Bank Tab
This tab is used to display general information about a Bank in a record found by BankFinder. It can be selected by clicking the tab - or use the [Alt]+2 keyboard shortcut.
The fields displayed on this tab are as follows:
Field Description Status Indicates if the bank is Active and displays the Deleted Date if it is not. It also indicates if the record is for the BACS (UK) or ISPO (Ireland) clearing system. Branches that are part of both systems will have a record for each one. Sort Code The Banks Sort Code (Allocated to all banks involved in BACS, CHAPS Sterling, and Cheque and Credit Clearings). Suffix This is the Sub-Branch Suffix which allows a branch to be uniquely identified where there is a cluster of branches with the same Sort Code. This is not used in the ISPO clearing system, but sub-branches are still indicated under branch type. Bank and Branch BIC BICs are allocated to branches for international payment purposes over S.W.I.F.T. CHAPS Euro, being based on S.W.I.F.T. standards, requires every CHAPS Euro branch to have a BIC. This is not applicable to entries in the ISPO (Ireland) clearing system. Branch Name The name of the branch which defines its actual location. To view the alternate branch name (if applicable) use the Alternate Branch Name menu option. Branch Title The short version is the official title of each branch. This title, for example, appears in Cheque Books. The Full version is the one that has been extended by Banks. To change between the Full and Short versions use the Full Names menu option. Location This is an optional field specifying the location of the Branch used in the printed bank directories, it is not applicable to records in the ISPO (Ireland) clearing system where the Branch Name normally relates to it's location. Owner Bank This is the name and code of the owning bank. These names are approved by APACS. Short and Full versions of the name are available. (See Full Names menu option). For banks in the ISPO (Irish) clearing system there is not a code assigned, so only a name will appear. Central Bank CHAPS payments can be sent over TARGET to beneficiaries in other countries. Records in the database for these overseas banks containing there BIC codes have these banks counties ISO code and Name in this field.
Supervisory This field contains the Supervisory Body for a bank/agency that is in at least one of the clearings (code and name). It is not applicable to ISPO (Irish) records. Branch Type This is the code and description of the type of branch selected. This will either be M (for a Main Branch), S (for a Sub or NAB branch), or L for a Linked branch. Main Branch This is the Sort Code for the main branch in a cluster for branches that are linked in a cluster. Clicking this sort code (if present) will automatically look up that branches sort code for you. For ISPO (Irish) records this will be set if the branch has been amalgamated with one on another sort code and will indicate the sort code it has been amalgamated with.
The 'Full Names' option can be toggled from the 'Edit Menu'. This specifies if the banks full name and branch title is displayed or if the shortened (official) forms are used. Please note that not all banks extend these names, in which case the full and short forms are the same.
Some branches have an alternative branch name to allow entries to appear in two places in the printed directory. Selecting this option from the 'Edit' menu will show that alternative name if one exists (if there is no alternate branch name, the same name is displayed regardless of this setting).
Field-Transfer
To transfer any address field from the Bank Tab to the equivalent field on
the Search Tab, where available, simply, click the descriptive label
to its left - e.g. to transfer a 'Sort Code' , click the letters of the
word 'Sort Code'.
You can drag text from the individual fields of the Bank Tab and drop it into other Windows programs - like Microsoft Word.
Hold down one of the [Shift] keys (usually marked with a hollow arrow pointing upwards). Then click and hold down the left mouse button on the field you wish to move (drag) text FROM - the cursor will turn into a dragging icon. Now move to the program you wish to place the text in (keeping the mouse button down). Finally, release the mouse button to drop the text in the new field.