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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2012
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Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Robinson,
  Kearns) -- (at request of the Department  of  Financial  Services)  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Banks

AN  ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to branches, trust offices
  and  interstate  branching  transactions,  and   to   repeal   certain
  provisions of such law relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of  section  28-b  of  the  banking  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  883  of  the  laws  of 1980, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or OTHER law to
the contrary, the term banking institution when  used  in  this  section
shall  mean  and  include  all  banks,  trust  companies, savings banks,
savings and loan associations, credit unions and foreign banking  corpo-
rations incorporated, chartered, organized or licensed under the laws of
this state. IN THE CASE OF A FOREIGN BANKING CORPORATION LICENSED PURSU-
ANT  TO THIS ARTICLE AND MAINTAINING A BRANCH IN THIS STATE, THE MANAGE-
MENT OF THE BRANCH SHALL ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE OF NOT FEWER  THAN  THREE
OFFICERS TO FUNCTION IN THE ROLE OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of section 28-c of the banking law, as
added by chapter 362 of the  laws  of  1984,  are  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  This  section  is  intended  to  provide  the  superintendent with
detailed information concerning the planned closing of branch offices by
state-chartered banking organizations, the availability  of  alternative
financial services within the general area served by such branch and the
economic  impact  upon the community resulting from such closing, and to
provide the superintendent with authority to conduct meetings with bank-
ing organizations and community groups in areas where a  branch  closing
is  planned.    THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE
FOLLOWING:
  (A) BRANCH OFFICES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE STATE OF NEW YORK;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  (B) A SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF A BRANCH OFFICE WHICH DOES NOT  RESULT
IN  ANY  MATERIAL  REDUCTION  IN  THE FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFERED AT SUCH
LOCATION;
  (C)  THE  CLOSING OF A BRANCH OFFICE ACQUIRED FROM A FAILING OR FAILED
INSTITUTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH CLOSING OCCURS WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ACQUISITION; OR
  (D) THE CLOSING OF A BRANCH OFFICE WHEN UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES  MAKE
STRICT  COMPLIANCE IMPOSSIBLE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH DETERMINATION SHALL BE
SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND PROVIDED  FURTHER
THAT  THE  SUPERINTENDENT MAY REQUIRE THE BANKING ORGANIZATION TO COMPLY
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.
  2. Every banking organization shall submit  to  the  superintendent  a
report  of its planned or intended closing of a branch office, and shall
give written notice to  any  person  who  maintains  a  banking  account
relationship  with  such  branch  office  which  is  the subject of such
planned or intended closing, no less than ninety days nor more than  one
hundred  [twenty]  EIGHTY  days prior to the date of actual closing. The
banking organization shall post and keep posted in a  conspicuous  place
notice  of such planned closing at such branch office, commencing on the
date the banking organization submits its report pursuant to the forego-
ing provision and until the proposed closing is effected or withdrawn.
  3. Such report shall be in writing and shall contain  a  statement  of
the  reasons leading to the decision to close the branch and any statis-
tical or other information in support thereof. Such report shall be  and
remain  at  all  times  subject  to the provisions of subdivision ten of
section thirty-six of this chapter. Such report shall also  contain  THE
FOLLOWING  INFORMATION,  PROVIDED  THAT  THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY WAIVE OR
MODIFY THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR GOOD CAUSE:
  (a) a past (at least three years),  present  and  projected  financial
analysis  of  deposits  at  such  branch  (giving number of accounts and
dollar amount, profits and losses);
  (b) a past (at least three years),  present  and  projected  financial
analysis  of  profits  and  losses relating to the loan activity at such
branch;
  (c) a detailed map of the general area served by such  branch  showing
the distance and direction of all remaining state or federally chartered
institutions  within  such area and any licensee of the department which
provides financial services of any kind; and
  (d) a description of any  planned  limited  or  full  service  banking
facility  to  be opened within such area by either the reporting banking
organization or, if known, to the reporting banking organization, by any
other banking institution.
