Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 205 ILCS 620/1-5.05

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     “Corporate fiduciary” means a trust company; the trust department of a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or foreign banking corporation issued a certificate of authority pursuant to the Foreign Banking Office Act; or any person that is required to and has received a certificate of authority under this Act authorizing the exercise of trust powers. The term “corporate fiduciary” also includes a national bank or federally chartered savings and loan association or savings bank which is authorized by the appropriate federal agency to accept and execute trusts and which has its principal place of business in this State, whenever in this Act such construction is necessary so that the national bank or federally chartered savings and loan association or savings bank may enjoy and exercise in this State all of the powers, rights and privileges authorized or permitted to a corporate fiduciary holding a certificate of authority under this Act.