(a) Six copies of the letter of application, together with the number of copies specified in section 101.4 of this Procedure for the documents therein described, should be submitted to the superintendent, at the address set forth in section 1.1 of Supervisory Policy G 1 of this Title, accompanied by payment of the fee specified in section 1.2 of Supervisory Policy G 1 of this Title. The letter of application should include:

1. (1) the name and address of the officer to whom all communications from the Department of Financial Services should be addressed;
2. (2) the dates or proposed dates of filing such documents as may be required with the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
3. (3) a request for permission to retain a larger number of directors than the number authorized for State-chartered banks and trust companies pursuant to Banking Law, section 7002, if the number of directors of the national banking association exceeds such number and the applicant seeks to retain one or more directors in excess of the number so authorized.