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 ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.

Routine banking transactions like online bill payments, check processing and wire transfers require a bank routing number. Here’s an explanation of what a routing number is and how it works. What is a ...

Your account number is located at the bottom of a check — it’s the second set of numbers, between the nine-digit routing number and the check number. The routing number comes first — it’s the ...

You may need to know your bank’s routing number to pay a bill online or over the phone, send money through a wire transfer or set up a direct deposit. To receive your tax refund via direct deposit, ...

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.

A routing number is a nine-digit code used to identify a financial institution in the United States. Banks use routing numbers to direct the exchange of funds to and from one another. You can ...

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 ...

With the advent of Venmo and Cash App, paper checks might seem so last century, but that doesn’t mean you no longer need to know how to read a check. Some online transactions require an understanding ...