Financial Code

California Laws


  GENERAL PROVISIONS (1-22)
   DIVISION 1.  BANKS
    CHAPTER 1.   SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (99-151)
    CHAPTER 1.5.   TRANSITION PROVISIONS (180-185)
    CHAPTER 2.  DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
     Article 1.   General (200)
     Article 2.   Commissioner of Financial Institutions (210-217)
     Article 3.   Deputies and Employees (230-235)
     Article 4.   Administration of Department (250-263)
     Article 4.5.   Financial Institutions Fund (265)
     Article 5.   State Banking Account (270-277)
    CHAPTER 3.  ORGANIZATION OF BANKS
     Article 1.   General (350-351)
     Article 2.   Application (360-363)
     Article 4.   Authorization to Engage in Banking (399-407)
     Article 5.   Location of Head Office (419-421)
    CHAPTER 4.  BRANCH OFFICES, OTHER PLACES OF BUSINESS, AND
                AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES
     Article 1.   Exemptions (490)
     Article 2.   Branches (500-512)
     Article 3.   Other Places of Business (540-547)
     Article 4.   Automated Teller Machine Branch Offices (550-559)
     Article 5.   Automated Teller Machine Networks (560-561)
    CHAPTER 5.  CORPORATE REQUIREMENTS
     Article 1.   Articles, Bylaws, and Name (600-602)
     Article 2.   Shares (620-622)
     Article 3.   Distributions to Shareholders (640-646)
     Article 4.   Shareholders' Equity (660-663)
     Article 4.5.   Capital Notes and Debentures (670)
     Article 5.   Directors (679-688)
     Article 5.5.   Shareholders (689)
     Article 6.   Sale of Securities (690-698)
     Article 7.   Acquisition of Control (700-711)
    CHAPTER 6.   POWERS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (750-782)
    CHAPTER 6.5.  AGENCY ACTIVITIES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (800-802)
     Article 2.   California State Bank as Principal (810-816)
     Article 3.   California State Bank as Agent (820-826)
    CHAPTER 7.  DEPOSITS
     Article 1.   Depositors (850-864)
     Article 1.8.   Disclosure of Delayed Availability Policy (866-867)
     Article 2.   Dormant Accounts (874)
    CHAPTER 8.  WITHDRAWALS AND COLLECTIONS
     Article 1.   General (952-954)
     Article 2.   Certified Checks (970-971)
    CHAPTER 9.   LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR SAVINGS BANKS (1000-1018)
    CHAPTER 10.  COMMERCIAL BANKS
     Article 1.   General (1200-1208)
     Article 2.   Loan Limits (1220-1238)
     Article 4.   Investments (1335-1338)
     Article 5.   Miscellaneous (1380-1382)
    CHAPTER 11.  INDUSTRIAL BANKS
     Article 1.   General Provisions (1400-1403)
     Article 2.   Business of Industrial Banks (1410-1412)
    CHAPTER 12.  TRUST COMPANIES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (1500-1505)
     Article 2.   Fiduciary Activities (1520-1522)
     Article 3.   Deposits with State Treasurer (1540-1547)
     Article 4.   Investments (1560-1565)
     Article 5.   General (1580-1591)
    CHAPTER 13.  SAFE DEPOSIT
     Article 1.   General (1650)
     Article 2.   Remedies for Nonpayment of Rent (1660-1680)
    CHAPTER 13.5.  FOREIGN (OTHER NATION) BANKS
     Article 1.   General Provisions (1700-1716)
     Article 2.   Representative Offices (1725-1729)
     Article 3.   Agencies and Branch Offices (1750-1763)
     Article 4.   Voluntary Surrender of License (1775)
     Article 5.   Enforcement (1780-1785)
    CHAPTER 14.   TRANSMISSION OF MONEY ABROAD (1800-1827)
     CHAPTER 14A.  TRAVELERS CHECKS
      Article 1.   General Provisions (1851-1852.3)
      Article 2.   Prohibitions (1853-1854.1)
      Article 3.   Application for License (1855-1856)
      Article 4.   Granting and Renewal of Licenses (1857-1860)
      Article 5.   Obligations of Licensees (1862-1876)
      Article 5.1.   Eligible Securities (1876.1-1876.12)
      Article 6.   Examinations (1877)
      Article 7.   Enforcement (1880-1897)
    CHAPTER 15.  EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS
     Article 1.   Examinations (1900-1917)
     Article 2.   Reports (1930-1945)
