BANK OF HOPE, LYNNWOOD,WA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF HOPE, LYNNWOOD,WA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NARAUS6L252

Bank / Institution

BANK OF HOPE

Address

17410 HIGHWAY 99, SUITE 120

City

LYNNWOOD,WA

Postcode

98037

Country

United States

Connection

Active

NARAUS6L252 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NARAUS6L or NARAUS6L252

Bank Code

NARA - code assigned to BANK OF HOPE

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

6L - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

252 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NARAUS6L - primary office of BANK OF HOPE, United States

What is a SWIFT Code NARAUS6L252?

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.