BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

MLCOUS3GISL

Bank / Institution

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

Address

City

NEW YORK,NY

Postcode

Country

United States

Connection

Active

MLCOUS3GISL - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

MLCOUS3G or MLCOUS3GISL

Bank Code

MLCO - code assigned to BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

3G - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

ISL or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

MLCOUS3G - primary office of BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, United States

What is a SWIFT Code MLCOUS3GISL?

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.