Get Place A Stop Payment Request

You can use stop payment orders to stop the next scheduled payment, or to prevent all future payments. If it's the latter, you'll need to provide the written order within 14 days of notifying the bank. Once the above has taken place, the ACH payments should no longer take place.

Account holders and merchants who encounter issues with ACH payments can stop or reverse them, unlike wire transfers which are usually irreversible.

Payments already in process or completed can't be stopped. To stop a scheduled payment, you'll need to submit the request at least three business days before the scheduled payment date.

While some banks will be able to cancel an ACH payment over the phone or online, others may require you to submit a form requesting the cancellation. Recurring ACH debit payments are able to be cancelled, but you must do so at least three business days before the payment is due.

Generally, stop payments are used in cases when the account holder does not want the check to be paid for various reasons. Some of the reasons include stolen or lost checks, forged checks, insufficient funds to cover the check amount, or a dispute between the depositor and the party that was given the check.

Write directly to the vendor/merchant to request no further debits to your checking account. You should provide the bank with a copy of the letter and inform the bank that these charges are no longer authorized. Keep a copy of the letter for your records.

To stop the next scheduled payment, give your bank the stop payment order at least three business days before the payment is scheduled. You can give the order in person, over the phone or in writing. To stop all future payments, you might have to send your bank the stop payment order in writing.

You will need to notify your bank at least three business days before the scheduled date of the transfer and inform it that you wish to stop payment. You can provide the notice orally, but the bank may require you to confirm the request in writing.