E. Napoletano is a former registered financial advisor and award-winning author and journalist. With more than 15 years of experience crafting content about all aspects of personal finance, Michael ...

Every check has a routing number, and you might occasionally be asked to provide this routing number when linking an online account to a checking or savings account at your local bank or credit union.

You may see routing and account numbers on checks written on your account and wonder what they mean. They are the two sets of numbers that banks rely on to ensure the money moves between the correct ...