12 U.S.C. § 30 — Change of name or location

(a) Name change: A national bank can change its name any time. It just has to send written notice to the Comptroller of the Currency. The new name must still include the word "National". (b) Location change: A national bank can move its main office to any of its authorized branches. This works as long as the new location is still within the same city, town, or village. To move outside those limits, the bank needs two things. First, shareholders who own two-thirds of the bank's stock must vote for it. Second, the Comptroller of the Currency must approve the move with a certificate. Even then, the new spot can be inside or outside the original city limits. But it can't be more than 30 miles beyond those limits. (c) Coordination with section 36 of this title: This applies when a national bank moves its main office from one state to another after May 31, 1997. If it does that, it can keep running its branches in the old state. But only to the extent that section 36(e)(2) of this title allows. (d) Retention of "Federal" in name of converted Federal savings association: (1) In general: This rule works even though subsection (a) says a bank's name must include "National". If a Federal savings association converts into a national bank or a state bank after November 12, 1999, it can keep the word "Federal" in its name. It just has to stay an insured depository institution. (2) Definitions: The terms "depository institution," "insured depository institution," "national bank," and "State bank" mean whatever section 1813 of this title says they mean.