First Bank has a unique sort code for each of its branches all over the country. A sort code is useful when transferring funds from one account to another in different branches or banks.

Across the five major UK banks, around one million customers will have their sort codes changed by 2019, in a bid to make the banking system safer and to prevent another financial crisis.

Proudman highlights the change to bank sort codes and the transfer of business ... banks will need to ensure that any outgoing payments, for example standing orders and Direct Debits, are made ...

Almost one million banking customers are being contacted to have their sort codes and account numbers changed asthe UK's biggest banks begin the process of 'ring-fencing' their accounts. The process ...