R06: Returned per ODFI's Request
Your own bank asked for the entry back.
| Code | R06 |
|---|---|
| Official reason | Returned per ODFI's Request |
| Applies to | Credits and debits |
| Return deadline | Not fixed |
What R06 means
The originating bank — yours — asked the receiving bank to return the entry, and the receiving bank chose to do so. The request is not binding: R06 returns depend on the receiving bank agreeing. This follows an error you or your bank caught after transmission, most often an erroneous credit someone is trying to recover — a duplicate file, a wrong amount, a batch sent to the wrong account.
What to do next
This one starts with you, so the fix is procedural rather than technical. Confirm with your bank what was pulled back and why before re-sending anything, so you do not create a duplicate.
Can this happen on a file from this generator?
Yes, but nothing in the file causes it. R06 begins with you or your bank after the file was already transmitted, so the safeguard is checking batch totals and watching for duplicate uploads before you send — not anything in the file's format.
Other return codes
R01, R02, R03, R04, R07, R08, R09, R10, R11, R16, R17, R20, R23, R29. The full list includes every code from R01 to R33.