Skip to content
IBANforge
Deutsche Bundesbank register

Bankleitzahl 37021500

Ford Bank, Köln

Bankleitzahl37021500
InstitutionFord Bank
Short nameFord Bank, Köln
BICFDBADE8FXXX
Postcode50735
TownKöln
Statusactive
Successor BLZnone

IBAN structure with this code

A German IBAN is DE, two check digits, the eight-digit Bankleitzahl, then the ten-digit account number. The BLZ is what the register can vouch for; the account number is known only to the bank.

DE10 3702 1500 1000 0000 00

Synthetic example: the account part is a placeholder, this IBAN belongs to nobody. It shows where the code sits inside the IBAN.

What the API answers for this code

The block below is the route's own answer, produced by the same code that serves api.ibanforge.com, on the register as of the date shown. Nothing is edited.

{
  "valid": true,
  "bic": {
    "code": "FDBADE8FXXX",
    "bank_name": "Ford Bank",
    "city": "Köln",
    "source": "Deutsche Bundesbank Bankleitzahlendatei",
    "as_of": "2026-09",
    "basis": "national_register",
    "authoritative": true,
    "lei": "549300BZZFFS0SOWR325"
  },
  "bank_code_check": {
    "value": "37021500",
    "status": "verified",
    "match": "register",
    "register": "Deutsche Bundesbank Bankleitzahlendatei",
    "authoritative": true,
    "institution": {
      "name": "Ford Bank",
      "street": null,
      "post_code": "50735",
      "town": "Köln",
      "country": "DE"
    },
    "as_of": "2026-09"
  },
  "sepa": {
    "member": true,
    "schemes": [
      "SCT",
      "SDD"
    ],
    "vop_required": true,
    "vop_participant": false,
    "basis": "epc_register"
  },
  "issuer": {
    "type": "bank",
    "name": "Ford Bank",
    "classification": "default"
  },
  "risk_indicators": {
    "country_risk": "standard",
    "sepa_reachable": true,
    "vop_coverage": true,
    "test_bic": false
  }
}
Check an IBAN in the playgroundAudit a whole creditor fileGerman bank codes (Bankleitzahlen)

Source: Deutsche Bundesbank Bankleitzahlendatei, register as of 2026-09.