Every check has a routing number, and you might occasionally be asked to provide this routing number when linking an online account to a checking or savings account at your local bank or credit union.

The routing number serves as an identifier that distinguishes a particular bank from all others. Large banks may have a different routing number for each state in which they have a branch, and some ...

We see it every time we write a check, but we don’t think much about it — the bank’s routing number. It is the first set of numbers at the bottom of every check you write. It is the bank’s ...

There are a number of instances when you may have needed to know your routing number — re-ordering checks, setting up direct deposits, paying bills, making tax payments, etc. — but you’ve probably ...

The American Bankers Association routing number is a nine-digit numerical code used to identify a bank. Banks use ABA routing numbers to process checks and electronic transfers of funds between banks.

The American Bankers Association today launched a new tool, which allows consumers to look up bank routing numbers. The database contains all of the routing numbers – also known as ABA numbers or ...

Your routing number is a combination of two sets of banking numbers that can be found on your cheques: the transit number and the institution number. Many or all of the products featured here are from ...

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The short answer is yes. U.S.-based savings accounts all have routing numbers. A routing number corresponds to a banking institution, not to a specific type of account. Routing numbers are used for ...

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Origins: One of the ways paperhangers were supposedly able to pass bad checks easily once upon a time was by manipulating the American Bankers Association (ABA) numbers encoded on nearly all checks ...