HSBC Online savings users

[SirChadwick]

directly transfer funds from your paypal account to your HSBC savings account? I've always transferred to my local bank first and then sent to my HSBC acct - which takes about 6 days. Through paypal they ask for your account and routing #'s and HSBC does not provide you w/ a routing # for an online savings account. Am I missing something here? Thanks in advance.

 

[DaWhim]

yea, I believe you can get a routing # for your HSBC online saving acct. call them and ask. well, I have hsbc checking linked with paypal.

 

[SirChadwick]

I thought checking accts had a routing #, but savings do not w/ HSBC.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick
I thought checking accts had a routing #, but savings do not w/ HSBC.

I believe the routing number just belongs to the bank... The routing number identifies the bank, and the account number belongs to you. So it works either w/ savings or checking. For example, I've got my ing direct account linked to my hsbc direct account 🙂

 

[SirChadwick]

Hmm, I guess I need to make a call then.

 

[SirChadwick]

Of course every time I call, they're too busy and the answering service tells me to call back later after I spend 2 minutes hitting the prompts and entering my acct #, social, etc.

 

[d0ofy]

The routing number is 02200020. I had to get it so I can do direct payroll deposits.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: d0ofy
The routing number is 02200020. I had to get it so I can do direct payroll deposits.

So this routing # would be the same for me? I just want to be sure they don't have different #'s for different parts of the US or other countries.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: d0ofy
The routing number is 02200020. I had to get it so I can do direct payroll deposits.

I actually just tried to enter this routing # and it says:

You have entered an invalid Routing Number for a bank account in United States.

EDIT: Actually you just left out one of the 0's. It works fine now. I called them up and got the correct #.