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 105 of the banking law,
as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 2008, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a) A bank or trust company may, if the merger or asset acquisition is
permitted  by  law,  and if the merger or asset acquisition agreement so
provides, maintain as a branch office or branch offices OR TRUST  OFFICE
OR  TRUST  OFFICES,  the  place or places of business of any bank, trust
company, safe deposit company,  national  banking  association,  out-of-
state  state bank OR OUT-OF-STATE TRUST COMPANY (as such [term is] TERMS
ARE defined in section two hundred twenty-two of this chapter),  savings
bank,  or  savings and loan association, federal savings bank or federal
savings and loan association which it has received into itself by merger
or by acquisition of assets thereof pursuant to the provisions  of  this
chapter  and,  if  the  merger or acquisition agreement so provides, may

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maintain, as its principal office rather  than  as  a  branch  OR  TRUST
office,  the  principal office of such banking institution with which it
has merged or from which it has acquired assets (so long as such princi-
pal  office is located in this state), in which event the former princi-
pal office of the receiving or acquiring bank or trust  company  may  be
maintained  as  a branch office. A state bank or trust company resulting
from the conversion of  a  national  banking  association  may,  if  the
conversion  agreement so provides, maintain as a branch office or branch
offices OR TRUST OFFICE OR TRUST OFFICES the place or places of business
of the national banking association. As used in  this  subdivision,  the
term  "place  or  places of business" shall include any branch office OR
TRUST OFFICE of the banking institution that was  converted,  merged  or
the  assets  of  which were acquired which has been approved pursuant to
this chapter or federal law or the law of another state, as the case may
be, even if such branch office OR TRUST OFFICE is not  in  operation  at
the time said merger, asset acquisition or conversion becomes effective.
  S  4.  Subdivision  1 of section 105-b of the banking law, as added by
chapter 209 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  1. A trust company may establish or acquire and maintain one  or  more
trust  offices anywhere in this state, or[, if and to the extent author-
ized by another state, in a state other than  this  state]  OUTSIDE  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, EITHER IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
  S  5. Subdivision 2 of section 202-a of the banking law, as amended by
chapter 288 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
  2. A foreign banking corporation organized under the laws of a foreign
country [or of Puerto Rico] may be licensed pursuant to article  two  of
this  chapter  to  maintain  a  branch or branches in this state and may
engage in the business of receiving deposits in this state.
  S 6. Section 222 of the banking law, as amended by chapter  9  of  the
laws  of  1996 and subdivision 10 as added by chapter 217 of the laws of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 222. Definitions. In this article, the following  definitions  shall
apply:
  1. The term "out-of-state bank" means an out-of-state state bank [or],
an  out-of-state national bank, OR AN OUT-OF-STATE FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSO-
CIATION.
  2. The term "out-of-state state bank" means a state bank, as such term
is defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance  Act  (12
U.S.C.  1813(a)(2)),  OR  AN OUT-OF-STATE STATE-CHARTERED TRUST COMPANY,
but such term shall not include a banking organization.
  3. The term "out-of-state national  bank"  means  a  national  banking
association the main office of which is located outside this state.
  4.  THE  TERM  "OUT-OF-STATE  FEDERAL  SAVINGS  ASSOCIATION" MEANS ANY
FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK WHICH  IS  CHARTERED
UNDER  SECTION  5  OF THE HOME OWNERS LOAN ACT (12 U.S.C. 1464) THE HOME
OFFICE OF WHICH IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
  5. THE TERM "OUT-OF-STATE TRUST COMPANY"  MEANS  EITHER  A  NATIONALLY
CHARTERED TRUST COMPANY OR AN OUT-OF-STATE STATE-CHARTERED TRUST COMPANY
THAT  HAS  THE POWER TO EXERCISE FIDUCIARY POWERS, BUT IT NOT INSURED BY
THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.
