FIRST GENERAL BANK, ROWLAND HEIGHTS,CA - SWIFT/BIC Code

FIRST GENERAL BANK, ROWLAND HEIGHTS,CA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

FGBCUS66

Bank / Institution

FIRST GENERAL BANK

Address

19036 COLIMA ROAD

City

ROWLAND HEIGHTS,CA

Postcode

91748

Country

United States

Connection

Active

FGBCUS66 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

FGBCUS66 or FGBCUS66XXX

Bank Code

FGBC - code assigned to FIRST GENERAL BANK

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

66 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code FGBCUS66?

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.