Bank Accounts and Routing Numbers

[catnapper]

Ah, I know this one! The routing number is on the left hand side of the check betwen the two colons. so it might look like this :12345678: The routing number is the same for both your checking and savings account.

Your account number is next to it on the right.

[Jessika]

No no, I know which is which. What I want to know is if its the same for my savings account as it is for my checking account

[zippy-kat]

I work in the financial industry and process transfers/deposits for clients almost daily. The best advice I can give is to check with your bank; the routing number is usually (though not always) different for checking and savings accounts.

[Jessika]

OK thanks, that's what I needed to know. Well that kind of sucks since the bank is closed now. Maybe I can call their customer support though.

Thanks guys! ♥

[catnapper]

The routing number is just the bank's local address, ir IS if you will with the banking tingiw at the govenrment (so technical I am!). So if you opened the account at the same bank, at the same branch. The routing numbers will be the same. If you opened the savings account at the branch on Elm stree and the checking account at the branch on Main street, they will be different.

[Jessika]

The routing number is just the bank's local address, ir IS if you will with the banking tingiw at the govenrment (so technical I am!). So if you opened the account at the same bank, at the same branch. The routing numbers will be the same. If you opened the savings account at the branch on Elm stree and the checking account at the branch on Main street, they will be different.

OK that's what I thought, because I did open both accounts at the same branch and same bank. So they will be the same then? Thanks

[Logan]

The routing number identifies the bank, not the account. But, with all the mergers of banks, sometimes you may have different routing numbers on accounts you have at the same bank. Definitely check with your bank, first, before you give the number to the IRS.