  [4.] 6. The term "New York bank" means  a  bank,  trust  company  [or]
savings  bank, OR SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION as such terms are defined
in subdivisions one, two [and], four AND EIGHT of section  two  of  this
chapter.
  [5.]  7.  The term "state" means any state of the United States (other
than this state), the District of Columbia, any territory of the  United

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States,  PUERTO  RICO,  Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands, the United States  Virgin  Islands,  and  the  Northern
Mariana Islands.
  [6.]  8.  The  term "home state" means with respect to an out-of-state
state bank OR OUT-OF-STATE  STATE-CHARTERED  TRUST  COMPANY,  the  state
under  the  laws  of  which such out-of-state state bank OR OUT-OF-STATE
STATE-CHARTERED TRUST COMPANY is incorporated  or  otherwise  organized,
and  with respect to an out-of-state national bank OR TRUST COMPANY, the
state in which such out-of-state national bank's OR TRUST COMPANY'S main
office is located.
  [7.] 9. The term "acquisition transaction" means any  merger,  consol-
idation  or  purchase  of assets and assumption of liabilities of all or
part of a banking institution.
  [8.] 10. The term "like-type banking organization" means, with respect
to an out-of-state bank, a banking organization with the type of charter
that most nearly corresponds to the charter of such  out-of-state  bank,
as determined by the superintendent.
  [9.]  11. The term "appropriate state supervisor" means the home state
supervisor with supervisory and regulatory jurisdiction over an  out-of-
state  state  bank  OR OUT-OF-STATE STATE-CHARTERED TRUST COMPANY in its
home state.
  [10.] 12. The term "banking institution" means any bank, trust  compa-
ny,  savings  bank, savings and loan association, or branch of a foreign
banking corporation the deposits of which are  insured  by  the  federal
deposit  insurance corporation, which is incorporated, chartered, organ-
ized or licensed under the laws of this state or any other state of  the
United States, OR UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
  13.    THE  TERM "BRANCH" MEANS ANY OFFICE OF A BANKING INSTITUTION AT
WHICH DEPOSITS ARE RECEIVED, CHECKS PAID OR MONEY LENT. THE  TERM  SHALL
NOT  INCLUDE  AN  AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC FACILITY.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE TERM "BRANCH" SHALL ALSO REFER TO  THE
PRINCIPAL OR MAIN OFFICE OF A BANKING INSTITUTION.
  14.  THE  TERM "TRUST OFFICE" MEANS AN OFFICE OF A BANKING INSTITUTION
OTHER THAN A BRANCH AT WHICH SUCH INSTITUTION MAY CONDUCT  ONE  OR  MORE
FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES PERMITTED FOR A TRUST COMPANY.
  S 7. Section 223 of the banking law, as added by chapter 9 of the laws
of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  S 223. [Initial entry by out-of-state banks] ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES
OR TRUST OFFICES BY MEANS OF AN ACQUISITION TRANSACTION. An out-of-state
bank  [that does not operate a branch in this state] may maintain one or
more branches OR ONE OR MORE TRUST OFFICES located in  this  state  THAT
HAVE BEEN acquired by means of an acquisition transaction.
  S 8. Section 223-a of the banking law is REPEALED.
  S  9. Section 223-b of the banking law, as added by chapter 316 of the
laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S [223-b. Initial entry] 223-A. ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES  by  out-of-
state  banks  by  de  novo branching. In addition to the authority of an
out-of-state bank to maintain a branch or branches by means of an acqui-
sition transaction, an out-of-state bank may [enter New York  by  estab-
lishing]  WITH  THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT ESTABLISH one or more
de novo branches  in  this  state[;  provided,  however,  that  in  each
instance  the  laws  of the jurisdiction where the out-of-state bank has
its principal office expressly authorize a New York  bank  to  establish
one  or  more de novo branches under conditions no more restrictive than
those imposed by this section as so determined by the superintendent].
  S 10. Section 223-c of the banking law is REPEALED.

