Clarifies the definition of trust business and allows the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) to expand the definition of trust business to accommodate activities that are closely akin to acting as a fiduciary through rulemaking.
Defines doing business in Washington State to include out-of-state trust institutions that do not have a physical presence, but conduct trust business in the state.
Provides a variety of enforcement actions that DFI may take against trust companies.
Defines third-party service providers as they relate to trust business and provides rulemaking authority to DFI to initiate procedures to examine them under certain conditions.
Provides specific guidance on certain life-cycles such as mergers and dissolutions that are specific to trusts.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5107), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