N.Y. Banking Law Section 122
Examinations of banks and trust companies by directors

  • employment of assistants

1.

It shall be the duty of the board of directors of every bank and every trust company once in each calendar year to examine, or cause a committee of at least three of its members to examine, such bank or trust company for the purpose of determining its financial condition and reviewing its investment, loan and audit and control policies and in such examination particular attention shall be given to the loans or discounts made directly or indirectly to its officers or directors, or for the benefit of such officers or directors, or for the benefit of other corporations of which such officers or directors are also officers or directors, or in which they have a beneficial interest as stockholders, creditors, or otherwise, with the special view of ascertaining their safety and present value, and the value of the collateral security, if any, held in connection therewith, and to such other matters as the superintendent may require. Such directors shall have the power to employ such assistants in making such examination as they may deem necessary, and shall employ the assistance of independent auditors if the superintendent deems inadequate the internal auditing and control procedures established by such bank or trust company. The various offices, departments and phases of business of any such bank or trust company may be examined as of different dates during the year.

2.

With respect to any bank or trust company subject to the provisions of section one hundred twelve of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act of 1991, as implemented by the provisions of part three hundred sixty-three of the rules and regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as they may be amended from time to time, compliance with such provisions shall be deemed to satisfy the examination requirement of this section.

Source: Section 122 — Examinations of banks and trust companies by directors; employment of assistants, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/BNK/122 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

94
Change from bank to trust company
96
General powers
96‑A
Servicing of mortgages by banks
96‑B
Payroll payment by banks or trust companies
96‑C
Power to act as trustee under self-employed retirement trust or individual retirement trust
96‑D
Banking development districts
97
Power to purchase securities and stocks
98
Power to take and hold real estate
98‑A
Club accounts
100
Fiduciary powers
100‑A
Fiduciary capacities
100‑B
Investments as fiduciary
100‑C
Common trust funds
100‑D
Foreign common trust funds
101
Additional powers of certain trust companies
102
Powers of specially chartered trust companies
102‑A
Limited liability trust companies
103
Restrictions on loans, purchases of securities and total liabilities to bank or trust company of any one person
104
Entries in books
105
Branch offices
105‑A
Electronic facilities
105‑B
Trust offices
106
Deposits by banks and trust companies with other banking corporations and private bankers
107
Reserves against deposits
107‑A
Security for public deposits
108
Rates of interest
108‑A
Acceptance of United States currency
109
Closing of books
110
Surplus fund
111
Profits
112
Dividends
113
Change of location
114
Assessment of stockholders to make good impairment of capital stock
121
Reports to directors
122
Examinations of banks and trust companies by directors
123
Reports of directors’ examinations
124
Communications from department of financial services to be submitted to directors and noted in minutes
125
Reports to superintendent
128
Preservation of books and records
129
Requirement of notice on withdrawal of certain time deposits
129‑A
Requirement of written notification
130
Restrictions on officers, directors and employees
131
Prohibitions against encroachments upon certain powers of banks and trust companies
132
Use of sign, or words, indicating bank or trust company by unauthorized persons prohibited
133
Use of banking institution name
134
Repayment of deposits standing in the names of minors, trustees or joint depositors
136
Change of national banking association into state bank by conversion or merger
136‑A
Purchase of assets of national banking association by bank or trust company
136‑B
Approval of superintendent
136‑C
Effect of merger or conversion of national banking association into state bank
137
Change of state bank into national banking association by conversion, merger or consolidation
138
Foreign branches
139
Saving clause
140‑A
Stock option plans

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 122’s source at nysenate​.gov

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