     Article 3.   Accounting (1951-1952)
    CHAPTER 17.  LIQUIDATION, CONSERVATORSHIP, REORGANIZATION, AND
                 DISSOLUTION
     Article 1.   Liquidation by the Commissioner (3100-3132)
     Article 2.   Voluntary Liquidation (3150)
     Article 3.   Disposal of Unclaimed Trust Property (3160-3162)
     Article 4.   Conservatorship (3180-3187)
     Article 5.   Reorganization (3200-3204)
     Article 6.   Liquidation of Insured Banks (3220-3225)
     Article 7.   Priorities (3240)
    CHAPTER 18.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND PENALTIES
     Article 1.   Miscellaneous Offenses (3350-3369)
     Article 2.   Loans to Insiders (3370-3376)
     Article 3.   Banking Business by Unauthorized Persons (3390-3397)
    CHAPTER 19.  INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN BANKING AND FINANCING
     Article 1.  International and Foreign Banking and Financing
                 Corporations (3500-3548)
     Article 2.  Bank Investments in International or Foreign
                 Banking or Financing Corporations Organized Under
                 the Laws of the United States (3560-3562)
     Article 3.  Bank Investments in International or Foreign
                 Banking or Financing Corporations Organized Under
                 the Laws of Any State of the United States (3570)
     Article 4.   Bank Investments in Foreign Banks (3580)
    CHAPTER 20.   BANK EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION CLOSING (3600-3606)
    CHAPTER 21.   BANK HOLDING COMPANIES (3700-3707)
    CHAPTER 21.5.   INTERSTATE ACQUISITIONS (3750-3754)
    CHAPTER 22.  FOREIGN (OTHER STATE) BANKS
     Article 1.   General Provisions (3800-3806)
     Article 2.   California Branch Offices (3820-3827)
     Article 3.   Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State) Banks (3840-3845)
     Article 4.  Facilities of Uninsured Foreign (Other State) Banks  3860-3871
    CHAPTER 23.   APPROVAL OF NAMES OF NONBANK CORPORATIONS (3900-3904)
   DIVISION 1.1.  THE SETTING OF FEES IN CONSUMER CREDIT AGREEMENTS
                  AND RELATED CONSUMER PROTECTIONS (4000-4002)
   DIVISION 1.2.   CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT (4050-4060)
   DIVISION 1.3.   FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (4100)
   DIVISION 1.5.  DEPOSITORY CORPORATIONS--SALE, MERGER, AND
                  CONVERSION
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Short Title, Construction, and Severability (4800-4803)
     Article 2.   Definitions (4805.01-4805.18)
     Article 3.   Other General Provisions (4820-4828.7)
    CHAPTER 2.   ADMINISTRATION (4830-4839)
    CHAPTER 3.  SALE
     Article 1.   General Provisions (4840-4843)
     Article 2.  Sale of Whole Business Unit to California State
                 Depository Corporation or California
                 State-Licensed Foreign (Other Nation) Bank (4845-4862)
     Article 3.  Sale of Whole Business Unit to Federal Depository
                 Corporation, California Federally Licensed
                 Foreign (Other Nation) Bank, or Insured Foreign
                 (Other State) State Depository Corporation (4870-4875)
     Article 3.5.  Sale of Whole Business Unit of California
                   State Independent Trust Company to
                   Uninsured Foreign (Other State) State
                   Depository Corporation (4876.01-4876.09)
     Article 4.   Certain Sales of Partial Business Units (4877.01-4877.07)
     Article 4.5.  Sale of Partial Trust Business Unit by
                   California State Bank or Savings
                   Association to Uninsured Foreign (Other
                   State) State Depository Corporation (4878.01-4878.08)
     Article 5.   Other Sales of Partial Business Units (4879.01-4879.17)
    CHAPTER 4.  MERGER
     Article 1.  Merger Into California State Depository Corporation  4880-4891
     Article 2.  Merger Into California State-Licensed Foreign
                 (Other Nation) Bank (4895.01-4895.06)
     Article 3.  Merger Into Federal Depository Corporation,
