ECCHO
Financial ServicesTexas, United States2-10 Employees
ECCHO operates as a service of The Clearing House within the financial services sector. It accepts membership from any depository financial institution, regardless of size. Established in 1990 by banks as a cooperative to promote electronic check processing, ECCHO originally emphasized electronic check presentment and has since shifted its focus to image exchange to improve the efficiency of check payments under Check 21. Its work is organized around three core functions: developing and maintaining industry rules, providing education for participants, and advocating on behalf of the industry. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the organization is characterized as maintaining a small staff to carry out these activities.