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NJ Rev Stat § 17:16V-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16V-11 - Applicability when debtor resides in State.

17:16V-11 Applicability when debtor resides in State.  11. This act shall apply to all credit transactions entered into in this State or if the debtor resides in this State, provided, however, that if the debtor resides in another state, compliance with that state's requirements regarding notice of purchase by the creditor of collateral protection insurance shall be deemed compliance with the notice provisions of this act. L.1999,c.44,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16V-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16V-12 - Transactions to which act applies.

17:16V-12 Transactions to which act applies.  12. This act shall apply to all credit transactions whether entered into prior or subsequent to the effective date of this act but shall apply only to collateral protection insurance purchased after the effective date of this act. L.1999,c.44,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-1 - Declaration regarding records retention

17:16W-1. Declaration regarding records retention  1. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest to require State chartered financial institutions to retain certain records for specified periods of time. Creating record retention requirements will assist financial institution regulators in their supervisory role and in the examination of financial institutions, help resolve disputes between financial institutions and others, and prevent fraud against financial institutions. This act is intended to promote simplification of financial institution administration by acting as a basis for parity and uniformity with respect to record retention requirements. L.1999,c.257,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-2 - Definitions regarding records retention

17:16W-2. Definitions regarding records retention  2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. "Date of the passbook" means the date of the last entry by the financial institution of a transaction with respect to the passbook account, or if the form of the passbook is such that it does not provide for entry of transactions, the last date for which the financial institution has a record of an account transaction. If there is no record of activity with respect to a passbook account subsequent to the issuance of the passbook, the date of issuance shall be the date of the passbook. "Financial institution" means a State chartered bank, savings bank or savings and loan association. "Owner" means the person or persons in whose name the account was opened. "Passbook" means a document or record issued by a financial institution, which document or record represents an obligation of the financial institution, which obligation either has no fixed maturity or due date or which by its term is subject to automatic renewal or renewals for an indefinite time or indefinite number of times. Neither a periodic account statement nor any obligation for which applicable law provides a time by which the payment is due is a passbook for the purposes of this act. "Passbook account" means an account which is evidenced by a passbook, certificate of deposit or similar document. "Statement account" means an account which is not a passbook account and for which a financial institution supplies a periodic statement of the account's activity, balance or both, or supplies any other statement of the account as the owner and financial institution may agree. "Termination of the loan account" means: (1) with respect to a closed-end loan, the date on which the loan is paid; or (2) with respect to an open-end loan, the date on which the outstanding balance on the account is brought to zero and the account is closed so that the borrower has no right to borrow additional funds under the loan agreement; or (3) the date upon which, pursuant to action or policy of the governing board of a financial institution or committee thereof, a loan is charged-off or the loan file is otherwise closed by the financial institution. L.1999,c.257,s.2; amended 2001, c.169, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-3 - Statement accounts, certificates of deposit, passbook accounts; records

17:16W-3. Statement accounts, certificates of deposit, passbook accounts; records  3. A financial institution shall retain records of its accounts as follows: a. Statement accounts: (1) Records of transactions in a statement account sufficient to reconstruct the account and to trace checks, drafts and other orders shall be retained for not less than six years. (2) Account opening records shall be retained for as long as the account is open, plus not less than six years after the closing of the account. (3) Account closing records shall be retained for not less than six years after the closing of the account. (4) A record of the last transaction or contact with the owner, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1989, c.58 (C.46:30B-18), shall be retained for not less than 10 years after the date of the transaction or contact, as applicable. b. Certificates of deposit which have a specific maturity date and which are not automatically renewed: (1) Records of the account opening, transactions regarding the account, if any, and the closing of the account shall be retained for not less than six years following the stated maturity date. (2) A record of the most recent transaction shall be retained for not less than 10 years after the date of the transaction. c. Passbook accounts: (1) Records of transactions in a passbook account sufficient to reconstruct the account shall be retained for a period of not less than six years. (2) Account opening records shall be retained for as long as the account is open, plus not less than six years after the closing of the account. (3) Account closing records shall be retained for not less than 15 years after the closing of the account. (4) A record of the last transaction or contact with the owner, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1989, c.58 (C.46:30B-18), shall be retained for not less than 10 years after the date of the transaction or contact, as applicable. L.1999,c.257,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-4 - Passbook payment with no financial institution records

17:16W-4. Passbook payment with no financial institution records  4. The following rules shall apply if a passbook is presented to a financial institution for payment and the financial institution has no record of the account and there is no record of payment of the account to the State pursuant to any applicable escheat or unclaimed property act: a. If the presentation of the passbook is made by a successor of the owner more than 15 years after the date of the passbook, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the account was paid in full to or on behalf of the owner or to a successor of the owner. The passbook itself does not rebut this presumption. b. If the presentation of the passbook is made by a successor of the owner within 15 years after the date of the passbook, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the account exists and the financial institution is obligated to the owner's heirs, successors or personal representatives. An affidavit of lost passbook by the owner or successor to the owner made prior to the presentation of the passbook shall rebut the presumption of nonpayment and shall create a presumption that the account was duly paid in full to or on behalf of the owner or to a successor to the owner by the financial institution. c. If the presentation of the passbook is made by the owner, and the presentation is accompanied by a sworn certificate of the owner that the owner never received payment of the account nor transferred the account, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the account exists and that the financial institution is holding the account for the benefit of the owner. An affidavit of lost passbook by the owner or successor to the owner made prior to the presentation of the passbook shall rebut the presumption of nonpayment and shall create a presumption that the account was duly paid in full to or on behalf of the owner or to a successor to the owner by the financial institution. L.1999,c.257,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-5 - Loan, collateralized loans; records

