What is SWIFT Code?

The SWIFT Code (also known as ISO 9362) is used mostly when transfering funds from one financial institution to another. SWIFT stands for The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which is the organization that handles the registration of these codes. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BIC) approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The SWIFT code is made up of either 8 or 11 letters.

A real world example - Citi Group Private Bank - CITIUS33PBG

  • First 4 letters: bank code
  • Next 2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • Next 2 letters or digits: location code
  • Last 3 letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office)

An 8-digit code can be assumed as referencing to primary office.

There are over 8,000 “live” codes, which are for the partners who are actively connected to the SWIFT network. In addition, there are more than 10,000 additional codes, which are used for manual transactions.

SWIFT Code for Banks in United States

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
SAN FRANCISCO,CAFRBBUS6SXXX
MEMPHIS,TNFTBMUS44XXX
AKRON,OHFNBAUS3AXXX
NEW YORK,NYFFTWUS33XXX
WOODSIDE,CAFSHRUS66XXX
IRVING,TXFLURUS44XXX
DEARBORN,MIFOMOUS33XXX
CHICAGO,ILFBNKUS44XXX
MCLEAN,VAFMACUS33XXX
MCLEAN,VAFMACUS3WXXX
SAN ANTONIO,TXFRSTUS44XXX
NEW YORK,NYFSAMUS33XXX
LANCASTER,PAFLBKUS33XXX
MINNEAPOLIS,MNWFBIUS44XXX
MONTEREY PARK,CAGUBCUS6LXXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.