31 CFR § 321.19 - Certification of signatures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s321.19"
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title: "31 CFR § 321.19 - Certification of signatures."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "321.19"
section_name: "Certification of signatures."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "321"
part_name: "PAYMENTS BY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF DEFINITIVE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND UNITED STATES SAVINGS NOTES (FREEDOM SHARES)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 391; 31 U.S.C. 321; 31 U.S.C. 3105, 3126."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 37511, Sept. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "321"
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# 321.19 Certification of signatures.

The regulations in this subpart shall, to the extent appropriate, apply to losses resulting from payments made in reliance on certifications of signatures by an officer or designated employee of any financial institution authorized to certify requests for payment.