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- ↑ NYS Executive Department (10 May 1926), New York State bill jackets - L-1970-CH-0612, New York State Library , retrieved 2023-05-29
- ↑ "NYSABO 2018 Report" (PDF). November 5, 2018. pp. 16, 29, 44.
- ↑ Amdursky, Robert Sidney (1971). "The State of New York Mortgage Agency". The Urban Lawyer . 3 (3): 467–474. JSTOR 27892773.
- ↑ "NYSHCR subsidiary listing". November 4, 2018.
