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CUSA Code: Custody Actual

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CUSA means custody actual in the ISO 20022 system balance type code set. Balance representing the actual total of all asset servicing transactions such as dividends, income corporate actions equivalents, tax returns, redemptions, etc.

Code
CUSA
ISO name
CustodyActual
Status
Registered
Last updated
2018-11-01

Official definition

Balance representing the actual total of all asset servicing transactions such as dividends, income corporate actions equivalents, tax returns, redemptions, etc.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalSystemBalanceType1Code

MessageElement path
admi.005RptQryCrit/SchCrit/Bal/Tp/Cd
camt.003AcctQryDef/AcctCrit/NewCrit/SchCrit/Bal/Tp/Cd
camt.004RptOrErr/AcctRpt/AcctOrErr/Acct/MulBal/Tp/Cd

CUSA questions

What does CUSA mean in ISO 20022?
CUSA is Custody Actual in the ExternalSystemBalanceType1Code code set: Balance representing the actual total of all asset servicing transactions such as dividends, income corporate actions equivalents, tax returns, redemptions, etc.
Where does CUSA appear in a message?
For example in admi.005, element RptQryCrit/SchCrit/Bal/Tp/Cd.

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