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You may need to know your bank’s routing number to pay a bill online or over the phone, send money through a wire transfer or set up a direct deposit. To receive your tax refund via direct deposit, ...

The routing number serves as an identifier that distinguishes a particular bank from all others. Large banks may have a different routing number for each state in which they have a branch, and some ...

Disclosure: *Early access to direct deposit funds depends on the timing of the payer's submission of deposits. Chime generally post such deposits on the day they are received which may be up to 2 days ...