(a) If an item states that it is “payable through” a bank identified in the item, (i) the item designates the bank as a collecting bank and does not by itself authorize the bank to pay the item, and (ii) the item may be presented for payment only by or through the bank.

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(b) If an item states that it is “payable at” a bank identified in the item, the item is equivalent to a draft drawn on the bank.