An address correction service that the USPS provides to mailers through USPS licensees. The licensees match mailing lists submitted to them against change of address information for the entire country from all Computerized Forwarding System units. If a match is made, NCOA can correct the address before it is printed on a mailpiece.
A list enhancement process that matches mail file records against a database of recent movers with their forwarding address. The database is compiled by the USPS from change of address cards; it contains the last 18 months of movers and is updated twice each month. Selected private sector vendors which meet USPS criteria may be selected to perform this process for a fee.
An address correction service that the USPS provides to mailers through USPS licensees. The licensees match mailing lists submitted to them on tape or disk against change-of-address information for the entire country from all Computerized Forwarding System units. NCOA can correct an address before it is used on a piece of mail.
A service provided by the U.S. Postal Service, through licensed computer service bureaus, that enables mailers to make any necessary address corrections prior to their mailing being dropped. The mailer provides a magnetic tape that is run against the national change of address bank and then is returned to the mailer with all the corrections made.
Service of the U.S. Postal Service that provides national data on changes of address.
A service of the USPS to improve the accuracy of mailing addresses. The NCOA file is compiled from change of address cards (found at all post offices) that are filled out and submitted by movers to have their mail forwarded to their new address. Mailing lists can then be matched against this file of movers to supply the current mailing address. This service is performed by vendors licensed by the postal service.