WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, PHOENIX,AZ - SWIFT/BIC Code

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, PHOENIX,AZ - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BBFXUS6S

Bank / Institution

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK

Address

2500 ONE EAST WASHINGTON STREET

City

PHOENIX,AZ

Postcode

85004

Country

United States

Connection

Active

BBFXUS6S - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BBFXUS6S or BBFXUS6SXXX

Bank Code

BBFX - code assigned to WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

6S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BBFXUS6S?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.