                 California Federally Licensed Foreign (Other
                 Nation) Bank, or Insured Foreign (Other State)
                 State Depository Corporation (4900-4905)
     Article 4.  Merger of California State Independent Trust
                 Company into Uninsured Foreign (Other
                 State) Depository Corporation (4908.01-4908.10)
    CHAPTER 5.  CONVERSION
     Article 1.  Conversion of California State Depository
                 Corporation Into California State Depository
                 Corporation (4920-4930)
     Article 2.  Conversion of Federal Depository Corporation Into
                 California State Depository Corporation (4940-4952)
     Article 3.  Conversion of California State Depository
                 Corporation Into Federal Depository Corporation (4960-4966)
   DIVISION 1.6.  ____
    CHAPTER 1.   GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS (4970)
    CHAPTER 2.   PROHIBITED ACTS (4973)
    CHAPTER 3.   ENFORCEMENT (4974-4979.8)
   DIVISION 1.7.   SECURITIES SALES (4981-4983)
   DIVISION 1.8.   PERSONS CONNECTED WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (4990-4991)
   DIVISION 2.  SAVINGS ASSOCIATION LAW
    CHAPTER 1.  SHORT TITLE, GENERAL DEFINITIONS, AND GENERAL
                PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Short Title (5000)
     Article 2.   General Definitions (5100-5124)
     Article 3.   General Provisions (5203-5209)
     Article 4.   Penalties (5300-5311)
     Article 5.   Criminal Forfeiture (5320-5325)
     Article 6.   Civil Penalties (5330)
    CHAPTER 2.  CORPORATE ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE CHANGES
     Article 1.   Organizing Permit (5400-5403)
     Article 2.   Petition for Certificate of Authority (5500-5506)
     Article 3.   Postincorporation Organization of Associations (5600-5618)
     Article 4.   Issuance of Stock and Certificates (5620-5624)
     Article 5.   Association Name, Office (5650-5655)
     Article 6.   Conversions (5700-5718)
     Article 7.  Power to Reorganize, Merge, Consolidate, or
                 Transfer Assets (5750-5762)
     Article 8.   Holding Companies and Stock Acquisitions (5800-5811)
     Article 9.   Dissolution (5850)
     Article 10.   Mutual Holding Companies (5860-5868)
    CHAPTER 3.  CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION
     Article 1.   Meetings of Members of Mutual Associations (6000-6006)
     Article 2.  Access to Books and Records; Communication with
                 Stockholders or Members; Derivative Actions (6050-6053)
     Article 3.   Financial Statement Publication (6100)
     Article 4.   Directors (6150-6157)
     Article 5.   Indemnity Bonds (6200-6204)
     Article 6.   Records (6450-6458)
     Article 7.   Statutory Net Worth; Reserve Accounts (6475-6477)
    CHAPTER 4.  POWERS OF ASSOCIATIONS
     Article 1.   General Powers (6500-6530)
     Article 2.   Branching and Agency Powers (6550-6558)
    CHAPTER 5.  SAVINGS OPERATIONS
     Article 1.   Savings Liability (6600-6603)
     Article 2.   Savings Accounts (6651-6663)
     Article 3.   Contracts for Savings Programs (6700-6702)
     Article 4.   Powers of Attorney on Savings Accounts (6725)
     Article 5.   Married Persons and Minors (6750-6752)
     Article 6.   Multiple-Party Accounts (6800-6805)
     Article 7.  Accounts of Administrators, Executors, Guardians,
                 Custodians, Trustees, and Other Fiduciaries (6850-6856)
     Article 8.   Accounts of Incompetents (6900)
     Article 9.   Accounts of Deceased Nonresidents (6950-6951)
     Article 10.  Savings Accounts as Legal Investments and as
                  Security; Public Funds (7000-7002)
     Article 11.   Interest (7050-7055)
     Article 12.   Withdrawals (7100)
     Article 13.   Redemption (7150-7154)
    CHAPTER 6.  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
     Article 1.   Required Liquidity (7200)
     Article 2.   Investment in Securities (7250-7252)
     Article 2.5.  Other Authorized Investments in Bonds and
                   Securities (7260-7275)
