Reason Code Glossary

Reason codes are used to explain the outcome of the Instnt Accept's decision of "Accept," "Reject," or "Review" status for end-user sign-ups. When a user submits a sign-up form, Instnt collects all the information and cross-checks it against Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other data obtained from various vendors in different scenarios. The tables below present a detailed list of reason codes and their descriptions for various scenarios and verifications. 

Name Verification

Code

Description

Decision

PN100 Last Name matches Positive
PN101 Name matches Positive
PN102 Name of a person Neutral
EN100 Age under 30 years Neutral
EN101 Age over 30 years Neutral
EN102 Name response matches more than one Neutral
EN103 Last name may have changed in the past Neutral
NN100 Last Name mismatches Negative
NN101 Name mismatches Negative
NN102 Name of a company and not a person Neutral
NN103 Name of an applicant unassociated with any information provided Negative

Date of Birth Verification

Code

Description

Decision

DOB100 DOB matches ID Positive
DOB101 DOB mismatch ID Neutral
DOB102 DOB verified with PII compliance Positive
DOB103 DOB does not match data source responses Negative
DOB104 DOB unable to be verified Neutral

Address Verification

Code

Description

Decision

AV000 Address is verified Positive
AV001 Address verification indeterminate Neutral
AV002 Address is not verified Negative
AV100 Address is valid Positive
AV101 Address validation indeterminate Neutral
AV102 Address is not valid Negative
AV103 Address exists Positive
AV104 Address does not exist Negative
AV200 Name linked to address Positive
AV201 Name-address linkage indeterminate Neutral
AV202 Name not linked to address Negative
AV300 Address has no risk signals Positive
AV301 Address risk signals indeterminate Neutral
AV302 Address has risk signals Negative
AV900 Address is active Positive
AV901 Address is a single-unit residence Neutral
AV902 Address is a multi-unit building Neutral

Email Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

PE100 Email matches Positive
EE100 Email of a personal address Neutral
EE101 Email of a work address Neutral
EE102 Email of a free address Neutral
PE101

Email of a known domain

Note: A known domain is Gmail, Yahoo, etc. 
Neutral
PE102 Email created more than 180 days ago Neutral
NE100 Email mismatches Negative
NE101 Email autogenerated or disposable Neutral
NE102 Email created less than 180 days ago Neutral
NE103 Email unassociated with the applicant Negative

Phone Verification

Code

Description

Decision

PV000 Phone is verified Positive
PV001 Phone verification indeterminate Neutral
PV002 Phone is not verified Negative
PV100 Phone is valid Positive
PV101 Phone validation indeterminate Neutral
PV102 Phone is not valid Negative
PV103 Phone exists Positive
PV104 Phone does not exist Negative
PV200 Name linked to phone Positive
PV201 Name-phone linkage indeterminate Neutral
PV202 Name not linked to phone Negative
PV300 Phone has no risk signals Positive
PV301 Phone risk signals indeterminate Neutral
PV302 Phone has risk signals Negative
PV900 Phone is active Positive
PV901 Phone is mobile Neutral
PV902 Phone is landline Neutral
PV903 Phone is VoIP Negative
PV904 Phone is commercial Neutral
PV905 Phone is toll-free Negative
PV906 Phone is prepaid Neutral

Document Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

AU100

Identification (ID) issue detected

Note: Please recapture a photo of the physical ID for resubmission
Neutral
AU101

Information provided unreadable

Note: If the ID check did not pass, please follow these steps 
1. Take the ID photo in an area with no dark background
2. Take the ID photo directly above the ID
3. Make sure: 
   • All four edges of the ID are visible within the photo
   • All information on the ID is clear with no blur or shadow  
Neutral
AU102

Selfie photo did not pass 

Note: If the ID selfie photo did not pass, follow the next steps
1. Take the selfie photo in an area with good lighting
2. Take the selfie photo directly facing the camera within the 
   frame of the face and shoulders
3. Make sure you: 
   • Do not wear sunglasses or anything that obscures your face 
   • Do not upload a crop of your selfie from a group photo 
   • Ensure no sensitive information is in the background
Neutral
AU104 Liveness selfie passed Positive
AU105 Selfie Facial Recognition verification passed Positive
AU106 Liveness selfie did not pass Negative
AU107 Selfie Facial Recognition verification did not pass 

Negative

AU108 Passport document verified Positive
AU109 Driver's license or state-issued identification (ID) document verified Positive
AU110 Identification (ID) document verified Positive
AU111 Identification (ID) verified Positive
AU112 Identification (ID) expired

