New York § 669 - 669Unauthorized use of the term "bank" or "trust company
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 669 — 669Unauthorized use of the term "bank" or "trust company, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 669. 669Unauthorized use of the term "bank" or "trust company
§ 669. Unauthorized use of the term "bank" or "trust company." Any person not authorized by the superintendent of financial services, who: 1. Uses an office sign at the place where his business is transacted, having thereon any artificial or corporate name, or other words indicating that such place or office is the place or office of a bank or trust company; or, 2. Uses or circulates any letter-heads, bill-heads, blank notes, blank receipts, certificates, circulars or any written or printed paper whatever, having thereon any artificial or corporate name, or other word or words indicating that such business is the business of a bank or trust company. Is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent a bank holding company from using any corporate name it is duly authorized to use under subdivision (b) of section three hundred two of the business corporation law.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 669 ("669Unauthorized use of the term "bank" or "trust company") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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