Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

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

You may see routing and account numbers on checks written on your account and wonder what they mean. They are the two sets of numbers that banks rely on to ensure the money moves between the correct ...

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 ...

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.

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.