Licensing Filing Forms
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Note: A Guide to the National Banking System and A Guide to Tribal Ownership of a National Bank are not listed because they do not contain downloadable samples.
Application Documents
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National Bank Forms
Title |
Forms |
Articles of Association |
Word |
Articles of Association - Instructions |
PDF |
Bylaws |
Word |
FSA Forms
Title |
Forms |
Notice for Charter and Bylaw Amendments |
Fillable PDF |
Model Mutual FSA Bylaws |
Word |
Model Mutual FSA Charter |
Word |
Model Stock FSA Bylaws |
Word |
Model Stock FSA Charter |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Advance Branch Closing and Downgrade Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Final Branch Closing, Consolidation, Relocation, or Downgrade Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Sample Customer Notice of Branch Closing |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
National Bank Forms
Title |
Forms |
Main Office Relocation to Existing Branch Site within the Same City, Town or Village |
Word |
Opening Date of Branch Office |
Word |
Opening Date for Relocation of Main Office to Branch Site within the Same City, Town, or Village |
Word |
FSA Forms
Title |
Forms |
Agency Office Additional Services Application |
Fillable PDF |
Branch and Relocation After the Fact Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Business Combination Application - Checklist and Community Reinvestment Commitments |
Word |
Business Combination Application-Streamlined |
Fillable PDF |
Interagency Bank Merger Act Application |
PDF |
Interim Bank Charter Application |
Word |
National Bank Forms
Title |
Forms |
Bank Merger Screen |
Word |
Board of Directors' Waiver of Notice of Board Meeting and Written Consent of Business Combination |
Word |
Branches Requiring Authorization |
Word |
Emergency Processing Request |
Word |
Interim National Bank Charter Application - Streamlined |
Word |
Merger of NB with Nonbank Affiliate - NB Results Application |
Fillable PDF |
Merger of NB with Nonbank Affiliate - Nonbank Results Application |
Fillable PDF |
Notice of Consummation |
Word |
Notice of Shareholders' Meeting to Vote on Combination |
Word |
Public Notice and Instructions |
Word |
Reorganization of a NB to a Subsidiary of BHC Application |
Word |
Sample Agreement - Purchase and Assumption |
Word |
Sample Agreements - Consolidation |
Word |
Sample Agreements - Merger |
Word |
Secretary's Certificate of Board of Directors' Approval of Combination |
Word |
Secretary's Certificate of Shareholders' Approval of Combination |
Word |
Shareholders' Waiver of Notice of Shareholders' Meeting and Written Consent of Business Combination |
Word |
Stock Payment Certificate and Oaths of Directors and Officers |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Increase in Permanent Capital Application
(Replaces applications for: Increase in Capital for Other Than Cash; Increase in Capital for Material Noncash Contribution; and Notice for Preferred Stock Terms.) |
Fillable PDF |
Increase in Permanent Capital Notice
(Replaces notices for: Increase in Stock for Cash; Increase in Stock for Property; Noncash Contribution to Surplus; Par Value Change; Conversion of Preferred Stock; and Stock Dividend.) |
Fillable PDF |
Quasi-Reorganization Application |
Fillable PDF |
Reduction of Permanent Capital/Dividends Payable in Property Other Than Cash Application |
Fillable PDF |
Reverse Stock Split Application |
Fillable PDF |
FSA Forms
Title |
Forms |
Reduction of Permanent Capital and Capital Distribution Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Affidavit |
Word |
Interagency Notice of Change in Control |
PDF |
Publication Notice |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior Executive Officer |
PDF |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Business Plan |
PDF |
Capital Stock Payment Certificate |
Word |
Charter Application |
Fillable PDF |
Corporate Resolution |
Word |
First Meeting of Directors |
Word |
First Meeting of Organizers |
Word |
Minutes of the First Shareholders' Meeting |
Word |
Minutes of Subsequent Organizing Board Meetings |
Word |
Notice of First Shareholders' Meeting |
Word |
Organization Completed |
Word |
Organizing Board's First Meeting |
Word |
Preopening Checklist for Organizers |
Word |
Proxy Card |
Word |
Public Notice Sample |
Word |
Subscription |
Word |
Waiver of Notice of Organizing Board's First Meeting |
Word |
National Bank Forms
Title |
Forms |
Application Amendments |
Word |
Articles of Association |
Word |
Articles of Association - Instructions |
PDF |
Bylaws |
Word |
Contact Person |
Word |
Financial Projections |
PDF |
