Bank Search Screen

The following table explains items on the Bank Search screen. For more information about how to access this screen, refer to Add a Bank.

Screen Item

Description

Bank/Org name

Enter the bank or organization name. You can enter a partial name or individual letters in this field. The search is not case-sensitive. However, the search field searches for the exact phrase you enter. For example, "bank" returns "Bank of America" but not "US Bank." To search for a character or word within a name, use wildcards. For example, "%Bank" returns both "Bank of America" and "US Bank."

Lookup ID

Enter the primary identifier used by your organization. You can enter the entire ID or the initial digits. For example, if you enter “1”, all Lookup IDs that begin with the number 1 appear. If you enter “123”, IDs that begin with these digits appear. The more digits you enter, the easier it is to find a bank.

Default Routing Number

Enter the default routing number for a bank account.

Default Sort Code

Enter the default sort code for a bank account.

Address

Enter the address lines, such as 7930 Baker Street. You can search by entering the initial street numbers. For example, you can enter “79” to bring up all street addresses that begin with 79. You can use a wildcard character to search only by street name; *Baker Street or %Baker Street brings up all addresses that contain Baker Street.

City

Enter the city or town. You can enter the entire city name or initial letters.

State

Select the appropriate state.

ZIP/Postal code

Enter the ZIP or Postal Code. You can enter the entire code or the initial digits.

Match all criteria exactly

If a search must match your criteria exactly, select this checkbox. An entry in a field returns only an exact match of the characters you enter. For example, “Will” in the First name field normally returns constituents with a first name of Will, Willa, Willard, and William. When you select the checkbox, the search returns only constituents with a first name of Will.

When you select this checkbox, wildcard characters do not work and are instead used as regular characters. For example, an asterisk (*) or percent sign (%) is used literally, rather than as a replacement for a group of characters. Similarly, a question mark (?) or underscore (_) is no longer used as a replacement for one character.

Show advanced search options/Hide advanced search options

To show all search options, select the down arrow beside Show advanced search options. To hide the advanced search options, select the down arrow beside Hide advanced search options. Using advanced search options, you can select additional checkboxes to refine your search.

Check aliases

To include an alias in your search, select this checkbox. Aliases appear on the Organization Info tab of the constituent page.

Check alternate lookup IDs

To include alternate lookup IDs in the search, select this checkbox. Alternate lookup IDs appear on the Organization Info tab of the constituent page.

Only search primary addresses

When you use address fields as criteria, to have your search look for a bank based on primary address information only, select this checkbox. Other addresses are not considered in the search process.

Each bank has one primary address, designated on the Contact tab of the constituent page.

Include fuzzy search on name

You can have the search include fuzzy name matching to include other names of individuals. The search logic looks for similar sounding names like Smith and Smyth and returns them all in the results.