Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Routing numbers beginning with 01 settle through the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The district covers 6 US states and territories: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Sample routing numbers in this district
What the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston does
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is one of twelve regional operating arms of the US central banking system. It clears ACH and Fedwire payments on behalf of every member institution in its district, holds the reserve deposits required by federal banking regulations, and acts as the bankers' bank for routine cash and currency operations. Every routing number whose first two digits are 01 identifies an institution served by this Reserve Bank.
For a customer at one of these banks, the practical effect is invisible: when you send an ACH transfer or set up direct deposit, the originating bank's payment file is delivered to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for processing, then forwarded to the receiving bank's own Federal Reserve Bank. The whole settlement typically completes within hours for same-day ACH, or by the next business morning for standard ACH. Fedwire transfers settle in real time, regardless of which district originates them.
States & territories in this district
- Connecticut — 234 routing numbers
- Maine — 157 routing numbers
- Massachusetts — 415 routing numbers
- New Hampshire — 43 routing numbers
- Rhode Island — 64 routing numbers
- Vermont — 42 routing numbers