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TFM: An effective entry date is the date specified by the originator (authorizing agency) on which it intends a batch of entries to be settled.

Green Book: An effective entry date is the date specified by the originator (authorizing agency) on which it intends a batch of entries to be settled. For debit entries, the effective entry date is one banking day following the processing date.