N.Y. Banking Law § 645: Assignment of claims to superintendent

§ 645. Assignment of claims to superintendent. At the written request

of any claimant or creditor of the licensee whose claim is based on a

transaction, in this state, for the sale or issuance of a check or the

receipt of money for transmission or transmission of the same, under the

provisions of this article, the superintendent may, in his discretion,

take an assignment of such claim in trust for the benefit of the

assigning claimant or creditor and may bring any legal action necessary

to collect such claim. Two or more such claims against the licensee may

be combined in one such action.