A. Funds received or held in the trust department of a bank or by a trust company awaiting investment or distribution shall not be used by the bank or trust company in the conduct of its business.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A, such funds may be deposited by a bank in its commercial or savings department to the credit of its trust department, if the bank first delivers to the trust department, as collateral security therefor, securities of any of the following classes:
1. Bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness of the United States;
2. Other readily marketable securities of the classes in which fiduciaries are authorized or permitted to invest trust funds, as set forth in § 64.2-1502; or
3. Other readily marketable bonds, notes, or debentures, commonly known as investment securities, meeting the following requirements:
a. That the issue be of a sufficiently large total to make marketability possible;
b. Such a public distribution of the securities must have been provided for or made in a manner to protect or insure the marketability of the issue; and
c. That the trust agreement under which the security is issued provides for a trustee independent of the obligor, which trustee must be a trust institution.
C. The securities deposited as collateral pursuant to subsection B shall be owned by the bank and shall at all times be at least equal in market value to the amount of trust funds so used in the conduct of the business of the bank less such amount thereof as shall be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under existing or future federal law.
D. In the event of the failure or liquidation of such bank, the owners of the funds held in trust for investment shall have a lien on the bonds or other securities so set apart in addition to their claim against the estate of the bank.
Code 1950, § 6-99; 1966, c. 584, § 6.1-21; 1992, c. 810; 1993, c. 432; 1994, c. 7; 2010, c. 794.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 6.2 - Financial Institutions and Services
Chapter 10 - Entities Conducting Trust Business
§ 6.2-1001. Entities authorized to engage in trust business
§ 6.2-1002. Powers of trust institutions
§ 6.2-1003. When security not required; payment of probate taxes and fees
§ 6.2-1004. Who may take oath for corporate fiduciary
§ 6.2-1005. Deposit or other use of trust funds
§ 6.2-1006. Custody of trust securities to be kept separate; federal securities and obligations
§ 6.2-1007. Investment of trust funds
§ 6.2-1008. Dealings with self or affiliates
§ 6.2-1009. Common trust and collective investment funds
§ 6.2-1010. Holding stock or other securities as fiduciary
§ 6.2-1011. Voting of bank shares held by trust institution as fiduciary; when disqualified
§ 6.2-1012. Suspension or prohibition of trust institutions
§ 6.2-1014. Certificate required
§ 6.2-1015. Application for certificate; fee
§ 6.2-1017. Procedure for granting or denying certificate
§ 6.2-1018. Minimum capital; state of incorporation; form of entity
§ 6.2-1019. Issuance of shares; subscriptions to stock; stock option plans
§ 6.2-1020. Certain transactions by affiliated trust companies prohibited
§ 6.2-1021. Commissions or fees for sale of stock not permitted
§ 6.2-1022. Reacquisition of shares; dividends
§ 6.2-1023. Acquisition of stock; application
§ 6.2-1024. Restrictions on control, officers and directors
§ 6.2-1025. Report to Commission of election of director
§ 6.2-1026. Removal of director or officer; appeals; penalty
§ 6.2-1027. Bonds required of officers and employees; blanket bond
§ 6.2-1030. Discount by officer, director, or employee of refused paper
§ 6.2-1032. Investigations; examinations
§ 6.2-1036. Commission's remedial powers
§ 6.2-1037. Effect of surrender or revocation of certificate
§ 6.2-1038. Appointment of receiver
§ 6.2-1040. Unlawful use of terms indicating that business is trust company; penalty
§ 6.2-1041. Civil penalties for failure to comply with § 62-1031 or 62-1032
§ 6.2-1042. Making derogatory statements affecting trust companies; penalty
§ 6.2-1043. Use of trust company name, logo, or symbol for marketing purposes; penalty
§ 6.2-1044. Offenses by officer, director, agent or employee of trust company; penalties
§ 6.2-1046. Civil penalties for violation of Commission's orders
§ 6.2-1048. Organization of subsidiary trust companies
§ 6.2-1049. Permissible business
§ 6.2-1051. Report to Commission of election of director
§ 6.2-1052. Removal of director or officer; appeals; penalty
§ 6.2-1053. Bonds required of officers and employees; blanket bond
§ 6.2-1054. Certificate required
§ 6.2-1056. When security not required of trust subsidiaries
§ 6.2-1057. Deposits held or received by trust subsidiaries or subsidiary bank with affiliate banks
§ 6.2-1058. Substitution of trust subsidiary as fiduciary
§ 6.2-1059. Substitution of subsidiary bank as fiduciary
§ 6.2-1060. Trust subsidiaries to have same powers and restrictions as bank trust departments
§ 6.2-1061. Reports; investigations and examinations; civil penalties
§ 6.2-1062. Offenses by officer, director, agent or employee of trust subsidiary; penalties
§ 6.2-1064. Civil penalties for violation of Commission's orders
§ 6.2-1066. Interstate trust offices by Virginia state banks
§ 6.2-1067. Trust business of out-of-state trust institution
§ 6.2-1069. Filing requirements
§ 6.2-1070. Conditions for approval
§ 6.2-1071. Examinations; periodic reports; cooperative agreements; assessment of fees
§ 6.2-1075. Organization; minimum capital; notice to Bureau; control
§ 6.2-1076. Operation and powers
§ 6.2-1077. Reacquisition of shares or interests; dividends
§ 6.2-1079. Directors or managers
§ 6.2-1080. Limitation on powers
§ 6.2-1082. Applications for permission to offer trust services
§ 6.2-1085. When security not required
§ 6.2-1086. Association's operation and supervision of trust department
§ 6.2-1087. Books and accounts
§ 6.2-1088. Investment of funds and assets held as fiduciary
§ 6.2-1089. Funds awaiting investment or distribution
§ 6.2-1090. Dealings with self or affiliates
§ 6.2-1092. Transactions between trust accounts
§ 6.2-1093. Custody of assets and investments held in trust
§ 6.2-1094. Establishment of common trust funds and collective investment funds; court accountings
§ 6.2-1095. Compensation of association acting as fiduciary
§ 6.2-1096. Surrender of trust powers by association