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January 21, 2005 SECTION I This section records the receipt of applications and notices to the Banking Department. Applications and notices received by the Large Complex Banks, Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services Divisions are listed in order of date of receipt; applications and notices received by the Mortgage Banking Division are listed at the end of Section I by type of application or notice. THE WEEKLY BULLETIN CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THESE SUBMISSIONS THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE BANKING DEPARTMENT. Any comment on, or objection to, any item contained in this Weekly Bulletin should be presented to the Banking Department within 10 calendar days of the date of this bulletin, unless a different time period is specified in the item. More specifically, such comments or objections, including any that concern CRA-related applications, should be either (a) delivered by mail or in person to The Secretary of the New York State Banking Board, One State Street, New York, New York 10004-1417 before the stated deadline or (b) transmitted by e-mail to BBSecretary@banking.state.ny.us. To view only those current and pending Section I applications and notices which are CRA-related, please click here. SECTION II This section records actions taken by the Superintendent of Banks and/or the Banking Board, and other information concerning the activities of the Banking Department. Actions relating to institutions supervised by the Large Complex Banks, Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services Divisions are listed in order of date of action; actions relating to institutions supervised by the Mortgage Banking Division are listed at the end of Section II by type of action taken. SECTION III This section provides notification of the filing by federally-chartered institutions of applications for new branches to be located in New York received from Mr. Fred D. Finke, Deputy Comptroller, Northeastern District, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3900, New York, NY 10036 and Ms. Karen M. Cervera, Corporate Activities, Office of Thrift Supervision, 10 Exchange Place, 18th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Any comment or objection in relation to any application in Section III should be communicated immediately to the supervisor of the institution involved, with a copy furnished to this office. This section is provided as a courtesy to New York State-regulated banking institutions; additional information relating to federally-chartered institutions is available in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Weekly Bulletin or its Website: http://www.occ.treas.gov and via the Office of Thrift Supervision’s Website at: http://www.ots.treas.gov. GENERAL INFORMATION Each item in the Weekly Bulletin is identified by a two-letter code indicating the type of institution and a three-letter code indicating the Banking Department Division which has supervisory responsibility for the institution. The following is a list of the codes and their meanings:
Division Codes LCB = Large Complex Banks Division January 20, 2005 (CI-ALT) Information has been received that the Financial Institutions Commission, Republic of Palau, revoked the banking license of Sunra International Bank & Trust on January 6, 2005. Sunra is barred from performing any banking and related financial activities but has been granted 30 days to cease operations. Any information or questions concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of: G. Semdiu Decherong, Executive Commissioner Phone: (680) 488-3560 SECTION I
December 28, 2004 (CC-LFS) Application for a license to engage in the business as a licensed casher of commercial checks at 149 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002 was received (Branch). Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law defines a commercial check casher as a business that engages in the cashing of checks, drafts or money orders only for payees that are other than natural persons. January 3, 2005 (CC-LFS) Application for a license to engage in the business as a licensed casher of commercial checks at 1726 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 was received (Branch). Article IX-A of the New York State Banking Law defines a commercial check casher as a business that engages in the cashing of checks, drafts or money orders only for payees that are other than natural persons. January 4, 2005 (FA-FWB) Application, pursuant to Section 203.2 of the Banking Law to change the name of the agency, located at 100 Wall Street, 14th Floor, Borough of Manhattan, New York 10005, from Taipeibank to Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., effective January 1, 2005, received. January 12, 2005 (TM-LFS) Application for the Superintendent’s prior approval of a change of control of Choice Money Transfer Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118, filed pursuant to Article XIII-B of the Banking Law, Section 652-a, was received. January 18, 2005 (CC-LFS) Application for a license to engage in business as a casher of checks in connection with the purchase of the business operated by JWJ Check Cashing Corp. at 382 Mother Gaston Boulevard (f/k/a 382 Stone Avenue), Brooklyn, NY 11212 was received. (Branch) January 18, 2005 (CC-LFS) Applications for licenses to engage in business as a licensed casher of checks at the following locations were received:
