operator and click the Online Banking button. Then click the Display Username button. Just like if a member forgot their account number, you'll want to follow your normal procedures for verifying the person's identity before disclosing the username. Or if you wish, you can clear the username entirely by choosing the option to change the member's password Tool #14 Member Personal Banker. Then use the Display Usern  More...

The Internet Retailer Support Center (IRSC) is a support desk at CU*Answers for credit union virtual channel project managers. It brings together several digital strategy products into one cohesive location and a single point of contact—no more searching across CU*Answers’ websites for forms saved in different places! Credit unions looking to expand their virtual channel marketplace will be able to shop and explore the offerings online as well as check project development status. The  More...

With the changes we’re making to CU*BASE with ING and FEP, the links/URLs in CU*BASE online help have all been updated, so now is a great time to make sure your online help links are working correctly, if you use any of these links in your training materials and other documents. To ensure your online help links are up to date and working correctly, follow these steps: Check to see if any of your training materials/other documents contain outdated online help links. The link is outdated  More...

Yes, If you are a CU*BASE client and your check processing is handled by the Check Item Processing team, you can offer your members the ability to print copies of cancelled checks using Online Banking and the CheckViewer. If your credit union chooses to activate this feature, the member simply clicks a button from either the checks cleared screen or the account detail transaction listing, to pull that specific check. We also offer interfaces to check images from many other item processing vendor  More...

Because they require special government processing, any loans with a Process Type of 'S' (Student Loans in Interim) or 'P' (Student Loans in Payout), cannot be written off using the Write Off Loans option. You will need to re-create the loan under a different closed-end loan category (maybe a special one called 'Student Loans in Collections'). TIP: If desired, while creating the loan you can use the Override feature (from the Recap screen) to edit date fields, etc., so   More...

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Credit union employees can communicate with a Bill Pay Customer Care Specialist via Answerbook or via phone, and members can communicate with us directly through their bill pay product. Here are the steps for members to take (applies to credit unions on the Cooperative Model). Please encourage your members to communicate their questions using this method: After a member has logged into Pay My Bills via It's Me 247 Online Banking, at the top of the bill pay screen is a series of gray navig  More...

Source of Receipt (SOR) is the paperwork that accompanies the checks to the Check Processor. It is the documented proof of when and from whom the checks were received. SOR provides the ABA# of the bank the checks are received from, the date of the cashletter, the amount of the bundle the check was in, the position of the check in the bundle (checks before after), and the tracer number assigned to the check. On the form you'll see a couple of abbreviations: IB stands for Item Before that   More...

With the 16.10 release a new cross-reference system was implemented that automatically funnels 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.” In cases where the Depositor ID is the same, for example a husband and wife, these ACH transactions will be handled by the same master ACH distribution record under the Depositor ID since duplicate Depositor IDs are no  More...

CU*Answers along with our partner FUZE Digital Solutions, can provide a software demonstration, on-going training and support. You can discuss pricing, request the Purchase Contract, receive a Getting Started Guide with a Project Task List by contacting Laura Welch-Vilker, Manager of Education Services at lwelch-vilker@cuanswers.com Want a little more information? Dial into www.fuze.com or www.cuquestions.com .