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I understand that, in addition to ABA numbers, there are SWIFT and SORT/BSB codes, although I haven't ever seen them. It would be nice to know how the three are related. Eric Walker 17:11, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
Do you think we can use this under fair use?-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:39, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
The picture of a check does not seem to show agreement in the 2 routing numbers that the article explains. The fractional form does not agree with the MICR form. If this image was made for illustration, maybe an error was made? 71.207.162.156 ( talk) 12:35, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
I see a check as a contract. Contracts cannot be copywritten, they are public domain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.58.127.174 ( talk) 16:03, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Checks bear a "fractional ABA number", usually in the upper right area, that is derived from the ABA number printed in MICR font along the bottom edge. If the ABA number is in the form XXXXYYYYC, the fractional ABA number appears in the form nn-YYYY/XXXX. If the leading digit(s) in either the XXXX or YYYY groups are zeros (0), those digits are dropped in the fractional representation, e.g. 0XXX0YYYC becomes nn-YYY/XXX. Now, the big question is, how is the nn portion of the fractional representation derived? That would be an interesting addition to this Wikipedia article. — Quicksilver T @ 08:58, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
The word "routing" appears by itself several times in the article. The word "transit" also appears by itself several times. However, the relationship between the two words is not explained. The phrase "Federal Reserve Routing Symbol" adds to the confusion. In one place, "routing transit" appears, and in another "routing and transit."
So far, I think I have figured out the following:
I would like help bringing this article up to encyclopedic standards. I am not an expert on this subject. I would like suggestions from other editors. Elacy ( talk) 17:08, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
In a March 2016 edit the Check digit section was modified to remove some content, including an example Python script. The edit comment claims the removed info was incorrect, but my initial test suggested that it worked fine. Does anyone know a number for which the removed content fails? 2601:281:C502:5180:5BC:607E:9B3A:779F ( talk) 17:11, 17 August 2017 (UTC)