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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
In this Article unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Depositary bank” means the first bank to which an item is transferred for collection even though it is also the payor bank;
(b) “Payor bank” means a bank by which an item is payable as drawn or accepted;
(c) “Intermediary bank” means any bank to which an item is transferred in course of collection except the depositary or payor bank;
(d) “Collecting bank” means any bank handling the item for collection except the payor bank;
(e) “Presenting bank” means any bank presenting an item except a payor bank;
(f) “Remitting bank” means any payor or intermediary bank remitting for an item.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Uniform Commercial Code - UCC § 4-105. “Depositary Bank”; “Intermediary Bank”; “Collecting Bank”; “Payor Bank”; “Presenting Bank”; “Remitting Bank” - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/uniform-commercial-code/ucc-sect-4-105/
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