Negative

AU113 Identification (ID) validated Positive
AU114 ID may be fraudulent, please review other pieces of information Negative
AU115 Document cannot be verified Negative
AU116 Submission Error for document, review required Negative
AU117 Recapture ID response returned, review required Negative
AU118 Unsupported ID response returned, review required Negative
AU119 Document verification failed, review required Negative
AU120 Selfie verified Positive
AU121 Recapture Selfie returned, review required Negative
AU122 Selfie verification failed, review required Negative
AU123 Unable to verify and match selfie image, review required Negative
AU124 Selfie liveness is inconclusive Negative
AU125 Unable to determine selfie liveness Negative
AU126 Invalid selfie is provided Negative
AU127 Recapture document - image quality insufficient for facial recognition Negative
AU128 Recapture selfie and document - image quality insufficient Negative
DOC200 Document is submitted Neutral
DOC201 Document is not submitted Neutral
DOC202 Document is processed Neutral
DOC203 Document is not processed Neutral
DOC400 Selfie is submitted Neutral
DOC401 Selfie is not submitted Neutral
DOC402 Selfie is processed Neutral
DOC403 Selfie is not processed Neutral
DOC210 Issue parsing document expiration date Neutral

Know Your Customer Verification (KYC)

Code

Description

Decision

KYC100

KYC Accept

Positive

KYC101

KYC Review

Negative

KYC102

KYC Reject

Negative

KYC103

Required PII for KYC is provided

Positive

KYC104

Required PII for KYC is not fully provided

Negative

KYC105

Required PII for KYC is verified

Positive

KYC106

Required PII for KYC cannot be fully verified

Negative

KYC107

No matches on sanctions, PEP, or adverse media lists

Positive

KYC108

Name match on sanctions lists

Negative

KYC109

Name match on PEP lists

Negative

KYC110

Name match on adverse media lists

Negative

KYC111

Name and YOB match on sanctions lists

Negative

KYC112

Name and YOB match on PEP lists

Negative

KYC113

Name and YOB match on adverse media lists

Negative

KYC114

[FinTrac] Sufficient reliable sources found to verify user

Positive

KYC115

[FinTrac] Insufficient reliable sources found to verify user

Negative

SSN Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

SSN100 SSN verified Positive
SSN101 SSN unverified Negative
SSN102 SSN provided not found Neutral

Fingerprint Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

FP102

Visitor is anonymous

Note: The Incognito browser may be enabled

Neutral

FP103

IP geolocation radius is high and potentially inaccurate

Neutral

Cohort Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

FC101

IP used more than five times in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC102

Name used once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC103

Name used more than once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC104

Address used once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC105 Address used more than once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC106 Email used once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC107 Email used more than once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC108 Phone used once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC109 Phone used more than once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC110 Device used more than once in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC111 Device used more than five times in the past 24 hours

Negative

FC112 Transaction ID used more than 2 times in the past 24 hours

Negative

DVC100

Device or network signature detected suggesting non-human automation.

Negative

OTP Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

OT100 Phone number verified via OTP Positive
OT101 Phone number unverified via  OTP Neutral
OT102 Phone number used for OTP does not match the phone number on the form  Neutral

Override Decision

Code

Description

Decision

OD100 Decision overwritten by the user to Accept Neutral
OD101 Decision overwritten by the user to Review Neutral
OD102 Decision overwritten by the user to Reject Neutral

Social Media Verification 

Code Description Decision
PSM100 Social media age threshold passed Neutral
ESM100 Social media present but check not passed Neutral
ESM101 Social media age threshold and check not passed  Neutral
ESM102 Social media details unavailable  Neutral

Blacklist Verification

Code

Description

Decision

BL100 Applicant matches multiple PII on fraud Blacklist Negative
BL100 Applicant last name, city and zip code matches multiple PII on fraud Blacklist Neutral

Behavioral Verification 

Code

Description

Decision

BEH100

Behavioral biometrics detected suggesting non-human automation.

Negative

Fraud Model Information

Code

Description

Decision

IDV100 IDV Accept Positive
IDV101 IDV Review Negative
IDV102 IDV Reject Negative
IDV200 Consortium IDV model Accept Positive
IDV201 Consortium IDV model Review Negative
IDV202 Consortium IDV model Reject Negative
MOD100 IDV Model Accept (Deprecated — replaced by IDV200) Positive
MOD101 IDV Model Review (Deprecated — replaced by IDV201) Negative
MOD102 IDV Model Reject (Deprecated — replaced by IDV202) Negative
MOD200 Custom Model Accept Positive
MOD201 Custom Model Review Negative
MOD202 Custom Model Reject Negative