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  S 11. Section 224 of the banking law, as amended by chapter 9  of  the
laws  of  1996  and  subdivision 1 as amended by section 26 of part O of
chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 224.  [Establishment  of  additional  branches by out-of-state state
banks] APPLICATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES  OR  TRUST  OFFICES
NOT  RESULTING FROM AN ACQUISITION TRANSACTION; RETENTION OF BRANCHES OR
TRUST OFFICES RESULTING FROM MERGER OR ACQUISITION.  1. [Subject to  the
provisions  of  this article, an out-of-state state bank which maintains
one or more branches in this state may open and occupy one or more addi-
tional de novo branches in this state with prior approval of the  super-
intendent.  An  application  for  approval  submitted  pursuant  to this
section shall contain  such  information  as  the  superintendent  deems
necessary.] AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTAINING
SUCH  INFORMATION  AS HE OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY AN
OUT-OF-STATE STATE BANK PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF  EACH  BRANCH.  At
the  time of making such application, an investigation fee as prescribed
pursuant to section eighteen-a of this chapter  shall  be  paid  to  the
superintendent for each branch [office] for which approval is sought. If
the  superintendent finds that the opening of the branch [office] is not
consistent with the declaration of policy set forth in  section  ten  of
this  chapter, he or she shall notify the applicant that the application
has been denied.  AN OUT-OF-STATE STATE BANK OR OUT-OF-STATE STATE-CHAR-
TERED TRUST COMPANY SEEKING TO ESTABLISH ONE OR MORE  TRUST  OFFICES  IN
THIS STATE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE NOTICE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  Subject to the provisions of this article, if the merger or acqui-
sition agreement so provides, an out-of-state state bank may maintain as
a branch or branches OR TRUST OFFICE OR TRUST OFFICES the place or plac-
es of business of any banking institution which  it  has  received  into
itself  as  a  result  of  an acquisition transaction authorized by this
article.
  3. No out-of-state state bank shall open, occupy or maintain a  branch
in  this state at a location not permitted to a like-type banking organ-
ization.
  S 12.  The banking law is amended by adding a  new  section  224-a  to
read as follows:
  S   224-A.  CHANGE  OF  LOCATION  OF  BRANCHES  OR  TRUST  OFFICES  BY
OUT-OF-STATE STATE BANKS OR OUT-OF-STATE  STATE-CHARTERED  TRUST  COMPA-
NIES.  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  APPROVAL CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION AS THE
SUPERINTENDENT DEEMS NECESSARY SHALL BE  SUBMITTED  BY  AN  OUT-OF-STATE
STATE BANK OR AN OUT-OF-STATE STATE-CHARTERED TRUST COMPANY PRIOR TO THE
RELOCATION  OF  A  BRANCH  OR TRUST OFFICE IN THIS STATE. AT THE TIME OF
MAKING SUCH APPLICATION, AN INVESTIGATION FEE AS PRESCRIBED PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  EIGHTEEN-A  OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PAID TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
FOR EACH BRANCH OR TRUST OFFICE FOR WHICH APPROVAL  IS  SOUGHT.  IF  THE
SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL BE SATISFIED THAT SUCH RELOCATION MAY BE PERMITTED
UNDER THE TERMS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND  THAT  THERE  IS  NO  REASONABLE
OBJECTION TO SUCH CHANGE, HE OR SHE SHALL APPROVE SUCH APPLICATION.
  S  13.  Section 225 of the banking law, as amended by chapter 9 of the
laws of 1996 and subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended by chapter 547  of  the
laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 225.  Interstate  acquisition transactions. 1. [Without limiting the
transactions permissible under section two hundred twenty-three of  this
article,  an]  AN  out-of-state bank may engage in an acquisition trans-
action with a New York bank OR WITH A BANKING INSTITUTION LOCATED IN NEW
YORK and may maintain as a branch or branches OR TRUST OFFICE  OR  TRUST

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OFFICES,  THE  BRANCHES  OR  TRUST  OFFICES, RESPECTIVELY, [the place or
places of business] of any such New York  bank  OR  BANKING  INSTITUTION
which  it  has  received  into  itself  as a result of such transaction,
subject to the requirements of this article.
