A bank transit number, also known as a routing number, helps financial institutions identify where checks and other documents were issued from. They’ve been around for over 100 years, and they help to ...

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 ...

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.

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