What banks can I link to my Fidelity account?

Written by Editorial Team | Last Updated: August 2026

Fidelity Investments offers exceptional flexibility, allowing you to link virtually any standard federally insured commercial bank, regional community bank, or member-owned credit union located within the United States directly to your brokerage or Cash Management Account. The primary mechanism for this connection is an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) utilizing the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, which requires you to provide the external institution's nine-digit routing number and your specific checking or savings account number. Consequently, you can seamlessly link massive national institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, and U.S. Bank, as well as prominent online-only high-yield savings providers such as Ally Bank, Capital One 360, Discover Bank, and Marcus by Goldman Sachs. Even localized state credit unions can be linked without any administrative issues, provided they participate in the standard federal ACH clearing system. Once the external banking account is successfully verified (either through instant secure digital login credentials using a service like Plaid or via micro-deposit verification), you can easily execute free, unlimited inbound cash transfers to fund your investment portfolios or withdraw your uninvested liquid cash balances back to your primary external checking account effortlessly.

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