     Article 3.   Investment in Business Property (7300)
     Article 4.   Purchase of Real Estate (7350)
     Article 5.   Investment in Loans (7450-7462)
     Article 6.   Real Estate Loans (7500-7509)
     Article 7.   Successors in Interest in Loans (7600)
     Article 8.   Salvage of Loans and Investments (7650)
     Article 9.   Usury Exemption (7675)
     Article 10.   Finance Leasing (7700.3-7704)
     Article 10.5.   Leasing (7720)
     Article 11.   Hazard Insurance (7800)
    CHAPTER 7.  SUPERVISION
     Article 1.   Department of Savings and Loan (8009-8010)
     Article 2.   Savings and Loan Account (8030-8037)
     Article 3.  General Supervisory Powers and Duties of
                 Commissioner (8050-8055)
     Article 4.   Reports and Examinations (8150-8160)
     Article 5.   Enforcement (8200-8202)
     Article 6.   Conservatorship (8225-8230)
     Article 7.   Receivership (8250-8254)
    CHAPTER 8.   FEDERAL ASSOCIATIONS (8500-8501)
    CHAPTER 9.   FEES (9000-9001)
    CHAPTER 10.   FOREIGN (NATIONAL) SAVINGS COMPANIES (10000-10009)
    (CHAPTER 10.1.   FOREIGN (REGIONAL) SAVINGS COMPANIES) (10010)
   DIVISION 3.  CHECK SELLERS, BILL PAYERS, AND PRORATERS
    CHAPTER 1.   DEFINITIONS (12000-12005)
    CHAPTER 2.   APPLICATION OF DIVISION (12100-12108)
    CHAPTER 3.   LICENSING (12200-12225)
    CHAPTER 4.   LICENSEE REGULATIONS (12300-12331)
    CHAPTER 5.   REVOCATION OF LICENSES (12400-12403)
   DIVISION 4.  AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES:  USER SAFETY
    CHAPTER 1.   INTENT (13000)
    CHAPTER 2.   DEFINITIONS (13020)
    CHAPTER 3.   LOCATION AND INSTALLATION (13030-13031)
    CHAPTER 4.   LIGHTING (13040-13041)
    CHAPTER 5.   CONSUMER EDUCATION (13050)
    CHAPTER 6.   EXEMPTIONS (13060)
    CHAPTER 7.   EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE (13070)
   DIVISION 4.5.   AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE SURCHARGE DISCLOSURE (13080-13083)
   DIVISION 5.  CREDIT UNIONS
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Definitions (14000-14007)
     Article 2.   General (14050-14052)
    CHAPTER 2.  FORMATION
     Article 1.   Incorporation and Bylaws (14100-14103)
     Article 2.   Certificate to Act as a Credit Union (14150-14156)
    CHAPTER 3.  ADMINISTRATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER
     Article 1.   General (14200-14211)
     Article 2.   Examinations and Reports (14250-14257)
     Article 3.    Enforcement (14300-14319)
     Article 4.   Costs of Administration (14350-14356)
     Article 5.   Credit Union Advisory Committee (14380-14384)
    CHAPTER 4.  MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
     Article 1.   General (14400-14410)
     Article 2.   Directors (14450-14456)
     Article 3.   Officers (14500-14502)
     Article 4.   Supervisory Committee (14550-14555)
     Article 5.   Credit Committee and Loan Officers (14600-14605)
     Article 6.   Investments (14650-14656)
     Article 7.   Reserves (14700-14703)
     Article 8.   Penalties (14750-14768)
    CHAPTER 5.   MEMBERS (14800-14822)
    CHAPTER 6.  SHARE ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATES FOR FUNDS
     Article 1.   General (14850-14868)
     Article 2.   Dividends (14900-14905)
    CHAPTER 7.  LOANS
     Article 1.   General (14950-14959)
     Article 2.   Maximum Charges and Fees (15001)
     Article 3.  Loans to Directors, Officers and Committee Members 15050-15051
     Article 4.   Limitations (15100-15102)
    CHAPTER 9.  MERGER, DISSOLUTION AND CONVERSION
     Article 1.   Merger (15200-15204)
     Article 2.   Dissolution (15250-15260)
     Article 3.   Conversion Into Federal Credit Unions (15300-15306)
     Article 4.   Conversion of Federal Credit Union (15350-15359)
    CHAPTER 10.  CENTRAL CREDIT UNION
     Article 1.   Definition (15400)
     Article 2.   General (15450-15451)
    CHAPTER 11.  FOREIGN (OTHER STATE) CREDIT UNIONS
     Article 1.   General Provisions (16000-16013)
     Article 2.  Establishment of a California Branch Office or
                 California Facility (16020-16024)
