Make A Wire Transfer

Credit Union members may electronically wire funds into or out of their FIGFCU Accounts. Here's what you need to know to arrange this service:

Receiving a wire: (Incoming wires)

To receive a wire in your FIGFCU account, provide the sender the following information:

Your wire will be posted the same business day, if received by 3:00 PM PST. Incoming wires with incorrect account number or mismatched name will be rejected and returned to the sending financial institution. FIGFCU does not charge a fee for incoming wires.

Some institutions may request a wiring instructions letter, which you can download here. 

Sending a wire: (Outgoing wires)

To send a wire to another institution, follow the steps below:

1. Access the wire transfer form through the links below:

Domestic

International 

2. Request for wiring instructions from the receiver of the funds. The following information is required to initiate an outgoing wire transfer:

• Beneficiary Financial Institution name, address and ABA number 
• Receiver/ Beneficiary name, address and account number
• Purpose of the wire is a mandatory field on the wire transfer form

Important Notes:

• Please see the schedule of fees.
• The funds in your FIGFCU account must be available and not on hold in order to complete the transaction.
• Wire transfer request must be transmitted to FIGFCU by 11:30 AM PST. Requests received after the deadline will be processed the following business day. 
• Wet signature or stylus signature is required. Pre-defined DocuSign signature will not be accepted.
• Wires to Title or Escrow companies require wiring instructions and must be attached with the wire transfer form.
• A callback will be performed on wire requests received via fax, mail, email or phone.
• Send the completed form to the Wire Processing Team via:
  • Email: wires@figfcu.org
  • Fax: 323-209-6305
  • In Person: Branch 

For additional assistance with wire transfers, please contact 323.209.6254.