A: A prenote is a test transaction a banking institution uses to make sure the provided account information is valid before setting up an Automated Clearing House, or ACH, transfer, according to the N.C. Office of the State Controller. Prenotes are optional zero-dollar transactions frequently used for pre-authorizing payroll direct deposit.
The Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (officially known as the Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale MSA), is one of 10 MSAs in Arizona, and was the 14th largest in the United States, with a total population of 4,192,887 as of the 2010 Census.
The City of Phoenix (black dot on the map) is in Maricopa County (white area). It is rather centrally located in the State of Arizona. Note that the map is not drawn to scale; these are simply general shapes and locations for your reference.