     Article 5.  Relocation or Discontinuance of California Branch
                 Office or California Facility (16075-16077)
     Article 6.   Conduct of Credit Union Business (16100-16103)
     Article 7.   Examination, Reports, and Records (16150-16154)
     Article 9.   Enforcement (16200-16206)
    CHAPTER 12.  FOREIGN (OTHER NATION) CREDIT UNIONS
     Article 1.   General Provisions (16500-16512)
     Article 2.   Representative Offices (16525-16530)
     Article 3.   Branch Offices and Agencies (16550-16555)
     Article 6.   Conduct of Credit Union Business (16600-16607)
     Article 7.   Examination, Reports, and Records (16700-16704)
     Article 8.   Voluntary Surrender of License (16800)
     Article 9.   Enforcement (16900-16906)
   DIVISION 6.  ESCROW AGENTS
    CHAPTER 1.   APPLICATION OF THIS DIVISION (17000-17010)
    CHAPTER 2.   LICENSE AND BOND (17200-17215)
    CHAPTER 2.5.  ESCROW AGENTS' FIDELITY CORPORATION
     Article 1.   Definitions (17300-17305)
     Article 2.   Purpose:  Scope of Guarantee (17310-17315)
     Article 3.   Membership Fee and Assessments (17320-17324)
     Article 4.   General Provisions (17330-17350)
    CHAPTER 3.   ESCROW REGULATIONS (17400-17424)
    CHAPTER 4.   REVOCATION OF LICENSE (17600-17609.2)
    CHAPTER 5.   HEARINGS (17610-17614)
    CHAPTER 6.  LIQUIDATION AND CONSERVATORSHIP
     Article 1.   Possession by Commissioner (17621-17629)
     Article 2.   Conservatorship (17630-17634)
     Article 3.   Liquidation by the Commissioner (17635-17654)
    CHAPTER 7.   CRIMES AND CIVIL PENALTIES (17700-17702)
   DIVISION 7.  INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMPANIES
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Definitions (18000-18019)
     Article 2.   General Provisions (18020-18030)
     Article 3.   Real Property Held (18040-18043)
     Article 4.   Advertising (18055-18063)
    CHAPTER 2.  FORMATION AND ORGANIZATION
     Article 1.   General (18100-18104)
     Article 2.   Applications (18115-18120)
     Article 3.   Capitalization (18130-18139)
     Article 4.   Branch Offices (18145-18154)
     Article 5.   Change of Location (18165-18166)
    CHAPTER 3.  LOANS AND PURCHASED OBLIGATIONS
     Article 1.   General (18190-18192)
     Article 2.   Terms and Maximum Charges (18205-18222)
     Article 3.   Disclosure and Loan Documents (18230-18235)
     Article 4.   Credit Cards (18245)
     Article 5.  Limitations and Regulations of Loans and
                 Purchased Obligations (18265-18274)
     Article 6.   Insurance Sold With Loans (18290-18296)
     Article 6.5.   Open-End Loans (18300-18303)
    CHAPTER 4.   INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES (18315-18325)
    CHAPTER 5.  ADMINISTRATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER
     Article 1.   General (18339-18368)
     Article 2.   Examinations (18390-18396)
     Article 3.   Reports and Financial Statements (18405-18412)
     Article 4.  Possession, Conservatorship, and Liquidation
                 by the Commissioner (18415-18425.17)
     Article 5.   Securities Transactions (18427-18427.11)
    CHAPTER 6.   PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND PENALTIES (18435-18457)
    CHAPTER 7.  GUARANTEE OF THRIFT ACCOUNTS
     Article 1.   Definitions (18475-18481)
     Article 2.   General (18490-18512)
     Article 3.   Purpose and Scope of Guaranty Corporation (18520-18525)
     Article 4.   Assessments (18535-18538)
    CHAPTER 8.  INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCING
     Article 1.   Definitions (18560-18567)
     Article 2.   General (18580-18596)
     Article 3.   Provisions of Premium Finance Agreements (18605-18611)
     Article 4.   Limitation on Finance Charges (18625-18631)
     Article 5.   Charges on Scheduled Balances (18634-18643)
    CHAPTER 9.   INTERSTATE ACQUISITIONS (18650-18654)
    CHAPTER 10.  FOREIGN (OTHER STATE) INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMPANIES:
                 AGENCY ACTIVITIES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (18660-18666)
