Here’s Your UCCU Routing Number

Paying bills online, setting up direct deposit and receiving a wire transfer are just a few of the situations that require the use of your financial institution’s routing number. Without routing numbers, funds wouldn’t have a clear electronic roadmap to get where they need to go.

To save you the hassle, here is instant access to your routing number:

You can also locate your Utah Community Credit Union routing number on a check by referencing the first string of numbers printed on the bottom of your checks, on the left side. Other options for locating a routing number include visiting your bank’s website or calling it directly to request the number.

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What Is a Routing Number?

A routing number — also known as an ABA number or routing transit number — features a sequence of nine digits that help banks identify the financial institution associated with a specific account. For example, when you set up a direct deposit authorization with your employer, you’ll not only need to provide your checking or savings account number but also your financial institution’s routing number, so that your employer’s bank can route your paycheck to the correct location.

What Do Routing Numbers Represent?

Routing numbers are unique identifiers assigned to each financial institution. Here’s what each digit in an ABA routing number means:

• Digits one and two: Represent bank or credit union that’s responsible for clearing transactions; credit unions have digits between 20 and 32
• Digit three: Bank processing center identifier
• Digit four: Represents the state the bank is located in
• Digits five through eight: Represents the bank’s ABA identifying number
• Digit nine: Check digit, which serves to verify the authenticity of the routing number

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Banks Can Have More Than One Routing Number

Although UCCU only has one routing number, larger banks might have more than one. Routing numbers can change, too.  For example, when banks merge, sometimes older routing numbers become obsolete.

Before sending a wire transfer, it’s always a good idea to confirm the routing number with the receiving bank or credit union because some financial institutions have separate routing numbers for different types of transactions.

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