How to Fill Out and Submit the WesBanco Direct Deposit Form

The WesBanco direct deposit form is a one-page authorization that tells your employer to send your paycheck electronically into your WesBanco checking or savings account. You download it from WesBanco’s website or pick one up at a branch, fill in your name, the routing number 043400036, your account number, and the account type, then sign it and hand it to your employer’s payroll department. Deposits usually start landing one to two pay cycles later.¹

What to Gather Before You Start

Have these details in front of you before you pick up a pen:

WesBanco routing number: 043400036. The same nine-digit number covers personal and business accounts and appears in the MICR line at the bottom of your checks.²
Your account number. Find it in WesBanco Online Banking, on a printed check, or by calling customer service at 1-800-905-9043.³
Whether the receiving account is checking or savings.
Your employer’s legal business name.
A voided check or deposit slip, which most payroll offices want stapled to the form.

Verify the routing and account numbers twice. A single wrong digit sends the deposit back to your employer and costs you another pay cycle.

How to Fill Out Each Field

The form is a single page. Work through it top to bottom:¹

Name, Address, City/State/Zip. Use your full legal name and the mailing address on your account.
Name of Bank. Write “WesBanco,” or “WesBanco Bank, Inc.” if your employer wants the formal name.
Bank Phone Number. 1-800-905-9043.
Bank Address. Use your local branch address, which you can find on the branch locator or a recent statement.
Routing Number. 043400036.²
Account Number. Your full account number, not the check number.
Type of Account. Circle Checking or Savings.
Amount. Enter a fixed dollar amount, a percentage, or write “Entire Paycheck.”
Start Date. The pay period you want the deposits to begin.
Company Name. Your employer’s legal name. The authorization line reads: “(Company Name) is hereby authorized to directly deposit my pay to the account listed above.”
Employee Signature and Date. Sign and date the form. Payroll will reject an unsigned form.

The form does not ask for a Social Security number. If a field on your employer’s version does, that’s coming from payroll, not from the bank.

Attaching a Voided Check or Verification

A voided check gives payroll a printed reference that cuts down on typos. Write “VOID” in large letters across the face of a blank check in permanent blue or black ink. Once voided, the check cannot be cashed, so it’s safe to hand over.

No paper checks? You have two easy alternatives. Log in to WesBanco Online Banking and print a page showing your account and routing numbers, or ask a teller at your branch for a printed account verification letter. Some employers also accept a deposit slip. Call payroll first and ask what they’ll take so you don’t make a branch trip you didn’t need.³

Where to Turn It In

Give the completed form to your employer’s payroll office or HR department, not to WesBanco. The bank sits on the receiving end. Once your employer sends payroll through the ACH network, WesBanco credits your account. Depending on the company, you may drop off a paper copy, upload a scan through an HR portal, or email it to a designated payroll address.

Make a copy of the signed form for yourself before you hand it over. If a deposit later goes missing, that copy makes it much easier to tell whether the issue sits with your employer or with the bank.

When Deposits Actually Start

Plan on one to two full pay cycles before the first electronic deposit arrives. Many employers run a pre-note first, which is a zero-dollar test transaction sent through ACH to confirm the routing and account numbers are valid. The pre-note takes about three business days. If no error comes back, payroll marks the account as verified and switches you to live deposits on the next pay cycle. In the meantime, expect a paper check.

If nothing shows up in your WesBanco account by the second pay cycle, call payroll and ask whether the pre-note returned an error. You can also call WesBanco at 1-800-905-9043 to confirm nothing is being held or rejected on the bank’s side.¹

Splitting Your Paycheck Across Accounts

The amount field accepts a fixed dollar amount, a percentage, or the full paycheck.¹ To divide your pay, submit two forms. Say you want $500 in savings and the rest in checking: one form directs $500 to the savings account, and a second form directs “Entire Paycheck” (meaning the remainder) to the checking account. Payroll processes them together so the split happens automatically each period.

A fixed amount tends to work better than a percentage if your pay fluctuates with hours or overtime, because the savings amount stays the same either way.

Changing or Canceling Later

The authorization stays in effect until your employer receives a written cancellation, so canceling means submitting a written notice to payroll, not to WesBanco. Give at least one full pay cycle of lead time. If you’re switching banks rather than stopping direct deposit outright, submit the new authorization at the same time you cancel the old one so you don’t end up with a paper check in the gap.

Federal Benefits Don’t Use This Form

The WesBanco form is for employer payroll. Social Security, VA, and other federal benefits have their own enrollment. The fastest way to set up or change Social Security direct deposit is through your online “my Social Security” account at ssa.gov. You can also call 1-800-772-1213 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.), visit a local Social Security office, or ask your bank to submit the update through Automated Enrollment, though not every bank offers it.⁴ You’ll still need the same WesBanco routing number, 043400036, and your account number.

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WesBanco. WesBanco Direct Deposit Authorization Form
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WesBanco. FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
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WesBanco. Deposit Anytime Options
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Social Security Administration. Update Direct Deposit