A wire transfer is a fast, convenient way for members to transfer funds from their Gesa account to another financial institution.
Incoming Wire Transfers to Gesa
Incoming wire transfer service is available to Gesa members. Funds from incoming wire transfers will be available in your account no later than the next business day.
We cannot anticipate exact arrival times of wire transfers nor can we guarantee that wires will be received on the same day they are sent. Depending on the originator, the wire may need to be sent through an additional (or “intermediary”) bank and thus be delayed, or the information received may not be accurate or complete enough for the wire to be processed immediately.
To receive a wire to your Gesa Credit Union account, the sender will need the following information:
Beneficiary: Your name
Beneficiary’s Account #: Your Gesa Credit Union account number
Beneficiary’s Address: City, State, Zip Code
Receiving Institution: Gesa Credit Union, Richland, WA
Gesa’s ABA routing number (or transit number): 325181248
Gesa’s address (for wires): 51 Gage Blvd., Richland, WA 99352
These instructions also pertain to wires originated from outside the country. We are not a member of SWIFT, nor any other international wire service, but any bank large enough to be a U.S. correspondent for a foreign bank can forward the wire to us through Fed Line.
Sending Domestic Wire Transfers
Gesa can wire funds for you in any amount to any financial institution across the nation or around the world and the service is available for a nominal charge.
You can have funds transferred the same day:
- The cut-off time for same-day, outgoing domestic wires is 1:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday – Friday (except Holidays).
- Domestic wire requests received after 1:00 PM and on Saturdays will be wired the next business day.
Only collected available funds can be transferred from Gesa Credit Union.
Contact a Personal Financial Services Representative at (888) 946-4372 or visit a local branch to fill out a Domestic Wire Transfer Form.
To ensure a successful and timely wire transfer, the following information is required:
- The receiving financial institution’s name
- City and state of the receiving institution
- The receiving institution’s ABA number (routing number)
- Name of Beneficiary (person or company to whom the wire is being sent)
- Account Number of Beneficiary (at receiving institution)
- Address of Beneficiary (city, state, zip code), must be a physical address, no PO Boxes allowed
- Special Instructions – Provide details if the Beneficiary will need additional information to properly apply your wire transfer funds (such as to your escrow or account number with that company).
Foreign Wire Transfers
Visit a local branch to complete the International Wire Transfer Form. Depending on the banking system in the country of receipt, it may take a few days up to a few weeks for your wire to be received. In sending wires to banks in foreign countries, Gesa uses intermediary U.S. banks. Foreign wires require Intermediary Bank information on the wire form.
- If being sent via an Intermediary Bank, the Intermediary Bank’s name, routing number and account number at Intermediary Bank.
- We need a full address for the Intermediary Bank as well as the foreign bank (not a PO Box and not just city, state, and postal code).
All wire transfers are denominated in US Dollars. Gesa Credit Union does send foreign currency wire transfers at prevailing rates. Gesa Credit Union is not responsible for, nor can we predict, fees charged by any intermediary and/or foreign banks (routinely deducted from wire proceeds by the receiving bank). The cut-off time for outgoing foreign wires is 11:00 AM Pacific Time for same-day processing, Monday – Friday (Holidays excepted).
If you have any questions or need more information regarding a wire transfer, please call us at (888) 946-4372 or visit one of our branches.