  2.  Except  when  section twenty-nine of this chapter applies, section
six hundred one or six hundred one-a of this chapter, as  the  case  may
be,  and  section  six  hundred one-b of this chapter shall apply to any
acquisition transaction  [authorized  by  this  article]  in  which  the
receiving  corporation is a New York bank. In the case of [any other] AN
acquisition  transaction  authorized  by  this  article  IN   WHICH   AN
OUT-OF-STATE  BANK OR OUT-OF-STATE TRUST COMPANY IS THE RECEIVING CORPO-
RATION, the out-of-state bank OR OUT-OF-STATE TRUST COMPANY  shall  file
with  the superintendent a copy of any application filed with the appro-
priate state supervisor and appropriate federal banking agency.
  3. At the time when a merger or consolidation authorized by this arti-
cle OR BY SECTION SIX HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER becomes effective:
  (a) the resulting or consolidated corporation shall be considered  the
same  business  and  corporate  entity as each of the constituent corpo-
rations;
  (b) all the property, rights, powers and franchises  of  each  of  the
constituent  corporations  shall  vest  in the resulting or consolidated
corporation and the  resulting  or  consolidated  corporation  shall  be
subject to and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the debts, liabil-
ities,  obligations  and  duties  of each constituent corporation and to
have succeeded to all of its relationships, fiduciary or  otherwise,  as
fully  and to the same extent as if such property, rights, powers, fran-
chises, debts, liabilities, obligations, duties  and  relationships  had
been  originally  acquired, incurred or entered into by the resulting or
consolidated corporation;
  (c) any reference to a constituent corporation in any  contract,  will
or document, whether executed or taking effect before or after the merg-
er or consolidation, shall be considered a reference to the resulting or
consolidated  corporation  if not inconsistent with the other provisions
of the contract, will or document; [and]
  (d) a pending  action  or  other  judicial  proceeding  to  which  any
constituent  corporation  is a party, shall not be deemed to have abated
or to have discontinued by reason of the merger  or  consolidation,  but
may  be prosecuted to final judgment, order or decree in the same manner
as if the merger or consolidation had not been made, or the resulting or
consolidated corporation may be substituted as a party to such action or
proceeding, and any judgment, order or decree may  be  rendered  for  or
against it that might have been rendered for or against such constituent
corporation if the merger or consolidation had not occurred[.]; AND
  (E) NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AUTHORIZE A BANKING
INSTITUTION  TO  EXERCISE ANY POWER OR ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY NOT OTHER-
WISE PERMITTED UNDER ITS CHARTER.
  4. In the case of a merger or consolidation authorized by this article
in which an out-of-state bank  OR  OUT-OF-STATE  TRUST  COMPANY  is  the
resulting  or consolidated corporation, the franchise of any constituent
New York bank shall automatically terminate when the merger  or  consol-
idation is consummated.
  S  14.  Section 225-a of the banking law, as amended by chapter 454 of
the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 225-a. Power of superintendent to examine branches or trust  offices
of out-of-state state banks OR OUT-OF-STATE STATE-CHARTERED TRUST COMPA-
NIES.  The superintendent shall have the power at any time in his or her

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discretion to examine every branch or trust office located in this state
of an out-of-state state  bank  OR  OUT-OF-STATE  STATE-CHARTERED  TRUST
COMPANY  for  the same purposes and to the same extent as is provided in
the  case  of  banking  organizations pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter.
  S 15. Section 225-b of the banking law, as amended by chapter  217  of
the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 225-b. Applicability of certain sections to out-of-state banks.