17:16W-5. Loan, collateralized loans; records  5. A financial institution shall retain records relating to the making, collection and administration of loans as follows: a. For all loans: (1) Records of dispositive or final judgments in bankruptcies or other litigation involving a loan, and termination of loan accounts shall be retained for at least six years after the termination of the loan account. (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2001, c.169.) (3) Records of approval of loans or credit shall be retained for not less than six years after the closing of the loan or credit files. (4) Records of denials of loan applications shall be retained for not less than 25 months after the date of the denial. (5) Loan files, including copies of records regarding collateral and the perfection of security interests, guarantees and other records from time to time specified for retention by regulation adopted by the commissioner, shall be retained for not less than six years after the termination of the loan account. For lines of credit and open-end loans, records of transactions shall be retained for six years after the date of a transaction.  (6) Loan committee minutes shall be retained for not less than six years after the date of the committee meeting. (7) Record of compliance with all applicable State and federal regulatory requirements shall be retained for the period specified in the applicable State or federal law or regulation. If no record retention period is specified in the law or regulation, the financial institution shall retain the records necessary to show compliance for not less than six years. b. Collateralized loans: (1) Records identifying the collateral perfection of the financial institution's security interest in the collateral and, for tangible personal property, the place and method of possession of the collateral shall be retained for not less than six years after the termination of the loan account. (2) Records of the disposition by a financial institution of collateral that is personal property shall be retained for not less than six years after the date of disposition. (3) For collateral that is real estate, records regarding the transfer of title by the financial institution shall be retained for at least six years after the date of transfer of title. Records of dispositive or final judgments or orders in foreclosure proceedings shall be retained for not less than six years after the date of the judgment of foreclosure or if no judgment, from the date of the termination of those proceedings. (4) Records of escrow analyses and statements and of transactions in escrow accounts shall be retained for not less than six years. L.1999,c.257,s.5; amended 2001,c.169,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-6 - Records of checks, drafts, etc., six year retention

17:16W-6. Records of checks, drafts, etc., six year retention  6. A financial institution shall retain records of checks, drafts, money orders and cashier's checks issued by it for not less than six years after the date of issue. Records of certified checks and electronic transfers and of other means of transferring funds from the financial institution shall be retained for not less than six years after the date of transfer of the funds. L.1999,c.257,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-7 - Other records, records retention

17:16W-7. Other records, records retention  7. A financial institution shall maintain records relating to safe deposit boxes, which records include access records, access agreements, lease agreements, signature cards, records of payment for the rental or use of the box, power of attorney and records of abandoned property, for a period of not less than six years after the date of termination of the lease or access agreement. Correspondence which is not included as a record shall be retained for not less than three years after the date of the correspondence. L.1999,c.257,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-8 - Retention time period

17:16W-8. Retention time period  8. If any records are subject to the provisions of more than one of the time periods for the retention of records specified in sections 3 through 7 of this act, the longest time period for which those records are required to be retained shall be applicable. L.1999,c.257,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-9 - Retention period for records not covered by this act

17:16W-9. Retention period for records not covered by this act  9. For any records not specifically covered by this act and for which there is no applicable state or federal retention period prescribed, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may, by regulation, establish minimum record retention requirements. Any regulations shall be consistent with retention periods for federally chartered banks and savings banks and should reflect the legislative intent of this act to provide parity and uniformity among financial institutions. L.1999,c.257,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-10 - Claims where records not required to be retained, statutes of limitations not affected; requirements

17:16W-10. Claims where records not required to be retained, statutes of limitations not affected; requirements  10. a. In the event of any claim against a financial institution where the claimant relies in any way on records of the financial institution, which records are not required to be retained by the financial institution by the terms of this act or by other applicable State or federal record retention statutes or regulations and the records have not been retained by the financial institution, the fact that the financial institution does not have the records shall not give rise to any inference or presumption against the financial institution as to the content of the records nor shall the lack of the records shift any burden of proof from the claimant to the financial institution. b. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to amend or alter any statute of limitations. c. Nothing in P.L.1999, c.257 (C.17:16W-1 et seq.) shall be interpreted to require a financial institution to create any data or, except as specifically provided in that act, to retain any records that would not otherwise be created or retained. Records required to be retained by P.L.1999, c.257 (C.17:16W-1 et seq.) may be preserved in any form permitted by section 247 of P.L.1948, c.67 (C.17:9A-247). L.1999,c.257,s.10; amended 2001,c.169,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16W-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16W-11 - Applicability

