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NY A00163

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Catalina Cruz

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Renames "mobile units" to "limited stations" throughout the banking law and updates the definition of "person" to explicitly include corporations, partnerships, associations, and limited liability companies

  • Expands check cashing limits by increasing the maximum check amount from $15,000 to $20,000 and allowing licensees to cash checks dated up to 5 business days after presentment (up from 1 day) for government checks and checks under $1,000

  • Adds new exceptions to the $20,000 cap for checks from workers' compensation funds, pension/profit-sharing funds, union benefit funds, and checks drawn by unions

  • Allows electronic advertisements to satisfy disclosure requirements by linking to the licensee's website displaying required disclosures, while maintaining in-store disclosure rules

  • Requires the Superintendent of Financial Services to review the licensing system within 90 days and report within 180 days on costs, processing times, and recommendations to improve efficiency; amendments to section 373 expire June 30, 2030

Legislative Description

Enacts the "community financial services access and modernization act"; modernizes existing statute to reflect the full scope of financial services available at neighborhood "check cashing" establishments; provides for a comprehensive regulatory framework for the delivery of the expanded financial services currently being offered.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

1/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Banks1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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