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The sort code is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56. It identifies both the bank (in the first digit or the first two digits) and the branch where the account is held. [1] Sort codes are encoded into International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) but are not encoded into Business Identifier Codes (BICs).
The Extended Industry Sorting Code Directory (EISCD) is based upon the ISCD and was introduced to provide reference data to support the UK's Faster Payments service. The EISCD contains all data elements found within the ISCD, with the addition of a new section containing Faster Payments clearing information for each UK bank branch.
The first 17 digits of the CLABE are, as mentioned above, the Bank Code, the Branch Office Code and the Account Number. The weight factor of a given digit is: 3 if its position (starting at 0) modulus 3 is 0; 7 if its position modulus 3 is 1; 1 if its position modulus 3 is 2; A 17 digit weight is always "37137137137137137". The method is:
When a new bank is being organized, the current publisher of the directory of banks assigns it a transit code. [8] The American Bankers Association asked banks to use the directory exclusively so banks would agree on how to sort checks. [9] The book was abbreviated Key to Numerical System of The American Bankers Association, and as the Key.
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The first two digits of the sort code identify the bank (90-xx-xx = [Bank of Ireland], 98-xx-xx = [Ulster Bank], for example) and the last 4 identify the branch. There is an exception with 99-xx-xx - these codes are used for international banks Irish Clearing ACs, and some Post Office accounts.
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The only information that I can see that has been removed was the headquarters location of a couple of the banks. This didn't seem relevant to the sort code and their history, and it's available by wiki-linking through to the articles on the banks themselves. Plus it was provided very patchily here.