New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-24.12. Additional investment authority of banks
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-24.12
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
In addition to investments otherwise authorized by law, a bank or savings bank may invest in any kind or kinds of assets, wherever located, of any person, partnership, corporation, other business entity, association or body politic, in amounts not exceeding in the aggregate more than 3% of the bank’s or savings bank’s total assets, or 50% of its capital, surplus, reserves, undivided profits and capital notes, whichever is the lesser. The aggregate amount invested pursuant to this act in an asset or assets of any one person, partnership, corporation, other business entity, association or body politic shall not exceed 1% of the bank’s or savings bank’s total assets.
L. 1985, c. 168, s. 1, eff. May 17, 1985.