Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING · CHAPTER 2— NATIONAL BANKS · SUBCHAPTER I— ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 30

§ 30. Change of name or location

557 words·~3 min read·/usc/title-12/section-30

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)Name change Any national banking association, upon written notice to the Comptroller of the Currency, may change its name, except that such new name shall include the word “National”.
(b)Location change Any national banking association, upon written notice to the Comptroller of the Currency, may change the location of its main office to any authorized branch location within the limits of the city, town, or village in which it is situated, or, with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of such association for a relocation outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of the city, town, or village in which it is located, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits.
(c)Coordination with section 36 of this title In the case of a national bank which relocates the main office of such bank from 1 State to another State after May 31, 1997, the bank may retain and operate branches within the State from which the bank relocated such office only to the extent authorized in section 36(e)(2) of this title.
(d)Retention of “Federal” in name of converted Federal savings association
(1)In general Notwithstanding subsection
(a)or any other provision of law, any depository institution, the charter of which is converted from that of a Federal savings association to a national bank or a State bank after November 12, 1999, may retain the term “Federal” in the name of such institution if such institution remains an insured depository institution.
(2)Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the terms “depository institution”, “insured depository institution”, “national bank”, and “State bank” have the meanings given those terms in section 1813 of this title.
(May 1, 1886, ch. 73, § 2, 24 Stat. 18; Pub. L. 86–230, § 3, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 457; Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 405(a), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1512; Pub. L. 97–457, § 19(a), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2509; Pub. L. 103–328, title I, § 102(b)(2), Sept. 29, 1994, 108 Stat. 2350; Pub. L. 106–102, title VII, § 723, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1471.)
Connections23 cite this · traces to 3
17 references not yet in our index
  • May 1, 1886, ch. 73, § 2
  • 24 Stat. 18
  • Pub. L. 86–230, § 3
  • 73 Stat. 457
  • Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 405(a)
  • 96 Stat. 1512
  • Pub. L. 97–457, § 19(a)
  • 96 Stat. 2509
  • Pub. L. 103–328, title I, § 102(b)(2)
  • 108 Stat. 2350
  • Pub. L. 106–102, title VII, § 723
  • 113 Stat. 1471
  • Pub. L. 106–102
  • Pub. L. 103–328
  • Pub. L. 97–457
  • Pub. L. 97–320
  • Pub. L. 86–230
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 30
Change of name or location
Fed. Reg.×16
Stat.×4
C.F.R.×3
ActMay 1, 1886, ch. 73, § 2
Stat.24 Stat. 18
Pub. L.Pub. L. 86–230, § 3
Stat.73 Stat. 457
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 405(a)
Cites 20 · showing 8Cited by 23 across 3 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.