Section 14602 Of Article 5. Credit Committee And Loan Officers From California Financial Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 5.
14602
. (a) (1) No credit union shall create any obligation with a
credit union member, without the written approval of a majority of
all the members of the credit committee, the credit manager, or a
loan officer appointed as provided in this section.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the creation of an obligation
in accordance with a credit scoring program, preapproval credit
program, or similar program, if the program was adopted by the board
of directors, credit committee, or credit manager and complies with a
written lending policy on programs of that type established by the
board of directors in accordance with Section 15100.
(b) The credit committee or the credit manager may, with the
approval of the board of directors, appoint one or more loan officers
who shall be authorized to approve obligations with credit union
members.
(c) Neither the credit committee, a credit manager, or any loan
officer shall have the power to approve membership applications.
(d) No loan officers shall be permitted to approve any extension
agreement of any obligation or the refinancing of any obligation
except as prescribed in regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
(e) The credit committee, or in the alternative, the credit
manager shall be provided with a record of each obligation approved
or not approved by any loan officer, within 30 days of the approval
or disapproval.