25 Jul 2017

CASS vs DPV vs NCOA vs PCOA

What Does CASS Stand For? First and foremost, CASS stands for Coding Accuracy Support System. This system validates addresses by updating outdated addresses and verifying that they are still valid and complete. CASS is important to use because it ensures that your data file is up to USPS postal standards. For instance,

11 Jul 2017

What is a 92 or 93 Error Code from NCOA or CASS Processing?

Are you confused why a record looks deliverable but is being returned by your CASS or NCOA provider as non-deliverable? Address correction (CASS) or National Change of Address (NCOA) Processing will provide this error code for all returned addresses even if they were corrected successfully.  Error codes 0-86 are deliverable.

05 Jul 2017

Deliverable Records out of an NCOAed File

We know that an NCOAed file can be confusing so we're here to help you understand which records are mailable or not mailable. When FreeNCOA runs a change of address we automatically split out the deliverable and non-deliverable records for you and here are some of the codes we look

17 Mar 2009

What is NCOA Processing? Everything You Need to Know

The United States Post Office provides a product called National Change of Address Processing (NCOAlink) or NCOA processing. This product helps direct mailers update their mailing list for customers and clients that have moved. Part of the moving process is informing the United States Post Office of a new address.