Section 1254 Of Chapter 7. Acquisition Of Control From California Financial Code >> Division 1.1. >> Chapter 7.

. If the commissioner finds, with respect to the proposed acquisition of control of a bank or a controlling person, that any of the factors set forth in subdivisions (a) to (g), inclusive, is true, he or she shall deny the application. If the commissioner finds that none of such factors is true, he or she shall approve the application.
  (a) That the proposed acquisition of control would result in a monopoly or would be in furtherance of any combination or conspiracy to monopolize or to attempt to monopolize the business of banking in any part of this state;
  (b) That the effect of the proposed acquisition of control in any section of the state may be substantially to lessen competition or to tend to create a monopoly or that the proposed acquisition of control would in any other manner be in restraint of trade, and that the anticompetitive effects of the proposed acquisition of control are not clearly outweighed in the public interest by the probable effect of the transaction in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served;
  (c) That the financial condition of any acquiring person is such as might jeopardize the financial stability of the bank or the controlling person, or prejudice the interests of the depositors, creditors, or shareholders of the bank or the controlling person;
  (d) That plans or proposals to liquidate the bank or the controlling person, to sell the assets of the bank or the controlling person, to merge or consolidate the bank or the controlling person, or to make any other major change in the business, corporation structure or management of the bank or the controlling person are not fair and reasonable to the depositors, creditors, and shareholders of the bank or the controlling person;
  (e) That the competence, experience, or integrity of any acquiring person indicates that it would not be in the interest of the depositors, creditors, or shareholders of the bank or the controlling person or in the interest of the public to permit such person to control the bank or the controlling person;
  (f) That the proposed acquisition is unfair, unjust, or inequitable to the bank or the controlling person or to the depositors, creditors, or shareholders of the bank or the controlling person; or
  (g) That the applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to furnish to the commissioner all the information required by the commissioner.