Is "ACH Withdrawal PENNYMAC - CASH" fraud?

Written by Ethan Patel

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "ACH Withdrawal PENNYMAC - CASH"?

Pennymac has been in business since 2008. The company operates as a residential mortgage provider. Pennymac offers various mortgage products, including home purchase loans, refinance loans, and government-backed loans such as FHA, VA, and USDA loans. The company also provides online tools and resources for prospective homebuyers and those interested in refinancing their existing mortgages.

ACH: Automated Clearing House (electronic network for financial transactions)

Withdrawal: Indicates that money was taken out of the account

PENNYMAC: Name of the payee or the entity requesting the funds (likely a mortgage company)

CASH: Type of the transaction (though in this context it might imply a disbursement or settlement, the precise meaning should be verified with the bank or payee)

Verify if this transaction is fraud in 30 seconds

Verify With Receipt

The best way to tell if this charge is fraudulent is to find the receipt. You may have an electronic copy of the receipt, which you can finding by searching in your email accounts for.

Or, if you want to automatically find and reconcile receipts so you never worry about fraud, you can use SimplyWise to automatically match all bank and credit card transactions to email and paper receipts. The app instantly reconciles your expenses and flags anything that doesn't match.

STEP 1

Connect your Email

Download the SimplyWise app and connect your email account. SimplyWise will search through your emails and find all the receipts in your inbox. This allows you to understand what exactly you are paying for when you see a bank transaction on your statement.

STEP 2

Connect Your Bank

Connect to your bank account/credit card transactions through the secure (256 bit encryption) Reconciliation feature within the app.

STEP 3

Reconcile

Reconcile the charges reported by your financial institution against what you've recorded in your SimplyWise account. Find fraud quickly! SimplyWise will match your transactions to your bank/credit card spending and check those items off.