  1.  Except  as  otherwise provided in this section, nothing in article
five or article five-B of this chapter shall apply  to  an  out-of-state
bank  OR OUT-OF-STATE TRUST COMPANY authorized to open, occupy and main-
tain a branch pursuant to the provisions of  this  article  OR  A  TRUST
OFFICE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS ARTICLE OR TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER. Any reference in this chapter (other
than in article five or article  five-B)  to  a  foreign  bank,  foreign
corporation  or  foreign  banking  corporation  shall  be deemed to be a
reference to an out-of-state bank OR OUT-OF-STATE TRUST COMPANY  author-
ized to open, occupy and maintain a branch pursuant to the provisions of
this  article  OR A TRUST OFFICE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR TO SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  Notwith-
standing  the  foregoing, [(a)] the provisions of [sections] SECTION two
hundred two-h (Repayment of deposits standing in the  names  of  minors,
trustees,  joint  depositors  or  custodians;  interpleader  in  certain
actions), [two hundred three (Change of location, name or business)  and
two  hundred  four (Reports of foreign banking corporations; penalties)]
of this chapter shall apply with equal force and effect to  out-of-state
banks  OR  OUT-OF-STATE  TRUST  COMPANIES  authorized to open, occupy or
maintain branches pursuant to the provisions of this article[;  and  (b)
the].
  2.  THE provisions of section three hundred ninety-nine-a, subdivision
three of section one hundred thirty,  subdivision  two  of  section  one
hundred forty-three, subdivision five of section two hundred forty-seven
and  subdivision five of section three hundred ninety-nine of this chap-
ter with respect to restrictions on executive officers or  directors  of
foreign  banking  corporations  and  the  provisions of sections twenty,
twenty-six, thirty, thirty-one and six hundred thirty-four, [subdivision
two of section thirteen,] subdivisions eleven and twelve of section  six
hundred  five, subdivision four of section six hundred six and paragraph
(a) of subdivision one of section fourteen of this  chapter,  shall  not
apply  to  out-of-state  banks  authorized  to  open, occupy or maintain
branches pursuant to the provisions of this article.
  S 16. Subdivisions 6 and 8 of section 600 of the banking law, subdivi-
sion 6 as amended by chapter 9 of the laws of  1996,  subdivision  8  as
amended by chapter 152 of the laws of 1993, as renumbered by chapter 455
of  the  laws of 2006 and as further amended by section 104 of part A of
chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
  (6) One or more banks, trust companies, stock-form  savings  banks  or
stock-form  savings and loan associations, with one or more out-of-state
banks OR OUT-OF-STATE TRUST  COMPANIES  as  such  [term  is]  TERMS  ARE
defined  in  [subdivision one of] section two hundred twenty-two of this
chapter.
  (8) Such other mergers between and among banking institutions  as  the
superintendent  of financial services may authorize.  THE SUPERINTENDENT
MAY PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS AS HE OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY AND  PROPER
TO IMPLEMENT AND DEFINE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

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  S  17.  Paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 of section 601-a of the banking
law, as amended by chapter 152 of  the  laws  of  1993  and  as  further
amended  by  section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
  (g)  ONE  OR  MORE BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES, STOCK-FORM SAVINGS BANKS OR
STOCK-FORM SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, WITH ONE OR MORE  OUT-OF-STATE
BANKS  OR  OUT-OF-STATE  TRUST  COMPANIES  AS  SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
  (H) One or more banking institutions by  another  banking  institution
[to  the  extent  permitted  under  regulations of the superintendent of
financial services] AS THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY AUTHORIZE. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, A BRANCH OR AGENCY  OF  A  FOREIGN  BANKING  CORPORATION
LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE TWO OF THIS CHAPTER AND SEEKING APPROVAL
FOR A TRANSFER  OF  FIDUCIARY  RELATIONSHIPS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIX
HUNDRED  FOUR-A  OF  THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE CONSIDERED A BANKING INSTITU-
TION. THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS AS  HE  OR  SHE
