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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » BNK - Banking » Article 5-B - License for a Foreign Banking Corporation to Maintain a Representative

221-A – Doing Business Without License Prohibited.

§ 221-a. Doing business without license prohibited. 1. No person, co-partnership, association, corporation or other entity shall establish, maintain or use one or more offices in this state as the representative of one or more foreign banking corporations unless the foreign banking corporation to be represented has first obtained a license from the superintendent of […]

221-B – Definitions.

§ 221-b. Definitions. 1. Banking institution. The term “banking institution”, when used in this article, shall mean any entity authorized by its charter to accept deposits and to make loans. 2. Foreign banking corporation. The term “foreign banking corporation”, when used in this article, shall mean any banking institution organized under the laws of any […]

221-C – Application for License; Fees.

§ 221-c. Application for license; fees. The application for such license shall be in writing under oath and shall contain the information required by and be in the form prescribed by the superintendent. As part of the application, the foreign banking corporation shall appoint the superintendent or his or her successor as agent for service […]

221-D – Conditions Precedent to Issuing License; Procedure Where Application Denied.

§ 221-d. Conditions precedent to issuing license; procedure where application denied. Upon the filing of an application for a license, if the superintendent shall find that the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the foreign banking corporation and its representative are such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant […]

221-E – License Provisions.

§ 221-e. License provisions. Each license issued under this article shall state the address or addresses at which a representative is to be located and shall state fully the name of the licensee. Such license shall not be transferable or assignable. In the event the location of the representative shall be changed, the licensee shall […]

221-F – Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of License; Procedure.

§ 221-f. Grounds for suspension or revocation of license; procedure. 1. The superintendent may revoke any license issued hereunder if it shall be found that: (a) The licensee or its representative has violated any provision of this article, or of any rule or regulation made by the superintendent under and within the authority of this […]

221-G – Superintendent Authorized to Examine; Expenses.

§ 221-g. Superintendent authorized to examine; expenses. For the purpose of discovering violations of this article or securing information lawfully required by him hereunder, the superintendent may at any time, and as often as may be determined, either personally or by a person duly designated by him, investigate the activities of representatives of licensees and […]

221-H – Licensee’s Books and Records; Reports.

§ 221-h. Licensee’s books and records; reports. A foreign banking corporation licensed pursuant to this article shall keep or cause each of its representatives to keep and use such books, accounts and records as will enable the superintendent to determine whether the representative is complying with the provisions of this article and with the rules […]

221-I – Notice of Acquisition of Control or Merger.

§ 221-i. Notice of acquisition of control or merger. 1. A foreign banking corporation licensed pursuant to this article to maintain a representative office in this state shall file with the superintendent a notice, in such form and containing such information as the superintendent may prescribe, no later than fourteen calendar days after such foreign […]

221-J – Authority of Superintendent.

§ 221-j. Authority of superintendent. The superintendent is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate, in addition hereto and not inconsistent herewith, such general rules and regulations, definitions, and such specific rulings, demands and findings as may be deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the business authorized and licensed hereunder and for the enforcement of […]

221-K – Separability of Provisions.

§ 221-k. Separability of provisions. If any provision of this article, or the application of such provision to any person, entity or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the article, and the application of such provision to persons, entities or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not […]