Learn how to use Swift correspondent bank objects.
A correspondent bank is a financial institution connected to Swift, which offers correspondent banking services to its customers, to process cross-border payments. Such correspondent banks can exchange MX and MT messages via Swift FINplus/InterAct, FIN, or FileAct.
Below are details of the correspondent bank object properties:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| id string | The correspondent bank ID. |
| object string | Always correspondent_bank. |
| status string | The correspondent bank status. Either active or disabled. |
| name string | The name of the correspondent bank. E.g "JPMorgan Chase". |
| bank_code string | The BIC of the correspondent bank. E.g "CHASUS33XXX". |
| distinguished_name string | The Swift Distinguished Name (DN) of the correspondent bank. E.g "ou=xxx,o=chasus33,o=swift". |
| created_at datetime | The creation date of the correspondent bank record. |
Below is an example of a correspondent bank:
{
"id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
"object": "correspondent_bank",
"status": "active",
"name": "Citi Bank",
"bank_code": "CITIUS33XXX",
"distinguished_name": "ou=xxx,o=citius33,o=swift",
"created_at": "2026-08-19T10:16:07.743Z"
}