     Article 2.  Facilities of Insured Foreign (Other State)
                 Industrial Loan Companies (18670-18675)
     Article 3.   California Branch Offices (18680-18687)
     Article 4.   California Industrial Loan Company as Principal (18690-18697)
     Article 5.   California Industrial Loan Company as Agent (18700-18707)
   DIVISION 8.  PAWNBROKERS
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Definitions (21000-21002)
     Article 2.   Exceptions to This Division (21050-21051)
    CHAPTER 2.   PAWNBROKER REGULATIONS (21200-21209)
    CHAPTER 3.   LICENSURE (21300-21307)
   DIVISION 9.  CALIFORNIA FINANCE LENDERS LAW
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Definitions (22000-22011)
     Article 2.   Exemptions (22050-22064)
     Article 3.   Licensing (22100-22112)
     Article 4.   Regulations (22150-22168)
    CHAPTER 2.  CONSUMER LOANS
     Article 1.   Definitions (22200-22204)
     Article 2.   Exemptions (22250-22251)
     Article 3.   Loan Regulations (22300-22342)
     Article 4.   Charges On Scheduled Balances (22400-22402)
     Article 5.   Open-End Loan Programs (22450-22467)
     Article 6.   Disclosure of Loan Applications (22470)
    CHAPTER 3.  COMMERCIAL LOANS
     Article 1.   Definitions (22500-22502)
     Article 2.   Exemptions (22550-22551)
     Article 3.   Loan Regulations (22600-22601)
     Article 4.   Open-End Credit Programs (22650)
    CHAPTER 4.  REVOCATION AND PENALTIES
     Article 1.   Revocation and Suspension of License (22700-22718)
     Article 2.   Consumer Loan Penalties (22750-22754)
     Article 3.   Commercial Loan Penalties (22780)
   DIVISION 10.  CALIFORNIA DEFERRED DEPOSIT TRANSACTION LAW
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Construction and Definitions (23000-23001)
     Article 2.   Licensing and Exemptions (23005-23014)
     Article 3.   Administration and Operations (23015-23027)
    CHAPTER 2.   DEFERRED DEPOSIT TRANSACTIONS (23035-23037)
    CHAPTER 3.  ENFORCEMENT
     Article 1.   Administrative Actions (23045-23058)
     Article 2.   Penalties for Misconduct (23060-23063)
     Article 3.   Civil Damages (23064-23064.5)
     Article 4.   Crimes (23065)
     Article 5.   Transition Provisions (23070-23074)
     Article 6.   Miscellaneous (23100-23106)
   (DIVISION 10.   CONSUMER FINANCE LENDERS) (24058)
   DIVISION 11.5.  NATIONAL HOUSING ACT LOANS
    CHAPTER 1.   INVESTMENTS (27000-27004)
    CHAPTER 2.   SECURITIES FOR DEPOSIT (27050)
   DIVISION 12.   COLLEGE LOANS (28000-28001)
   DIVISION 13.   PREMIUM FINANCING (29000-29003)
   DIVISION 14.  SECURITIES DEPOSITORIES
    CHAPTER 1.   APPLICATION OF THIS DIVISION (30000-30006)
    CHAPTER 2.   LICENSE (30200-30217)
    CHAPTER 3.   REVOCATION OF LICENSE (30600-30608)
    CHAPTER 4.   HEARINGS (30700-30704)
   DIVISION 15.  BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Short Title, Construction, and Severability (31000-31006)
     Article 2.   Legislative Findings and Purposes (31020-31021)
     Article 3.   Definitions (31030-31056)
    CHAPTER 2.   ADMINISTRATION (31100-31115)
    CHAPTER 3.   LICENSING (31150-31158)
    CHAPTER 4.  CORPORATE MATTERS
     Article 1.   Name (31200-31201)
     Article 2.   Board of Directors (31210-31211)
     Article 3.   Securities (31220)
     Article 4.   Distributions to Shareholders (31230-31233)
    CHAPTER 5.  OFFICES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (31300-31305)
     Article 2.   Establishing, Relocating, and Closing Offices (31320-31322)
    CHAPTER 6.   TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS (31400-31410)
    CHAPTER 7.   RECORDS, REPORTS, AND EXAMINATIONS (31500-31509)
    CHAPTER 8.   ACQUISITION OF CONTROL (31550-31552)
    CHAPTER 9.   MERGER AND PURCHASE OR SALE OF BUSINESS (31600-31605)
    CHAPTER 10.   VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSE (31650-31651)
    CHAPTER 11.   ENFORCEMENT (31700-31713)
    CHAPTER 12.  CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (31800-31802)
     Article 2.   Conflicts of Interest (31820-31829)
     Article 3.   Criminal Penalties (31880-31881)
