Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-1015

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State trust company: means a corporation or limited liability company organized or reorganized under the Tennessee Banking Act, compiled in this chapter and chapter 2 of this title, whose purposes and powers are limited to fiduciary purposes and power, including a trust company previously organized under the laws of this state. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Trust institution: means a depository institution, foreign bank, state bank or trust company authorized to act as a fiduciary. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103

A state trust company or out-of-state trust institution may use any name in connection with establishing an office in this state pursuant to this chapter, except that the commissioner may determine that a name proposed to be used is potentially misleading to the public and require the company or institution to select a name that is not potentially misleading.