202 - Superintendent.

NY Fin Serv L § 202 (2019) (N/A)
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(b) The superintendent may, in the superintendent's discretion, designate one of the superintendent's deputies to act as superintendent during the superintendent's absence or inability to act. If the office of superintendent is vacant, or if the superintendent's absence or inability to act continues for a period of more than thirty successive days, the governor may designate a deputy to act as superintendent until the filling of the vacancy or the return or recovery of the superintendent.

(c) Whenever in this chapter, the banking law, the insurance law or any other law the superintendent is authorized but not required to take any action or the superintendent's approval is required as a condition precedent to the doing of any act, the taking of such action and the giving of such approval shall be within the superintendent's sound discretion. In taking any action with respect to any banking organization, and in approving or disapproving any application made by a banking organization, the superintendent shall give due consideration to the policy of the state of New York as set forth in section ten of the banking law.