BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CANADA BRANCH, TORONTO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CANADA BRANCH, TORONTO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC
BOFACATTFCS
Bank / Institution
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CANADA BRANCH
Address
SIMCOE PLACE, 200 FRONT STREET WEST, SUITE 2700
City
TORONTO
Postcode
M5V 3L2
Country
Canada
Connection
Active
BOFACATTFCS - SWIFT Code Breakdown
SWIFT Code
BOFACATT or BOFACATTFCS
Bank Code
BOFA - code assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CANADA BRANCH
Country Code
CA - code belongs to Canada
Location & Status
TT - represents location, second digit means active code
Branch Code
FCS or not assigned, indicating this is a head office
Head Office
BOFACATT - primary office of BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CANADA BRANCH, Canada

What is a SWIFT Code BOFACATTFCS?

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.

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