Bill payment system and method utilizing bank routing numbers

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C705S039000, C705S041000, C705S042000, C705S043000, C705S044000, C705S045000

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09542109

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for paying bills which uses bank routing numbers. A service provider receives a bank routing number from a consumer, the routing number belonging to the bank at which the consumer maintains a deposit account. The service provider verifies that this received routing number is correct. The verification includes comparing the received routing number to a database of routing numbers which the service provider has obtained from banks.

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