Connecticut General Statutes 36a-170 – Virtual banking
(a) As used in this section, “virtual banking” means the provision of banking services by any bank, out-of-state bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union pursuant to its charter that are made available to a customer through telecommunication or by the customer accessing the Internet.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-170
- Automated teller machine: means a stationary or mobile device that is unattended or equipped with a telephone or televideo device that allows contact with bank personnel, including a satellite device but excluding a point of sale terminal, at which banking transactions, including, but not limited to, deposits, withdrawals, advances, payments or transfers, may be conducted. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Bank: means a Connecticut bank or a federal bank. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Connecticut credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit financial institution that (A) is organized under chapter 667 and the membership of which is limited as provided in section 36a-438a, (B) operates for the benefit and general welfare of its members with the earnings, benefits or services offered being distributed to or retained for its members, and (C) is governed by a volunteer board of directors elected by and from its membership. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Customer: means any person using a service offered by a financial institution. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Federal credit union: means any institution chartered or organized as a federal credit union pursuant to the laws of the United States having its principal office in this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state: includes any state other than Connecticut and any foreign country. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state bank: means any institution that engages in the business of banking, but does not include a bank, Connecticut credit union, federal credit union or out-of-state credit union. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Satellite device: means an automated teller machine which is not part of an office of the bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union which has established such machine. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- System: means the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, NMLS, NMLSR or such other name or acronym as may be assigned to the multistate system developed by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators and owned and operated by the State Regulatory Registry, LLC, or any successor or affiliated entity, for the licensing and registration of persons in the mortgage and other financial services industries. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) Any bank, out-of-state bank, Connecticut credit union or federal credit union may engage in virtual banking. Any such bank or credit union shall comply with the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 USC Section 1693, et seq., as amended from time to time, and Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. part 1005, as amended from time to time, when processing transactions through virtual banking to the extent such transactions are subject to said act and said regulation.
(c) The means by which a customer accesses a telecommunication system or the Internet to engage in virtual banking, including, but not limited to, a television, telephone, mobile device, facsimile or computer, shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to be an automated teller machine, satellite device, branch or office for any purpose under this title.