Answer:
Since you refer to "members" instead of "customers," it's safe to assume you write from a credit union. The "abbreviated routing number" you refer to is undoubtedly the "payable through" disclosure called for in Reg CC, Section 229.36(e), it must be on the check to properly indicate your credit union's location for the purpose of assigning local or non-local status to the checks when deposited at other than your institution. If it's not there, the depositary institution will rely on the MICR routing number to make that decision; but not having the payable through designation on the check is not a regulatory breach, in my opinion.
Finally, if "abbreviated routing number" refers to the fractional-form bank routing symbol, it's no longer mandated, although most banks continue to print it in case the MICR line is illegible.
First published on BankersOnline.com 7/31/06
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