WFBIUS6WFFX
WELLS FARGO BANK NA is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code WFBIUS6WFFX, registered in UNITED STATES (SAN FRANCISCO, CA), settling primarily in USD. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference below.
| Institution | Country | Location | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| WFBI | US — United States | 6W (test/non-live BIC) | FFX (branch code FFX) |
| SWIFT/BIC | WFBIUS6WFFX (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | WELLS FARGO BANK NA |
| Country | UNITED STATES (ISO US) |
| City | SAN FRANCISCO, CA |
| Address | 420 MONTGOMERY STREET |
| Primary currency | USD (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. WFBIUS6WFFX uniquely identifies WELLS FARGO BANK NA in UNITED STATES on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because WFBIUS6WFFX is an 11-character BIC, the trailing FFX identifies a specific branch within WELLS FARGO BANK NA. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is WFBIUS6W.
Payments routed through WELLS FARGO BANK NA can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
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WFBIUS6WFFX is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying WELLS FARGO BANK NA in UNITED STATES. The first four characters (WFBI) are the institution code; the next two (US) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for United States; the next two (6W) are the location code; the final three (FFX) are the branch code.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to WELLS FARGO BANK NA.
WFBIUS6WFFX is 11 characters long — branch code FFX. An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
WELLS FARGO BANK NA's primary settlement currency is USD (US Dollar). USD clears via Fedwire / CHIPS. Same business day for SWIFT GPI; 1-2 days otherwise.
Same day for SWIFT GPI USD if before Fedwire cut-off (18:00 ET). Settlement system: Fedwire / CHIPS. US correspondent banks are uniformly GPI-enabled.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.