January 18, 2005 (PF-LFS) Application for a license to engage in business as an insurance premium finance agency at the above location was received. January 19, 2005 (SB-CRB) Application dated January 12, 2005 for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 3670 South McKinley Parkway, Town of Hamburg, Erie County, NY 14219, received. January 19, 2005 (TR-crb) Notice of intention to establish an electronic facility (six automated teller machines) at 14 Wall Street, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10005, received. January 20, 2005 (MS-CRB) Application dated January 14, 2005 for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 41-80 Main Street, Flushing, Borough of Queens, City of New York 11355, received. Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law received for examination: January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law received for examination: January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law received for examination amended to read as follows: January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) As: Phillips Realty & Associates, Ltd. D/B/A Integrity First Mortgage Consultants 3 Seacourt Lane, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Application to establish a Mortgage Broker's Branch received for examination: January 18, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 18, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 18, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) Application to establish a Mortgage Banker's Branch received for examination: January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) SECTION II January 3, 2005 (CC-LFS) License to operate a limited station check casher at Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Association, Inc., Lobby Row B – New York City Terminal Market, Bronx, NY 10474 was approved. (Branch) January 13, 2005 (SB-CRB) Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at Space #1414, Staten Island Mall, 2655 Richmond Avenue, Borough of Staten Island, City of New York 10314, on or after January 14, 2005. January 13, 2005 (TR-CRB) Applicant notified in writing that no objection will be interposed to the establishment of an electronic facility (automated teller machine) at Pier 59, Chelsea Piers Golf Club, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10011. January 14, 2005 (CC-LFS) Application for leave to change the place of doing business to 5408 16th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204 was approved. January 18, 2005 (PF-LFS) Notification of the change of address of the office at 160 Water Street, New York, NY 10038 to 80 Pine Street, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10005 was received. January 18, 2005 (PF-LFS) License to engage in business as an insurance premium finance agency at Connell Corporate Center I, Berkley Heights, NJ 07922, was surrendered. January 18, 2005 (PF-LFS) Notification of the change of address of the office at 160 Water Street, New York, NY 10038 to 101 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 and the designation of the latter as the new corporate headquarters was received. January 18, 2005 (PF-LFS) License to engage in business as an insurance premium finance agency at Connell Corporate Center I, Berkley Heights, NJ 07922, was surrendered. January 18, 2005 (SB-CRB) Hudson River Bank & Trust Company merged with and into First Niagara Bank, a federally chartered institution, effective at the close of business January 14, 2005. January 18, 2005 (BK-CRB) The Superintendent of Banks has filed, pursuant to the provisions of Section 601-b of the Banking Law, as of the close of business, January 14, 2005, an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 14, 2005, and other required documents, providing for the merger of Hudson River Commercial Bank with and into First Niagara Commercial Bank, under the name of First Niagara Commercial Bank. The principal office of Hudson River Commercial Bank at 72 Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047, has become a branch office of First Niagara Commercial Bank. License issued to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law: January 13, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 18, 2005 (MB-MBD) Application to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker under Article 12-D of the New York State Banking Law withdrawn: January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) Certificate to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker surrendered: January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) Certificate to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker Branch surrendered: January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) License to engage in the business of a Mortgage Banker Branch surrendered: January 18, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 18, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 18, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) Application to assume inactive status as a registered mortgage broker pursuant to Article 12-D of the Banking Law approved: January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 18, 2005 (BR-MBD) Mortgage Banker License Name Changes: January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) Mortgage Broker Certificate Address Changes: January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) Mortgage Banker License Address Changes: January 13, 2005 (MB-MBD) January 18, 2005 (MB-MBD) Mortgage Broker Branch Certificate Address Changes: January 13, 2005 (BR-MBD) January 14, 2005 (BR-MBD) Mortgage Banker Branch License Address Changes: January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) The following offices of Mortgage Banking Institutions have converted: January 19, 2005 (MB-MBD) The following registered mortgage broker paid a fine for its failure to submit timely a Volume of Operations Report for the year 2003 which is required pursuant to Section 597 of the Banking Law. The hearing scheduled on January 12, 2005 for the purpose of determining whether its mortgage broker registration should be revoked has been canceled. January 19, 2005 (BR-MBD) THERE WILL BE NO SECTION III THIS WEEK. |
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