Savings banks and savings and loan associations may invest in certificates of deposit of a banking institution described in section 235 (12-a)(b) of the Banking Law which has total assets of less than $1 billion only if such certificates are issued by and payable in United States dollars at an office of such banking institution located within one of the states of the United States of America, and in certificates of deposit of a banking institution described in section 235 (12-a)(b) of the Banking Law which has total assets of $1 billion or more only if such certificates are payable in United States dollars.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 3 § 72.1