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Correspondent Bank

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An institution, acting on behalf of other institutions, that can settle the checks they collect for other institutions (respondents) by using accounts on their books or by sending a wire funds transfers. Generally, a provider of banking and payment services to other financial institutions.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Correspondent Banks
possessive
Correspondent Bank's
pluralpossessive
Correspondent Banks'