LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA, MONTREAL - SWIFT/BIC Code

LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA, MONTREAL - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BLCMCAMM

Bank / Institution

LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA

Address

LAURENTIAN BANK TOWER, SUITE 1485, 1981 MCGILL COLLEGE AVENUE

City

MONTREAL

Postcode

H3A 3K3

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

BLCMCAMM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BLCMCAMM or BLCMCAMMXXX

Bank Code

BLCM - code assigned to LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

MM - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BLCMCAMM?

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.