Your account number is located at the bottom of a check — it’s the second set of numbers, between the nine-digit routing number and the check number. The routing number comes first — it’s the ...

The amount of numbers people have to memorize in today’s digital world are fewer and fewer. Whether it’s phone numbers, PINs, credit card numbers or general account information, there is no need to ...

A numeric digit used to ensure that account numbers are entered accurately into the computer. Check digits are computed when the numbers are generated, and they become part of the number, often at the ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications online.

Posts on Facebook claim that if you are non-white, the fifth digit of your Social Security Number (SSN) is an even number, and if you are white, the fifth digit of your SSN is odd. This claim, which ...