DEEMS  NECESSARY  AND  PROPER  TO IMPLEMENT AND DEFINE THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 18. Section 604-a of the banking law, as added by chapter 743 of the
laws of 1958, the section heading and subdivision 1 as amended by  chap-
ter  297 of the laws of 1993, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 489 of
the laws of 1963 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 115 of the laws
of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S 604-a. Transfer of fiduciary relationships [of  a  banking  institu-
tion]. 1. If any banking institution, including a bank or trust company,
national  banking  association,  savings  bank, savings and loan associ-
ation, federally chartered savings  bank,  federally  chartered  savings
[and  loan]  association,  OR  A  BRANCH  OR AGENCY OF A FOREIGN BANKING
CORPORATION LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, located in
this state, shall have transferred  all  or  substantially  all  of  its
assets  to  another banking institution in a transaction subject to this
chapter pursuant to a  written  agreement  between  the  transferor  and
transferee  [corporations]  whereby  the  transferee  [corporation]  has
assumed the deposit liabilities, if any, of the transferor [corporation]
and has agreed to assume all fiduciary relationships of  the  transferor
[corporation],  the  transferee  [corporation] may file in the office of
the superintendent a certificate in its name and under  its  [corporate]
seal,  signed  by  its  president, secretary or cashier, setting forth a
copy of such agreement and stating  that  the  transferee  [corporation]
assumes  all  of  the  fiduciary relationships of the transferor [corpo-
ration] pursuant to the provisions of this section;  provided,  however,
that  such  certificate  shall  not  be filed unless the approval of the
superintendent shall have  been  endorsed  thereon  or  annexed  thereto
before  filing.   IN THE CASE OF A BRANCH OR AGENCY LICENSED PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE TWO OF THIS CHAPTER THAT SEEKS TO PARTICIPATE IN  A  TRANSACTION
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, SUCH BRANCH OR AGENCY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
APPLICATION AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS
SET  FORTH  IN  SECTIONS SIX HUNDRED ONE-A AND SIX HUNDRED ONE-B OF THIS
ARTICLE.
  2. Upon the filing of such certificate in the  office  of  the  super-
intendent,  all  of  the  property, rights, powers and franchises of the
transferor [corporation] as  fiduciary  shall  vest  in  the  transferee
[corporation]  and  the transferee [corporation] shall be deemed to have
assumed all of the debts, liabilities, obligations  and  duties  of  the
transferor  [corporation] as fiduciary, and to have succeeded to all the
fiduciary relationships of the transferor [corporation],  as  fully  and

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with the same effect as is provided in sections one hundred thirty-six-c
and  six  hundred  two  OF THIS CHAPTER in the case of a merger, and any
reference to the transferor [corporation] as fiduciary in any  capacity,
contained  in any contract, will or document, whether executed or taking
effect before or after the filing of such certificate in the  office  of
the  superintendent,  shall  be considered a reference to the transferee
[corporation] if not inconsistent  with  the  other  provisions  of  the
contract, will or document.
  3.  For [the] purposes of this section, the fiduciary relationships of
the transferor shall include all relationships as agent, trustee, guard-
ian, receiver, committee, conservator, executor, administrator, or other
fiduciary in any capacity or for any purpose mentioned  in  section  one
hundred  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  and  all relationships of the transferor as
bailee or depositary of personal property.
  4. This section shall not be deemed to authorize a transferee  [corpo-
ration]  to  assume  any fiduciary relationship of a kind which it would
not otherwise have power to  undertake  and  perform.  Nothing  in  this
section  shall  be deemed to authorize any such transferee [corporation]
to maintain as its own office any office previously  maintained  by  the
transferor  [corporation],  and  authority, if any, to maintain any such
office shall be governed by the applicable provisions of law other  than
this  section. This section shall not be deemed to apply to contracts of
the transferor for the leasing of safe deposit boxes or vaults.
  S 19. This act shall take effect immediately.