THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, HOUSTON,TX - SWIFT/BIC Code

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, HOUSTON,TX - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NOSCUS4HHSM

Bank / Institution

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Address

City

HOUSTON,TX

Postcode

Country

United States

Connection

Active

NOSCUS4HHSM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NOSCUS4H or NOSCUS4HHSM

Bank Code

NOSC - code assigned to THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

4H - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

HSM or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NOSCUS4H - primary office of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, United States

What is a SWIFT Code NOSCUS4HHSM?

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.