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You need your bank’s routing number to send or receive payments. The routing number is a nine-digit code identifying the bank. Every bank has a routing number, but it can be hard to find unless you ...

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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 ...

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.