§412:1-101  Purpose.  This chapter shall
be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and
policies, which are as follows:



(1)  To simplify, clarify, and modernize the laws
concerning the regulation, organization, management, and activities of
financial institutions in this State; and



(2)  To provide a comprehensive set of laws applicable
to financial institutions. [L 1993, c 350, pt of §1]