Whenever any bank or trust company holds on deposit funds as a part of its deposit liabilities for the account of an estate for which it is acting as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity, the liability of such institution to the estate entitled to the funds shall be at all times a preferred claim superior to all unsecured claims of other creditors, including depositors of the institution. This section shall not be construed to subordinate the security of any secured creditor of any such institution to the preference hereby accorded to the deposits of any estate.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 9. REGULATIONS GOVERNING BUSINESS OF BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 901. Corporate charter to do business as bank or trust company.
§ 902. Certificate required to transact business or open place of business.
§ 903. Issuance of certificate to transact business.
§ 904. Reports to Commissioner.
§ 905. Reports by national banks, federal savings associations and out-of-state banks.
§ 906. Failure to make reports; penalty.
§ 908. Value at which assets shall be carried on books.
§ 908A. Bank distinct from bank insurance department or division.
§ 910. Investment limitations.
§ 911. Ownership of real estate used for transaction of business.
§ 912. Limitations upon loans on security of and purchase of own capital stock.
§ 913. Authority of national bank to act as fiduciary.
§ 914. Appointment of trust company as trustee.
§ 916. Preference of funds held on deposit.
§ 918. Limitations on pledging or hypothecating assets.
§ 923. Deposits in names of two or more persons.
§ 924. Bank deposit accounts in trust form.
§ 927. Penalty for false statements regarding financial condition.
§ 929. Tying arrangements prohibited.
§ 930. Right of cancellation of certain insurance.
§ 930A. Mandatory disclosure in bank insurance policies.
§ 931. Employee retirement pensions for savings banks and savings societies.
§ 932. Loans and securities insured by Federal Housing Administrator.
§ 933. Prize linked savings programs.
§ 936. International banking facilities.
§ 938. Transfer of fiduciary accounts.
§ 939. Negotiable instruments.
§ 940. Self-analysis privilege for depository institutions and affiliates.