    CHAPTER 13.   CIVIL PENALTIES (31900-31901)
    CHAPTER 14.   TRANSITION PROVISIONS (31950-31952)
   DIVISION 15.5.  STATE ASSISTANCE FUND FOR ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
                   AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Short Title, Construction and Severability (32000-32002)
     Article 2.   Legislative Purposes (32101)
     Article 3.   Definitions (32200-32219)
    CHAPTER 2.  CORPORATE MATTERS
     Article 1.   Creation of the Corporation (32300-32301)
     Article 2.   Corporate Name (32310)
     Article 3.   Board of Directors (32320-32326)
     Article 4.   Management of the Corporation (32330-32332)
     Article 6.   Powers, Exclusions and Prohibitions (32350-32352.5)
    CHAPTER 3.  CORPORATE FINANCES
     Article 1.   Corporate Accounts (32400-32404)
     Article 3.   Government Guaranteed Securities Trust Fund (32420-32423)
    CHAPTER 5.   LOAN OPERATIONS (32600-32601)
    CHAPTER 6.  MISCELLANEOUS
     Article 1.  Office of Management Services
     Article 2.  Alternative Energy Research
     Article 3.   Special Projects (32720-32724)
    CHAPTER 7.  BORROWING FROM THE STATE
     Article 2.   State Enterprise Loan Fund (32810-32814)
     Article 3.   Borrowing from the Fund (32820-32823)
    CHAPTER 8.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
     Article 1.   Purpose (32900)
     Article 2.   Definitions (32905-32911)
     Article 3.   Energy Efficiency Improvements Loan Fund (32920-32942)
     Article 4.   Small Business Energy Accounting (32952)
     Article 5.   Reports (32960)
   DIVISION 16.  PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS
    CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     Article 1.   Short Title, Construction, and Severability (33000-33007)
     Article 2.   Legislative Findings and Purposes (33020-33021)
     Article 3.   Definitions (33040-33065)
    CHAPTER 2.   EXEMPTIONS (33100-33102)
    CHAPTER 3.  ADMINISTRATION
     Article 1.   General Provisions (33200-33209)
     Article 2.   Applications and Reports (33220-33224)
     Article 3.   Adequacy of Shareholders' Equity (33240)
     Article 4.   Service of Process (33260-33262)
     Article 5.   Agreements With Superintendent (33280)
     Article 6.   Fees and Assessments (33300-33302)
     Article 7.  Administration of Certain Provisions
    CHAPTER 4.   LICENSING (33400-33408)
    CHAPTER 5.  LICENSEES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (33500-33502)
     Article 2.   Sale of Payment Instruments (33520-33525)
     Article 3.   Eligible Securities (33560-33570)
     Article 4.   Fidelity Bonds (33600-33604)
    CHAPTER 6.  AGENTS OF LICENSEES
     Article 1.   General Provisions (33700-33701)
     Article 2.   Proceeds From Sales of Payment Instruments (33720-33725)
     Article 3.   Reporting (33730-33733)
     Article 4.   Remitting (33740-33743)
     Article 5.  Registration
     Article 6.   Termination (33780-33785)
    CHAPTER 7.   RECORDS, REPORTS, AND EXAMINATIONS (33900-33903)
    CHAPTER 8.   VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF LICENSE (34000-34001)
    CHAPTER 9.   ENFORCEMENT (34100-34115)
    CHAPTER 10.   CRIMINAL PENALTIES (34200-34201)
    CHAPTER 11.   CIVIL PENALTIES (34300-34301)
   DIVISION 19.   RELEASE OF DEMAND DEPOSIT FUNDS (40500-40501)
   DIVISION 20.  CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LENDING ACT
    CHAPTER 1.   GENERAL (50000-50006)
    CHAPTER 2.   LICENSING:  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LENDER (50120-50129)
    CHAPTER 3.   LICENSING:  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICER (50130)
    CHAPTER 4.  FINANCIAL CONDITION, TRANSACTION AND BOND
                REQUIREMENTS (50200-50208)
    CHAPTER 5.   ADMINISTRATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER (50301-50332)
    CHAPTER 6.   ASSESSMENTS (50400-50402)
    CHAPTER 7.   PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND PENALTIES (50500-50511)
    CHAPTER 8.   OPERATION OF DIVISION (50601-50602)
    CHAPTER 9.   BROKERAGE SERVICES FOR BORROWERS (50700-50706)