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Bank Account Wire Transfer Instructions
Sending and receiving domestic and international wire transfers is easy and convenient. If you have any questions, please contact our Account Services Team at 832.485.2515 or your local branch.
Outgoing Wires
An outgoing domestic or international wire request may be completed in person at any of our financial centers or in Online Banking. Domestic wire transfers requests must be received by 4:00 pm and International wire transfer requests must be received by 2:45 pm CST time for same-day processing. For businesses, please contact our Treasury Management Team at 832.485.2555 to inquire about commercial wire services.
Transferring domestic and international funds between your accounts and third-party accounts through Central Bank’s secure Central OnLine web-based banking, is safe and convenient. Create and save templates for frequent domestic and international wires and, for added convenience, use multi wire transfer to create multiple wires at once. Wire transfers guarantee recipients that funds are credible, which can help facilitate immediate shipment of goods. We offer ABA lookup and foreign currency wires with exchange rate view, too!
Wire Cutoff Time
Domestic Wire 4:30 p.m.
International Wire 2:45 p.m.
In order to send a wire, you will need to provide the following information:
A Cental Bank Wire Transfer Request Form
Your name, address, and phone number
Your Central Bank account number
Personal identification (driver's license)
The receiving bank's name and address
The receiving bank's Wire ABA/Routing Number
Receiving bank account number, and the name and address on the account
Please contact Account Service at 832.485.2515 or your local branch for additional information and to obtain a wire transfer request form.
Incoming Wires
Incoming Domestic
Please use these instructions for any wires within the United States. You will need to provide this information to the bank that is sending the wire to your Central Bank account.
Bank Name: Central Bank Houston
Bank Address: 11201 Clay Road, Houston, Texas 77041
ABA #: 113001077
Beneficiary/Creditor Name: (Account name)
Beneficiary/Creditor Address: (Account address)
Beneficiary/Creditor Account #: (Your Central Bank account #)
Incoming International
Please use these instructions for any wires outside the United States borders, unless the financial institution has a location within the U.S. and can process it as a Domestic Wire. The link below will direct you to the Convera form where you will enter your information and receive instructions to provide to the sender.
Click on the button below to access the online form.
Choose the country you are receiving funds from.
Complete the relevant information in the online form and submit.
You will be then presented with the PDF deposit instructions. Please save it for your reference and email it to the sender and follow payment instructions.
Ask the sender to:
Present these instructions to their bank when sending the payment to you.
Deposit the amount into the dedicated account as stated in the instructions in local currency and not in USD.
Instruct bank teller to include payment note 00000-FI in the bank’s reference field as specified in the PDF deposit instructions.
Ready to Send a Wire?
The Team of central Bank would love to help! Reach out if you have any questions.