N.Y. Banking Law Section 18-A
Application fees

1.

The provisions of this section shall only be applicable to applications for which a fee is authorized to be imposed by any other provision of this chapter or regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.

The fees set forth in this section may be imposed notwithstanding any fee amount set forth in any other provision of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

3.

As used in this section, “applications” shall include notices and similar filings.

4.

The fee which shall be imposed for any application for an initial license, registration, incorporation or for the formation of any other entity pursuant to this chapter, or for a merger, acquisition, purchase or sale of assets, change of control, or for any other application requiring the approval of the superintendent that may necessitate, as determined by the superintendent, a determination regarding the character or fitness and/or the safety and soundness of such applicant or a similar investigative undertaking by the department, shall be:

(a)

twelve thousand five hundred dollars when such application relates to a banking organization, bank holding company or, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, a foreign banking corporation;

(b)

seven thousand five hundred dollars when such application relates to licensing a branch, agency or representative office of a foreign banking corporation;

(c)

one thousand five hundred dollars when the application relates to a mortgage broker; or

(d)

three thousand dollars for all other such applications.

5.

The fee for any other application requiring the approval of the superintendent, including, but not limited to, any application required to change the name of the applicant, open branches or offices or additional locations, or relocate an existing branch, office, or location, and any other application not subject to subdivision four of this section, shall be:

(a)

seven hundred fifty dollars when the application relates to a banking organization, bank holding company, out-of-state state bank, foreign credit union, or foreign banking corporation;

(b)

two thousand dollars when the application relates to the licensing of an additional location or change of location or the licensing of a mobile unit of a licensed casher of checks; or

(c)

five hundred dollars for all other such applications.

6.

The superintendent, in his or her sole discretion, may waive or reduce the amount of the fee to be imposed pursuant to this section, either on a case-by-case basis or, by regulation, generally with respect to a type of application, if the superintendent determines that:

(a)

the payment of such fee would impose an economic hardship upon the applicant;

(b)

the amount of such fee is excessive with respect to the expenses incurred by the department of financial services to investigate such application; or

(c)

such waiver or reduction (i) serves the interests of interstate administrative reciprocity or multi-state regulatory cooperation;

(ii)

facilitates the administration of the department of financial services; or

(iii)

is otherwise appropriate.

Source: Section 18-A — Application fees, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/BNK/18-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

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Declaration of policy 11
Department of financial services 12–A
Power of state chartered banking institutions to exercise the rights of counterpart federally chartered banking institutions 14
Additional powers of the superintendent 14–A
Rate of interest 14–B
Power of the superintendent of financial services to prescribe minimum rate of interest on mortgage escrow accounts 14–C
Power of the superintendent of financial services to prescribe criteria for disclosure of information on savings and time accounts 14–D
Power of the superintendent of financial services to prescribe a reasonable period of time permitting the drawing on items received for d... 14–E
Power of the superintendent to authorize the operation of savings banks and savings and loan associations in stock form 14–F
Power of the superintendent of financial services to require the provision of basic banking services 18
Fees for copies and certifications 18–A
Application fees 18–B
Holocaust reparations payment fees 19
Assessments for deficiency in reserves against deposits 20
Assessments, penalties and forfeitures entitled to priority 21
Collection of assessments, penalties and forfeitures 22
Fingerprints 23
Acceptance or rejection of certificate 24
Investigation by superintendent 25
Authorization certificate 25–A
Authority of superintendent to file organization certificate and issue authorization certificate under certain conditions 26
Licenses to foreign banking corporations 27
Exchange and examination of securities 28
Change of location 28–A
Temporary change of location 28–B
Credit needs of local communities 28–BB
Credit needs of local communities 28–C
Branch office closings 29
Branch offices 30
Unclaimed amounts 31
Index of persons entitled to unclaimed amounts 32
Insurance of deposits and share accounts 33
Reserve depositaries 34
Superintendent as attorney to accept service of process 36
Examinations 36–A
Reports of lending by banking organizations 36–B
Preservation of books and records 37
Reports to superintendent 37–A
Submission of annual reports by the Holocaust claims processing office 38
Power of subpoena 39
Orders of superintendent 40
Revocation of authorization certificate or license or suspension of activities in certain cases 41
Removal of director, trustee or officer 42
Official acts of superintendent and details of department business to be made public 44
Violations 44–A
Violations and penalties 45
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Accessed:
Apr. 13, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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