• All General Partners must be present to open the account.
  • If one of the General Partners is another business, an authorizing representative of that business must also be present.
  • If you need to add authorized signers to the account, they should be present at account opening. If they cannot be present, they can be pre-authorized during account opening, but will need to go to the branch, with both forms of ID, within 30 days, to be authorized.

If you are applying online, partnerships are not supported online at this time. Please visit a branch to open this type of account.

Personal Identification:

• Two forms of ID are required. One ID must be a government issued ID.
• Primary ID examples:
  • U.S. citizens: state issued driver’s license, state issued ID card, passport, etc.
  • Non-U.S. citizens:
    • Permanent residents:
      • Permanent Resident Alien Card (Green Card), state issued drivers licenses, state issued ID card, passport, etc.
    • Non-permanent residents:
      • Passport, matricula, or U.S. Employment Authorization Card
• Secondary ID examples:
  • Credit card/debit card with embossed name, employer ID, utility bill, etc.
  • Proof of address or date of birth may be required. Additional forms of ID may be required for non-U.S. citizens.

Tax Identification Number:

• An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is required

Business Documentation:

• General Partnerships:
  • Written Partnership Agreement
  • Joint Venture Agreement
  • Personal Identification (only available in certain states)
  • Website validation (must be available without a fee)
• Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships
  • Certified Partnership Agreement
  • Website validation (must be available without a fee)
  • Active Status Verification – Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships registered more than 1 year ago also require one of the following: Certificate of Good Standing, Status Report, OR Long Form or Short Form Standing

Note: If your business is organized in another state, but operates in the state in which the account is opened, documentation is required to certify that the business is entitled to operate in the state in which the business address is located.

Assumed Name Certificate:

• May be required if your business is operating with a DBA (doing business as). For example: Smith and Jones Paint Supplies DBA SJ Professional Painting.
• Not required in HI, KS, MS, NE, NM, WI and WY
• Note: Assumed Name Certificates may also be referred to as: Trade Name Certificate, Fictitious Business Name Statement, or DBA

Supplemental Documentation listing the current General Partners (one of the following):

• Amendment to the Partnership Agreement or Joint Venture Agreement
• Meeting minutes listing the current General Partners
• Annual report or Statement of Information

Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Liability Limited Partnerships and Limited Partnerships only:

• Full name as it appears on limited partners government issued ID.
• Legal business name – only used when an owner of the Partnership is another entity/trust.
• Residential address – (Business address only required if owner is a business)
• Percentage of ownership
• Date of birth
• Tax Identification Number (e.g. SSN, ITIN, FTIN)
• Country of citizenship
• Non-U.S. citizen without a Permanent Resident Alien Card (Green Card) only: provide identification information from either passport or Matricula Consular Card (i.e., ID number, issuance, expiration date). The physical ID is not required to be shown for those individuals who do not need to be present.
• Note: If applying for a Business Credit Card or safe deposit box it is required to collect the above information for those owners with 25% or more ownership.

• Additional information that will be requested at business bank account opening:

  • Business address
  • Phone number
  • Number of business locations
  • Where products and services are sold
  • Where suppliers and vendors are located
  • Nature of your business
  • Annual sales
  • Number of employees
  • Types of transactions and volumes you expect to process through the new account
  The following is needed if you would like to provide limited access to authorized employees (non-signers) to transact on behalf of your business using an employee card. Employee does not need to be present:
  • Full name as it appears on the employee’s government issued ID
  • Employee’s residential address
  • Employee’s date of birth