Individual Oath of Bank Director |
Word |
Joint Oath of Bank Directors |
Word |
Minority-Owned National Banks Policy Statement |
PDF |
Oaths of Bank Directors - Instructions |
PDF |
Organization Certificate |
Word |
Organization Certificate - Instructions |
PDF |
Waiver of Notice of the First Board Meeting |
Word |
FSA Forms
Title |
Forms |
Application for Conversion |
PDF |
Individual Oath of FSA Director |
Word |
Notice for Charter and Bylaw Amendments |
Fillable PDF |
Model Mutual FSA Bylaws |
Word |
Model Mutual FSA Charter |
Word |
Model Stock FSA Bylaws |
Word |
Model Stock FSA Charter |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
National Bank Forms
Title |
Forms |
Articles of Association |
Word |
Authority for Conversion to National Bank |
Word |
Bylaws |
Word |
Conversion to NB Completion Certification |
Word |
Individual Oath of Bank Director |
Word |
Instructions - Organization Certificate |
Word |
Joint Oath of Bank Directors |
Word |
Oaths of Bank Directors Instructions |
PDF |
Organization Certificate |
Word |
FSA Forms
Title |
Forms |
Certification of Application for Conversion to a FSA |
Word |
Conversion to FSA Completion Certification |
Word |
Individual Oath of FSA Director |
Word |
Notice for Charter and Bylaw Amendments |
Fillable PDF |
Model Mutual FSA Bylaws |
Word |
Model Stock FSA Bylaws |
Word |
Model Mutual FSA Charter |
Word |
Model Stock FSA Charter |
Word |
Initial and Additional Establishments
Title |
Forms |
Application to Establish an Initial/Additional Federal Branch or Agency w/ Instructions |
PDF |
Initial and Additional Establishments - Sample Public Notice |
Word |
Financial Data |
Word |
Cover Letter for Initial/Additional Establishment Application |
PDF |
Acquisitions
Title |
Forms |
Request for After-the-Fact Approval |
PDF |
Application to Acquire a Federal Branch or Agency |
PDF |
Acquisitions - Sample Public Notice |
Word |
Acquisitions Cover Letter |
Word |
Conversion or Contraction of Operations
Title |
Forms |
Application for a Change of Status of an Office of a Foreign Bank |
PDF |
Application Cover Letter (State-to-Federal License) |
Word |
Application Cover Letter (Federal Agency or Limited Federal Branch Conversion) |
Word |
Notice of Contraction of Activities |
Word |
Relocations
Title |
Forms |
Federal Branch and Agency Relocation Application |
PDF |
Relocations - Sample Public Notice |
Word |
Cover Letter for Relocation Application |
Word |
Notice of Effective Date for Relocation |
Word |
Fiduciary Powers
Title |
Forms |
Application Letter - Fiduciary Powers |
Word |
Fiduciary Operating Plan - Instructions |
PDF |
Notice of Commencement of Fiduciary Activities |
Word |
Senior Management Resolution on Surrender of Fiduciary Powers |
PDF |
Voluntary Liquidation
Title |
Forms |
Notice Letter - Standard Voluntary Liquidation |
Word |
Resolution to Voluntarily Liquidate |
Word |
Voluntary Liquidation - Sample Public Notice |
Word |
Liquidation - Interim Progress Report |
Word |
Liquidation - Final Report |
Word |
Capital Equivalency Deposit
Title |
Forms |
Capital Equivalency Deposit Agreement |
Word |
Request to Change Depository Bank |
Word |
Request for Reduction in CED Account Balance |
Word |
Other Changes in Activities and Operations
Title |
Forms |
Notice of Change in Activities or Operations |
Word |
Cover Letter for a Change in Control |
Word |
Senior Management Resolution or Conversion of a Federal Branch or Agency to a State-Licensed Operation of a Foreign Bank |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
National Bank Forms
Title |
Forms |
Significant Deviation Policy |
PDF |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Management Interlocks Application |
Word |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
National Bank Forms
FSA Forms
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Substantial Asset Change Application |
Fillable PDF |
Combined Forms (Applicable to Both)
Title |
Forms |
Annual Report of Progress of Liquidation |
Word |
Board of Directors' and Shareholders' Resolution |
Word |
Conversions Out Final Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Expedited Liquidation Final Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Final Report Voluntary Liquidation |
Word |
Merger or Consolidation Out Final Notice |
Fillable PDF |
Notice of Intent of Conversion Out |
Fillable PDF |
Notice of Intent of Expedited Liquidation |
Fillable PDF |
Notice of Intent to Merge or Consolidate Out |
Fillable PDF |
Notice of Intent of Voluntary Liquidation |
Word |
Notice Upon Commencing of Voluntary Liquidation |
Word |
Public Notice of Voluntary Liquidation |
Word |
Voluntary Liquidation Plan |
Word |
Voluntary Liquidation Report of Condition at Commencement of Liquidation |
Word |