N.Y. Banking Law Section 203
Change of location, name or business

Any foreign corporation licensed pursuant to article 2 (Department of Financial Services)article two of this chapter to engage in business in this state, may make a written application to the superintendent for leave to do one or more of the following:

1.

To change its place of business from the place designated in its license to another place in this state. An application for such change shall be accompanied by an investigation fee as prescribed pursuant to § 18-A (Application fees)section eighteen-a of this chapter.

2.

To change its corporate name if such change has been effected under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

3.

To enlarge, limit or otherwise change the business which it proposes to do in this state.

Source: Section 203 — Change of location, name or business, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/BNK/203 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

200
When foreign banking corporation may transact business in this state 200–A
Actions maintained by a foreign banking corporation 200–B
Actions maintained against foreign banking corporation 200–C
Maintenance of books, accounts and records 201
Conditions to be complied with by foreign banking corporations applying for initial license 201–A
Rights and privileges of foreign banking corporation under license 201–B
Fiduciary powers of foreign banking corporations 201–C
Notice of acquisition of control or merger 202
Rates of interest 202–A
Restrictions on receiving deposits 202–B
Maintenance of assets in this state 202–C
Reserves against deposits 202–D
Foreign banking corporation may not maintain both agencies and branches in this state 202–F
Restrictions on loans, purchases of securities and total liabilities of any one person to New York branch or agency of foreign bank 202–G
Succession to agency by branch and to branch by agency 202–H
Repayment of deposits standing in the names of minors, trustees, joint depositors or custodians 202–I
Safe deposit business of branches 202–J
Power to act as trustee under self-employed retirement trust or individual retirement trust 203
Change of location, name or business 204
Reports of foreign banking corporations 204–A
Payment of claims by foreign banking corporations where adverse claim is asserted 206
Termination of existence 207
Service of process on unlicensed corporation formed under laws other than the statutes of this state 208
Nondiscriminatory treatment of insured state banks and national banks 209
Restrictions on executive officers of foreign banking corporations and national banks
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