12 CFR § 157.15 - Who owns a deposit account?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s157.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 157.15 - Who owns a deposit account?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "157.15"
section_name: "Who owns a deposit account?"
chapter_name: "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "157"
part_name: "DEPOSITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1462a, 1463, 1464, 5412(b)(2)(B)."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 49025, Aug. 9, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "157"
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# 157.15 Who owns a deposit account?

You may treat the holder of record as the account owner, even if you receive contrary notice, until you transfer the account on your records.