BANK OF THE WEST, CITY OF INDUSTRY,CA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF THE WEST, CITY OF INDUSTRY,CA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BWSTUS66LAX

Bank / Institution

BANK OF THE WEST

Address

BANK OF THE WEST, 13300 CROSSROADS PARKWAY NORTH

City

CITY OF INDUSTRY,CA

Postcode

91746

Country

United States

Connection

Active

BWSTUS66LAX - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BWSTUS66 or BWSTUS66LAX

Bank Code

BWST - code assigned to BANK OF THE WEST

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

66 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

LAX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BWSTUS66 - primary office of BANK OF THE WEST, United States

What is a SWIFT Code BWSTUS66LAX?

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.