17:16W-11. Applicability  11. The provisions of this act shall apply to all financial institutions chartered by this State and to the records of out-of-State banks, savings banks and savings and loan associations which relate to accounts, loans or other transactions which are made or located in this State. The provisions of section 4 of P.L.1999, c.257 (C.17:16W-4) shall apply to federally chartered banks and savings banks in this State to the extent that they are not inconsistent with applicable federal law. L.1999,c.257,s.11; amended 2001,c.169,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-1 - Definitions regarding subsidiary mergers

17:16X-1. Definitions regarding subsidiary mergers  1. For purposes of this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.  "Financial institution" means a bank, savings bank or savings and loan association. "Subsidiary" means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity in which a financial institution owns not less than 80% of that entity's equity. L.2000,c.70,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-2 - Conditions of merger

17:16X-2. Conditions of merger  2. A financial institution may merge with any one or more of its subsidiaries, so long as the financial institution is the entity that survives the merger as the continuing entity, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this act. L.2000,c.70,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-3 - Merger's legal compliance

17:16X-3. Merger's legal compliance  3. Mergers of a financial institution and a subsidiary of a financial institution pursuant to this act shall comply with and require the commissioner's approval pursuant to the provisions of law applicable to a merger of the surviving financial institution. L.2000,c.70,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-4 - Merger plan contents

17:16X-4. Merger plan contents  4. The governing board of the financial institution shall adopt a plan of merger for a merger pursuant to this act between the financial institution and a subsidiary other than a financial institution setting forth: a. The name of the financial institution and the name and type of business entity of each subsidiary which proposes to merge into the financial institution which is to be the surviving entity; b. The terms and conditions of the proposed merger, including a statement of any amendments in the certificate of incorporation of the financial institution; c. The manner and basis of converting the shares or other interests in the subsidiary or subsidiaries into shares of the financial institution, or the basis for payment of interests which are not to be so converted; and d. Such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger as are deemed necessary or desirable by the commissioner. L.2000,c.70,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-5 - Adoption of merger plan

17:16X-5. Adoption of merger plan  5. The governing board of a subsidiary shall adopt a plan of merger pursuant to the provisions of the law under which the subsidiary was created. L.2000,c.70,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-6 - Application for commissioner's approval

17:16X-6. Application for commissioner's approval  6. A financial institution shall apply for the commissioner's approval to merge with a subsidiary other than a financial institution, and shall provide the information as required by this act and by rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner. An application shall be deemed approved on the 30th day after receipt by the commissioner, unless approved or disapproved earlier by the commissioner in writing. L.2000,c.70,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-7 - Merger deemed effective from filing of certification

17:16X-7. Merger deemed effective from filing of certification  7. A merger between a financial institution and a subsidiary other than a financial institution shall be effective from the filing with the commissioner of a certification of the president or a vice president of the financial institution setting forth that all of the conditions and requirements of this act and the commissioner's approval, if applicable, have been satisfied. When the merger has become effective: a. The parties to the merger shall be a single corporation, which shall be the financial institution. b. The separate existence of the subsidiary or subsidiaries which are parties to the plan of merger shall cease. c. The financial institution shall possess all the rights, privileges, powers, immunities, purposes and franchises of each merging subsidiary except for any power or authority of a subsidiary which is not permitted to the financial institution by law. d. All the real property and personal properties, tangible and intangible, of every kind and description belonging to each of the parties merged, and any action existing or proceeding pending by or against any such party, may be enforced as if the merger had not taken place. Neither the rights of any creditors nor any liens upon, or security interest in, the property of any party to the merger shall be impaired by the merger. L.2000,c.70,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16X-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16X-8 - Dissention from the merger

17:16X-8. Dissention from the merger  8. Any holder of an interest in a subsidiary to be merged, including a shareholder, partner or member, shall have the right to dissent from the merger as set forth in this section. a. A holder of an interest may not dissent as to less than all of the holder's interest owned beneficially by the holder. A nominee or fiduciary may not dissent on behalf of any beneficial owner as to less than all of the interest of each such owner with respect to which the right of dissent exists. b. If a subsidiary party to a plan of merger is a corporation subject to the provisions of N.J.S.14A:1-1 et seq., except as now or hereafter may be provided therein, the shareholder of the subsidiary shall have the rights of a dissenting shareholder, including the right to accept a fair value for the stock all as set forth in N.J.S.14A:11-1 et seq., and the procedure to obtain fair value as set forth therein shall be followed. Holders of interests in other entities which are subsidiaries shall have the same dissenter's rights, if any, as provided in the statutes governing those entities. If the applicable statutes do not provide a right to dissent and obtain fair value, nothing in this act shall be deemed to provide such a remedy. L.2000,c.70,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 17:16Y-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance|Section 17:16Y-1 - Use of trade name, trademark of depository institution.

17:16Y-1 Use of trade name, trademark of depository institution.  1. No person shall use or reference the trade name or trademark of a depository institution, its affiliate or subsidiary or a trade name or trademark similar to that of a depository institution, its affiliate or subsidiary in any solicitation for services or products without the consent of the depository institution, affiliate or subsidiary. L.2007, c.51, s.1.